Reports | September 17, 2008 19:24  Beauty in chess II  Die
Schachpartie by Max OppenheimerAs my first article about beauty
in chess seems to have been appreciated by at least a few
people, I now present the second one in the hope that I can
still reach some attentive audience.  By Michael Schwerteck  In
the past few weeks I have reflected a bit on the notion of
beauty and read parts of the book Secrets of Spectacular Chess
(2nd edition) by Levitt and Friedgood.  I think I'll comment on
it after reading it completely; right now I would just like to
say that it's a very inspiring and entertaining read which can
be warmly recommended. I own (too) many chess books, but this
one has become one of my favourites.  The topic I've been
pondering upon myself recently is the subjectivity of beauty. I
think we can talk about subjecitivity on two sides: the viewer,
but also the performer. The first case is relatively clear.
There is no abstract beauty; there has to be a viewer who
considers it as such. And of course, tas