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This edition describes how Gary Kasparov progressed from prodigy to champion and gives details of his recent career from 1988 to 1995. It also affords insight into the thought processes of the man who has been chess World Champion since 1985. Many of the game notes are Kasparov's own. ... Read more

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Disappointing compared to Kasparov's great works
Kasparov's great works of chess literature: The Test of Time, New World Chess Champion, London-Leningrad Championship, tower above this watered down career summary, Fighting Chess.Much of the book is taken verbatim from those other works.There are many additional annotated games here, but there is nothing to recommend this book if you have the other mentioned works.Those other books are still available through various sources on the 'net.Certainly, Fighting Chess is essential for hardcore Kasparov fans; but The Test of Time alone can keep you occupied for probably a year, so I see little need for this book.Plus, it is a physically smaller book, unlike the previous Pergamon works, which were the large softcover, double-column format that was so attractive.In sum, this is a nice summary work of Kasparov's career to '95, but get the other books instead!

gary kasparov's fighting chess
gary kasparov, one of the best descriptive annotators of all time, dazzles us with brilliant combinations of wit and chess moves. A great collection of games from a great chess player! This book also comes with crosstables of tournaments which add even more character.

Exciting Stuff!
This book contains 91 games, 38 of which are annotated by Kasparov himself.Kasparov's games are some of the most exciting in chess.It's hard to find much to criticize in a book by and about the man who isprobably the greatest player of all time.My only beef is that it's alittle on the pricey side (almost 27 Yankee dollars, including tax).ButI've spent more money on worse books, so I shouldn't complain.I amsurprised that the book is out of print. ... Read more

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Garry Kasparov has dominated the chess world for more than twenty years. His dynamism and preparation have set an example that is followed by most ambitious players. Igor Stohl has selected 74 of Kasparov’s best and most instructive games from 1973 to 1993, and annotated them in detail. The emphasis is on explaining the thought behind Kasparov’s decisions, and the principles and concepts embodied by his moves. Stohl provides a wealth of fresh insights into these landmark games, together with many new analytical points. This makes the book outstanding study material for all chess enthusiasts. ... Read more

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Garry's Vol 1
The collections of games in this book are interesting and allow the average player to see how even master play has mistakes to be taken advantage of. Kasparov is one of the best players ever and this volume is even more entertaining than Vol 2 with his youthful dynamic play. Igor Stohl examines these games with current understanding of thematic analysis of the master level play. I have bought both volumes and enjoyed both books.

Well done analysis
Stohl's book on Kasparov's greatest games, pre-1994, is terrific.The layout is easy to follow and the analysis sharp.I anxiously await volume 2.

Reminder of a remarkable talent
Do you realise that it is nearly 20 years since a collection of Kasparov's games appeared? Remarkable but true. So such a book as this is certainly not premature, though one might think that the author was clairvoyant in view of the fact that its publication coincides with Kasparov's shock declaration of his retirement from competitive chess.

In this, the first of two volumes, the author takes 74 of Kasparov's best games from the period 1973-1993, and subjects them to a detailed analysis. The author is well known for his analytical writings, and has already had published by Gambit a collection of games (Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces) based on his column in a Czech magazine.

In this book he has drawn on a wide variety of sources, including Kasparov's own annotations, and the emphasis lies in explaining the thought processes behind the moves. It is impossible for me to say anything about Kasparov that has not been said before, but for a reminder of the remarkable talent that now appears to be lost to the chess world I recommend that you simply read and enjoy!

This review first appeared in 'En Passant' magazine.

Excellent collection of games
I really enjoy the collection of games. The analysis is very good. If you like Kasparov, you will like this book.

