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Wiesenberg - Palkoskova: In the Shadow of the Chessboard, 1996 View Watchlist >

Biography of E.Palkoska, a giant of Czech problem chess, written by his daughter

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Wiesenbergerova - Palkoskova, Albina (Alca). Ve stinu sachovnice. Praha, 1996. In Czech. 47 pages. Original softcover.

An interesting biography of Emil Palkoska (1871–1955), a giant of Czech chess composition, written by his daughter Albina. At the end of the publication, there are 45 chess problems by Emil Palkoska with solutions.

Albina Wiesenbergerova-Palkoskova was a Czech journalist who was sentenced to 15 years for anti-state activities by the communist regime in 1949. She spent 11 years in prison. In 2001, she was awarded the Medal of Heroism by President Vaclav Havel.

Condition - Good or better: slight creases.

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