Zenon Franco Ocampos was born in Asuncion, Paraguay, May 12, 1956. From there he moved to Buenos Aires until 1990. Since 1990 he has lived in Spain. Zenon authored 28 chess books which have been published in six languages. In addition to his books, he has served as a chess columnist for the Paraguayan newspapers ‘Hoy’ and ‘ABC Color’ for 17 years. He has written a chess column for magazines from Argentina, Italy, and Spain. Zenon is most respected Grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer. He has participated in 11 chess Olympiads and will now captain the Paraguay team during the Moscow Olympiad 2021. His greatest achievements winning gold medals at the Olympiads of Luzern, 1982 and Novi Sad, 1990. His most successful students were GM F.Vallejo Pons and IM David Martinez Martin, Spanish editor of Chess24.com.
In his book, the author has covered the entirety of Najdorf's career, carefully annotating no fewer than 275 games and game fragments, leaving us with an absolutely massive volume; 720 pages, which have been beautifully produced by Thinkers Publishing on quality shiny paper and nicely bound. For anyone interested in chess history, the book is a stunning accomplishment and an absolute pleasure to read, especially for those who enjoy biographies with great games and fascinating stories. Truly a must-buy. I will certainly return to it again and again. Highly recommended. FM Carsten Hansen - American Chess Magazine 25/2022