Excellent collection of games
I'm a Kasparov fan. This book contains an excellent collection of Mr. Kasparov's games. My only complaint is its high price. ... Read more

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Garry Kasparov has dominated the chess world for more than twenty years. His dynamism and preparation have set an example that is followed by most ambitious players. Igor Stohl has selected the best and most instructive games from Kasparov's later years, and annotated them in great detail. The emphasis is on explaining the thought behind Kasparov's decisions, and the principles and concepts embodied by his moves. Stohl provides a wealth of fresh insights into these landmark games, together with many new analytical points. This makes the book outstanding study material for all chess enthusiasts. ... Read more

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Lots of Chess Meat!
This book is a little loaded on the front end...meaning it seems to overanalyze the opening (meet the modern era!), but it certainly doesn't neglect the rest of the game either.Games are annotated heavily (sometimes after just about every move) so that the games are often around 7 pages long!Lots of chess meat, right?Of course, great, but it is so exhausting, after about the first 10 moves I have spent almost 2 hours on just half the opening (I am the type of person that has to go through every annotation and analyze every line till the end or I just feel dirty :).By then I am ready to go to sleep and tackle the rest of the game the next day, which invariable I never do...

That said the annotations are very accurate, very informative, and I am sure took a very large amount of time to complete.And although I prefer the Andrew Soltis style (ala "Bobby Fischer Rediscovered" and "Why Lasker Matters") of giving games with just enough annotation to give you a good idea of what the player had in mind and why other moves are bad or better-- mainly because this method allows me to solve some of the problems myself and think for myself more--but I cannot really knock Stohl's more in-depth approach as it allows me to look at stuff I wouldn't have thought of.Only thing is the Soltis style is much more pleasurable a read and allows you to view the game as a whole without the feeling you need to take a break after the completion of each phase of the game (opening, middlegame, endgame).

The only real complaint I have about the games chosen is he includes a few blitz and rapid games.As a wise man once noted, "he who analyzes blitz games is stupid." No matter how well the player played relative to time, they can't be included in a player's Greatest Games Ever book.

But in the end, I would recommend this book if you like a challenge or just like Kasparov's style of play.

entertaining..and more.
Having gone over only the first few games in this book (and not owning Volume one) I can definately say these games are highly entertaining. Whether you can learn much from such high-level chess is debatable but certainly there are excellent notations and it is evident why Kasparov was world champ. Not just great chess, but dynamic, exciting chess. Playing over some of the games just leaves you in awe. It's expensive, but if you get it as a gift as I did, it's like a treasure. Some of you may do better to seek out cheaper versions of his games. If you play chess, you can not ignore Kasparov and certainly the author has put a great deal of effort into this contribution.

Stohl is Superb!
If you're the type of hardcore chessplayer who isnt satisfied by the average 'best games' anthologies, thinking the analysis either too skimpy or full of too much calculation and not enough words - pick up these two vols of perhaps the greatest player of all time.Stohl annotates these games the way I wish most anthologies were annotated.Lots of calculation, but lots of words explaining the ideas as well.The book (hardback) is nice and big, well put together and easy to work with.The games are of course breathtaking and I hope one day Stohl works on the games of my favorite player, Karpov. I have over 20 anthologies of great players, but these two vols are by far the most impressive analytical work.They are absolutely perfect for "Kotov Sessions".The author may be criticized for being a bit cold and removed, but I'm looking for hardcore top level chess and I am 100% satisfied with this work.Beyond Impressive.

A must for all players.
Without doubt, Garry Kasparov should be considered the greatest palyers of all times. Not only his ELO rating 2851, the quality of games are all speaking for themselves. Yes, Fischer in the period 1970 -1972, I think his strength was on par with him.( in fact the two giants's style of play are very similar!!) But only 3 years!!Kasparov dominated the chess world for 20 years. He accepted all the challeges from the old masters, like Karpove and Korchnoi, he defeated his comtemparies like Hubner, etc,
and even the younger stars, except Kramnik, cannot give him much trouble.I think the other player can stand with him was Lasker. Who before World War, dominted the chess world for 27 years and also never afraid any challanges to him!!
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The Power of Deep Calculations at your Fingertips
As you may well know, Garry Kasparov is the highest rated player in chess history, it is said that he aclompished that because of his deep knowledge and preparation in openning theory, his extreme study in the end game, but most of all, he is considered a combination genius. Some of his most impresive victories come from amazing sacrifices and moves that lead to unquestionable wins, and now you can have them explained to you by the master himself, who in his own words, tactics is the most important thing to be studied in chess, after tactics have been mastered one can move to openings.

