This 1993 book is a revised and expanded version of The Complete Chess Addict, which appeared in 1987. It's a collection of chess anecdotes written in a breezy style, grouped into sections with titles like The Frightful, The Unorthodox, The Unacceptable, and The Bizarre. But it's not all horrendous blunders and appalling behaviour. The authors, Mike Fox and Richard James, include the 64 greatest games ever played, eight pages of photos, a selection of studies and problems, and a delightful list of records, some of which are:
longest game - 49 years
longest announced mate - 45 moves
longest series of mutual captures - 13
longest sequence of moves without a capture - 100
In all, 369 pages of trivia that range from the magnificent to the loony. A very entertaining read.
