Sport / Denksport

Athletics and politics collide in a critical event for Nazi Germany and the contemporary world. The Olympic festival was a crucial part of the Nazi regime's mobilization of power. The torch relay--that staple of Olympic pageantry--first opened the summer games in 1936 in Berlin. Proposed by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry, the relay was to carry the symbolism of a new Germany across its route through southeastern and central Europe. Soon after, the Wehrmacht would march in jackboots over the same terrain. This book offers a blend of history and sport: it includes an account of the international effort to boycott the games, derailed by the American Olympic Committee. It also recounts the dazzling athletic feats of these Olympics, including Jesse Owens's four gold-medal performances, and the marathon victory of Korean runner Kitei Son, with the Rising Sun of imperial Japan on his bib.--From publisher description.

Op de wedstrijdtechniek gerichte beschrijvingen van biedconventies. Behandelt o.a. Jacoby Transfers, Stayman Relay, vierde kleur, Niemeijer, Multi 2R, SF verdediging, Multi Landy, Ghestem, Negatief doublet, controlebiedingen, RKC, Checkback Stayman, Inverted Minors en Walsh

Onderzoek naar corruptie bij wereldvoetbalbond FIFA. Geheel herziene WK(2014)-editie. 

Thirty years ago, Roman Pelts was my chess teacher in Odessa, Russia. Later he assembled all knowledge essential for becoming a stronger player in this Comprehensive Chess Course. The techniques used in the Course proved to be a success for me as well as for generations of chessplayers in Russia and later in Canada and the United States. Now, the Course can help you learn chess the correct way to realize your chess potential fully. - Grandmaster Lev Alburt, three-time U.S. Champion

Voetbal is de grootste sport ter wereld. Voetbal is een feest. Een feest met regels, binnen en buiten de lijnen. Wanneer en waarom zijn gele en rode kaarten ingevoerd? Waarom verdienen voetballers zo veel geld? Hoe ziet een spelerscontract er uit? Hoe zit het met dat stadionverbod? Waarom veranderde het Bosman-arrest de voetbalwereld? Kun je eigenlijk een eigen goal maken uit een directe vrije trap? Wie verdient geld aan voetbalplaatjes, tv-rechten, games en shirtjes? Waar ligt de grens tussen scheids en rechter? En wie is er nou echt de baas in het voetbal?

Harry Henniker's biking guides have been widely praised, both in the cycling press and elsewhere. This latest mountain biking book has been well worth waiting for. It features routes all over Scotland: not boring routes with only spruce trees to look at, but routes full of variety, interesting for cyclists of all abilities and usually with beautiful scenery. Many of the routes are completely new, and the majority have never been published in book form by anyone else. The text and easy-to-follow maps are accompanied by stunning colour photographs. In addition to writing mountain-biking and cycling guides, Harry also runs a special bus service for cyclists based in Edinburgh. His friends and BikeBus passengers have had a great time checking out many of the routes featured here; we hope you do too!

Top grandmasters demystify chessboard planning, giving you the practical, game-winning strategic techniques you could spend years gathering on your own.

Chess strategy is the long-term planning at the heart of winning chess. Each important idea is clearly explained using games carefully chosen for their instructive clarity and power. This is the fifth but stand-alone volume of the Comprehensive Chess Course, the series that brings readers of English the once strictly guarded Russian training methods.

This chess classic has been praised by players and teachers alike.

Lev Alburt, Grandmaster of Chess and three-time US chess champion, presents and analyzes the attack and defense of the king, with hundreds of game illustrations, dozens of problems and exercises, and instructive explanations and solutions. These practical exercises take the reader from beginner to tournament-strength chess player.

The basics of mastering chess are laid out in this book by well-known player, Edward Lasker. This edition has been typeset in algebraic notation and takes the reader though an interactive chess adventure; the reward for the correct answer is to proceed to the next concept.

Ways to improve bridge play for intermediate players, with hands taken from real life. This tutorial deals with both declarer play and defence. It examines the thoughts of a professional at the bridge table, looks at the mistakes players make, and why, and describes how they can be avoided.

Bridge players of all levels will learn how to improve their competitive bidding judgment.

One of the most difficult areas in bridge is competitive bidding at part-score and game levels. This remarkable book, a world-wide bestseller deals with this problem and introduces the law of total tricks. The law, which is based on the trump holdings of the two sides, has been used to devastating effect in numerous international competitions.
This dynamic system is clearly and simply explained in To Bid or Not to Bid, and all serious bridge players will have to know about it. Here is their chance.

¿Anyone who has not read Larry Cohen¿s now classic To Bid or Not to Bid should buy it now, lock themselves in a well-lit room, and devour it before setting foot in their club again¿ Financial Times

The Bridge Club Player's Quiz Book is the first quiz book aimed specifically at the club player. The expert authors ask the reader to tackle various club-level problems of increasing difficulty. The hands are taken from actual play--they are not contrived. As in real life, you meet a variety of opponents: those who overbid maniacally, those who persistently underbid and the many who occasionally misplay the hand. By studying these problems the club player will develop a reputation for being a tough, alert and practical player.