Not only will he explain the moves from his own games, but from other masters as well like, Kramnik, Anand, Polgar, Shirov, and many others. The book is dividen in perfectly defined sections like queen sacrifices and rook sacrifices with a short exaple at the begining of each chapter and a collection of exercises taken out from real master's games. A little hard for complete begginers, but nevertheless invaluable.

Garry Kasparov's puzzle book
This book is great! Ideal 4 the improving player.Written by the world's best attacking player! What else can u ask 4! You 'll be in 4 some spectacular combinations!

It has a chapter for every piece (usually the combination starts with that piece)& a few annotated games at the start of each chapter too (usually from crunch time until resignation) It opens your mind to new posivilities & they serve as new chess weapons to players unwary of them.A VERY good book.

The only drawback is that you know with wich piece the combination starts with, wich makes it sometimes too obvious the starting move order.On the 2nd puzzle book by Kasparov this is improved by giving you hints of what the position calls for, so you will have to guess what piece is the one the combo start with.

Garry Kasparov'schess puzzle book
This is a great book!Ideal for the improving player.written by the world's best attacking player.What else can u ask 4!You 'll be in 4 some spectacular combinations! ... Read more

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Chapters: Armenian Chess Players, Garry Kasparov, Tigran Petrosian, Ashot Nadanian, Grünfeld Defence, Nadanian Variation, 32nd Chess Olympiad, Levon Aronian, Rafael Vaganian, Armenian Chess Championship, Karen Asrian, Vladimir Akopian, Vladimir Bagirov, Gabriel Sargissian, Genrikh Gasparyan, Artashes Minasian, Yury Dokhoian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Varuzhan Akobian, Sergei Movsesian, Smbat Lputian, Tigran Kotanjian, Lilit Mkrtchian, Zaven Andriasian, Tatev Abrahamyan, List of Armenian Chess Players, Arshak Petrosian, Vanik Zakaryan, Ashot Anastasian, Karen Grigorian, Arman Pashikian, Natalia Khoudgarian, Melikset Khachiyan, Hrant Melkumyan. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 132. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Garry Kasparov (Russian: , Russian pronunciation: ; born Garry Kimovich Weinstein, 13 April 1963) is a Jewish Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider the greatest chess player of all time. Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22. He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. He continued to hold the "Classical" World Chess Championship until his defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. He is also widely known for being the first world chess champion to lose a match to a computer, when he lost to Deep Blue in 1997. Kasparov's ratings achievements include being rated world #1 according to Elo rating almost continuously from 1986 until his retirement in 2005 and holding the all-time highest rating of 2851. He was the world number-one ranked player for 255 months, by far the most of all-time and nearly three times as long as his closest rival, Anatol...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12810 ... Read more

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Chapters: Azerbaijani Chess Players, Garry Kasparov, Teimour Radjabov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Vladimir Bagirov, Vladimir Makogonov, Vugar Gashimov, Faik Hasanov, Elmar Magerramov, Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Zeinab Mamedyarova, Rauf Mammadov, Gadir Guseinov, Farid Abbasov. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 62. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Garry Kasparov (Russian: , Russian pronunciation: ; born Garry Kimovich Weinstein, 13 April 1963) is a Jewish Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider the greatest chess player of all time. Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22. He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. He continued to hold the "Classical" World Chess Championship until his defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. He is also widely known for being the first world chess champion to lose a match to a computer, when he lost to Deep Blue in 1997. Kasparov's ratings achievements include being rated world #1 according to Elo rating almost continuously from 1986 until his retirement in 2005 and holding the all-time highest rating of 2851. He was the world number-one ranked player for 255 months, by far the most of all-time and nearly three times as long as his closest rival, Anatoly Karpov. He also holds records for consecutive tournament victories and Chess Oscars. From 1984 to 1990, Kasparov was a member of the Central Committee of Komsomol and a CPSU member. Kasparov announced his retirement from professional chess on 10 March 2005, to devote his time to politics and writing. He formed the United Civil Front movement, and joined as a member of The Ot...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12810 ... Read more

