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On my great predecessors: a modern history of the mid-20th century development of chess 🔍
with the participation of Dmitry Plisetsky; [translation by Ken Neat] Everyman Publishers; Distributed in North America by the Globe Pequot Press; Everyman Chess, Everyman chess, London, Guilford, CT, England, 2003
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The battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of chess enthusiasts but of the public at large. The chessboard is the ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are supreme intellectual gladiators.
This magnificent compilation of chess from the mid-20th century forms the basis of the second part of Garry Kasparov's long-awaited definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chess player ever, subjects the play of his early predecessors to a rigorous analysis. This volume features the play of champions Max Euwe (1935-1937) Mikhail Botvinnik (1948-1957, 1958-1960 and 1961-1963), Vasily Smyslov (1957-1958) and Mikhail Tal (1960-1961).
However, this book is more than just a compilation of the games of these champions. Kasparov's biographies place them in a fascinating historical, political and cultural context. Kasparov explains how each champion brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas.
Garry Kasparov is generally regarded as the greatest chess player ever. He was the thirteenth world champion, holding the title between 1985 and 2000. His tournament record is second to none, featuring numerous wins in the world's elite events, often by substantial margins. Over the last few years, Kasparv has taken first prize in ten consecutive major international events.
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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors: Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine
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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 3 (My Great Predecessors)
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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors: Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal
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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 2
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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1
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Kasparov, G. K. (Garri Kimovich); Pliset͡skiĭ, D. G. (Dmitriĭ Germanovich)
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Garri Kimovich Kasparov; Dmitriĭ Germanovich Pliset︠s︡kiĭ
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Garry Kasparov; Dmitry Plisetsky
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Kasparov, Garry
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London: Everyman Publishers ; Guilford, CT: Distributed in North America by the Globe Pequot Press
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Everyman; Gloucester Pub.
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Gloucester Publishers
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Everyman Mindsports
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United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom
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First edition edition, November 1, 2004
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First edition edition, January 1, 2004
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First edition edition, August 1, 2003
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Everyman chess, London, 2003-<2006>
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London, United Kingdom, 2003
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1st, First Edition, PS, 2004
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First Edition, PS, 2003
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1st, 2003
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Translated from the Russian.
"A modern history of the early development of chess in three volumes."
Includes index.
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<p>The battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of chess enthusiasts but also of the public at large. The chessboard is the ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are supreme intellectual gladiators.<br>
These magnificent compilations of chess form the basis of the first two parts of Garry Kasparov's definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play of his predecessors to a rigorous analysis.</p>
<p>Part one features the play of champions Wilhelm Steinitz (1886-1894), Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921), Jose Capablanca (1921-1927) and Alexander Alekhine (1927-1935 and 1937-1946).</p>
<p>Part two features the play of champions Max Euwe (1935-1937) Mikhail Botvinnik (1946-1957, 1958-1961 and 1961-1963), Vassily Smyslov (1957-1958) and Mikhail Tal (1960-1961).</p>
<p>These books are more than just a compilation of the games of these champions. Kasparov's biographies place them in a fascinating historical, political and cultural context. Kasparov explains how each champion brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas.</p>
<p>All these games have been thoroughly reassessed with the aid of modern software technology and the new light this sheds on these classic masterpieces is fascinating.</p>
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The battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of the chess enthusiasts but also of the public at large. The chessboard is the ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are supreme intellectual gladiators.
This magnificent compilation of play from the 1960s through to the 1970s forms the basis of the third part of Garry Kasparov's long-awaited definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chess player ever, subjects the play from this era to a rigorous analysis--the examination being enhanced by the use of the latest chess software. This volume features the play of champions Tigran Petrosian (1963-1969) and Boris Spassky (1969-1972).
However, this book is more than just a compilation of play from the greats of this era. Kasparov's biographies of these champions place them in a fascinating historical, political, and cultural context. Kasparov explains how each champion brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas.
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The battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous titanic struggles that have engaged the interest not only of chess enthusiasts but of the public at large. The chessboard is the ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are supreme intellectual gladiators.
This magnificent compilation of chess from the mid-20th century forms the basis of the second part of Garry Kasparov's long-awaited definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chess player ever, subjects the play of his early predecessors to a rigorous analysis. This volume features the play of champions Max Euwe (1935-1937) Mikhail Botvinnik (1946-1957, 1958-1961 and 1961-1963), Vassily Smyslov (1957-1958) and Mikhail Tal (1960-1961).
However, this book is more than just a compilation of the games of these champions. Kasparov's biographies place them in a fascinating historical, political and cultural context. Kasparov explains how each champion brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas.
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v. : 26 cm
Translated from the Russian
"A modern history of the early development of chess in three volumes."
Includes index
pt. 1. Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhin. -- pt. 2. Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov, tal -- pt. 3. Petrossian, Spassky
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In Volume 1 of My Great Predecessors I talked about the chess kings of the distant past, about the first four official world champions - Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca and Alekhine and their outstanding opponents.
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In his best years Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (17 June 1929 - 3 August 1984) used to lose so rarely, that each defeat of his became a sensation.
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For quite some time I have been wanting to write a book on the new and modern history of chess.
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