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In this entertaining follow up to Garry Kasparov's 'Chess Puzzle Book', the world champion presents his selection of the best chess combinations from recent grandmaster play, arranged in test yourself fashion. ... Read more

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Kasparov's Chess Challenge
Another great book by the world's best attacking player! To me this is like part 2 of Kasparov's Chess puzzle book.You'll be in 4 more spectacular combinations.Suitable for novice & master alike.It has many annotatedgames!Most of them from the middle game.If you want to get serious in chessor simply crush your opponents with an unexpected mating attack , this bookwill surely help you!

Cool
This is an excellent book written by the best player in Galaxy. What else do you need to hear?

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Garry Kasparov, Alexander Beliavsky, Mikhail Botvinnik, Ashot Nadanian, Semyon Furman, Alexander Konstantinopolsky, Nikolai Krogius, Robert Wade, Paul Truong, Vladimir Alatortsev, Efstratios Grivas, Lubomir Kavalek, Isaac Boleslavsky, John Emms, Mark Dvoretsky, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Michał Krasenkow, Éric Prié, Eduard Gufeld, Vladimir Simagin, Daniel J. King, Rico Mascariñas, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Alexey Suetin, Miguel Illescas, Alexander Chernin, Igor Zaitsev, Lev Alburt, Yelena Dembo, Nukhim Rashkovsky, Josif Dorfman, Roman Dzindzichashvili, Vladimir Bagirov, Yuri Balashov, Lev Psakhis, Vereslav Eingorn, Jeremy Silman, Mark Tseitlin, Gregory Kaidanov, Igor Bondarevsky, Vladimir Tukmakov, Ye Jiangchuan, Vlastimil Jansa, Tibor Karolyi, Liu Wenzhe, Vladimir Makogonov, Gennady Kuzmin, Igor Glek, János Flesch, Craig Pritchett, Alexander Tolush, Yury Dokhoian, Boris Kreiman, Mikhail Rytshagov, Sergei Makarichev, Yuri Razuvayev, John L. Watson, Gennadi Sosonko, Neil Mcdonald, Utut Adianto, Elmar Magerramov, Alexander Huzman, Alexander Koblencs, Yona Kosashvili, Vladimir Grabinsky, Ignatius Leong, Alon Greenfeld, Chris Ward, Konstantin Aseev, Adrian Mikhalchishin, Nigel Davies, Bojan Kurajica, Klaus Darga, Bukhuti Gurgenidze, Thomas Rendle, Evgeny Vladimirov, Gabor Kallai, Zhang Weida, Atanas Kolev, Stanislav Kriventsov, Roman Pelts, Albert Kapengut, Arshak Petrosian, Carmine Nigro, Bruce Pandolfini, Andrey Lukin, Naum Levin, Jerzy Konikowski, Michael Khodarkovsky, Jesús de La Villa, Martha Fierro, Włodzimierz Schmidt, Miodrag Todorcevic, Sergiu Samarian, Frank Lamprecht. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt:Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (Russian: , pronounced ) (August 17 1911 May 5, 1995) was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time Wo...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=242416 ... Read more

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Chapters: Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Alekhine, Boris Spassky, Tigran Petrosian, Max Euwe, José Raúl Capablanca, Wilhelm Steinitz, Mikhail Botvinnik, Bobby Fischer, Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Tal, Viswanathan Anand, Vasily Smyslov, Veselin Topalov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Alexander Khalifman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 304. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (March 9, 1943 January 17, 2008) was the eleventh World Chess Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time. Fischer's achievements are legendary. At 13, he won a brilliancy that became known as the Game of the Century. Starting at age 14, he played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a point. At 15½, he became both the youngest Grandmaster and the youngest Candidate for the World Championship up until that time. He won the 1963-64 US championship 11-0, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. In the early 1970s he became the most dominant player in modern historywinning the 1970 Interzonal by a record 3½-point margin and winning 20 consecutive games, including two unprecedented 6-0 sweeps in the Candidates Matches. According to research by Jeff Sonas, in 1971 Fischer had separated himself from the rest of the world by a larger margin of playing skill than any player since the 1870s. He became the first official FIDE world number one rated chessplayer in July 1971, and his 54 total months at number one is the third longest of all-time. In 1972, he wrested the World Championship from Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a match held in Reykjavík, Iceland that was widely publicized as a Cold War battle. In 1975, Fischer did not defend his title when he could not come to agreem...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2073557 ... Read more

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Chapters: Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Mikhail Botvinnik, David Bronstein, Lev Polugaevsky, Vitaly Chekhover, Sergey Belavenets, Vladimir Zagorovsky. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 84. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (Russian: , pronounced ) (August 17 1911 May 5, 1995) was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while playing top-class competitive chess. He also developed a chess-playing algorithm that tried to "think" like a top human player, but this approach has been superseded by a brute-force search strategy that exploits the rapid increase in the calculation speed of modern computers. Botvinnik was the first world-class player to develop within the Soviet Union (Alekhine was a top player before the Russian Revolution), putting him under political pressure but also giving him considerable influence within Soviet chess. From time to time he was accused of using that influence to his own advantage, but the evidence is unclear and some suggest he resisted attempts by Soviet officials to intimidate some of his rivals. Botvinnik also played a major role in the organization of chess, making a significant contribution to the design of the World Chess Championship system after World War II and becoming a leading member of the coaching system that enabled the Soviet Union to dominate top-class chess during that time. His famous pupils include World Champions Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik. Playing top class chess for decades, being an eminent chess author, one of the pioneers of the computer chess, and a great chess teacher in his late years, B...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=242416 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Garry Kasparov, Teimour Radjabov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Vladimir Bagirov, Vladimir Makogonov, Vugar Gashimov, Faik Hasanov, Elmar Magerramov, Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Zeinab Mamedyarova, Rauf Mammadov, Gadir Guseinov, Farid Abbasov. Excerpt:Elmar Magerramov Elmar Magerramov (Azerbaijani : Elmar M h rr mov ; Russian : ; born April 10, 1958 in Baku , Azerbaijan ) is an international chess Grandmaster . In 1991, he shared first place in the last USSR Chess Championship held, with Artashes Minasian , losing the title on tiebreaks. In 1992, Magerramov became the first chess Grandmaster in the history of Azerbaijan. He has played with Kasparov several training matches and tournament games with an overall score of + 4 - 8 = 7. Along with his playing career, Elmar had an extensive coaching career as well. He has been National Team Coach of Tunis, coached Gary Kasparov during 1984 World Chess Championship and Maia Chiburdanidze during 1991 Women's Chess World Championship . Magerramov is currently living in UAE . He is married and has two sons. His main hobbies apart from chess are mathematics and music . Tibor Karolyi devoted 9th chapter of his 2009 book Genius in the Background to Magerramov. References (URLs online) Further reading Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Faik Hasanov Faik Hasanov (sometimes transliterated as Gasanov ; Azerbaijani : Faiq H s nov ; born April 26, 1938 in Baku ) is an Azerbaijani chess International Master , International Arbiter (1980), coach , television presenter , theoretician , author and vice-president of Azerbaijani chess federation. Chess arbiter The first international tournament that Hasanov refereed took place in Baku in 1964. He also refereed sports contest between the USSR nations. Hasanov was awarded the title of ... ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Boris Spassky, Yasser Seirawan, Alexander Beliavsky, Viswanathan Anand, Borislav Ivkov, Tony Miles, Levon Aronian, Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Artur Yusupov, Emil Sutovsky, Andrei Sokolov, Harriet Hunt, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Pendyala Harikrishna, Kiril Georgiev, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vladimir Akopian, Tal Shaked, Vera Nebolsina, Florin Gheorghiu, Shen Yang, Xu Yuanyuan, Zhu Chen, Julio Kaplan, William Lombardy, Kamilė Baginskaitė, Alisa Galliamova, Zhao Xue, Joël Lautier, Koneru Humpy, Nana Dzagnidze, Sergey Dolmatov, Curt Hansen, Bruno Parma, Maxim Dlugy, Elisabeth Pähtz, Abhijeet Gupta, Bojan Kurajica, Agnieszka Brustman, Zaven Andriasian, Lázaro Bruzón, Ilya Gurevich, Werner Hug, Hoang Thanh Trang, Darmen Sadvakasov, Oscar Panno, Igor Miladinović, Pablo Zarnicki, Walter Arencibia, Nino Khurtsidze, Mark Diesen, Peter Acs, Carlos Bielicki, Ognjen Cvitan, Valery Chekhov, Alexander Galkin, Vasil Spasov, Helgi Grétarsson, Roman Slobodjan. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Garry Kasparov (Russian: , Russian pronunciation: ; born Garry Kimovich Weinstein, 13 April 1963) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider the greatest chess player of all time. Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22. He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. He continued to hold the "Classical" World Chess Championship until his defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. He is also widely known for being the first world chess champion to lose a match to a computer, when he lost to Deep Blue in 1997. Kasparov's ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12810 ... Read more

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Chapters: Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail Botvinnik, Viktor Korchnoi, Vasily Smyslov, Grigory Levenfish, Nikolai Krogius, Alexander Kotov, Vladimir Alatortsev, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Viacheslav Ragozin, Artur Yusupov, Isaac Lipnitsky, Leopold Mitrofanov, Mark Dvoretsky, Michał Krasenkow, Yuri Averbakh, Peter Romanovsky, Alexey Suetin, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Igor Zaitsev, Vladimir Bagirov, Yuri Balashov, Vitaly Chekhover, Lev Psakhis, Igor Bondarevsky, Nikolai Grigoriev, Alexander Petrov, Igor Glek, Alexander Tolush, Yakov Estrin, Vladimir Nenarokov, Alexey Troitsky, Emanuel Schiffers, Konstantin Sakaev, Leonid Shamkovich, Elisabeth Bykova, Vasily Panov, Nikolay Novotelnov, Grigory Sanakoev, Alexander Baburin, Sergei Shipov. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 259. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (Russian: , pronounced ) (October 31, 1892 March 24, 1946) was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered as one of the greatest chess players ever. By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played. In 1927, he became the fourth World Chess Champion by defeating Capablanca, widely considered invincible, in what would stand as the longest chess championship match held until 1985. In the early 1930s, Alekhine dominated tournament play and won two top-class tournaments by large margins. He also played first board for France in four Chess Olympiads, winning individual prizes in each. His tournament record became more erratic from the mid-1930s onwards, and alcoholism is often blamed for his decline. Alekhine offered Capablanca a rematch on the same demanding terms that Capablanca had set for him, and n...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=72495 ... Read more

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Chapters: Garry Kasparov, Tigran Petrosian, Ashot Nadanian, Levon Aronian, Rafael Vaganian, Karen Asrian, Vladimir Akopian, Vladimir Bagirov, Gabriel Sargissian, Genrikh Gasparyan, Artashes Minasian, Yury Dokhoian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Varuzhan Akobian, Sergei Movsesian, Smbat Lputian, Tigran Kotanjian, Lilit Mkrtchian, Zaven Andriasian, Tatev Abrahamyan, List of Armenian Chess Players, Arshak Petrosian, Vanik Zakaryan, Ashot Anastasian, Karen Grigorian, Arman Pashikian, Natalia Khoudgarian, Melikset Khachiyan, Hrant Melkumyan. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 117. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Garry Kasparov (Russian: , Russian pronunciation: ; born Garry Kimovich Weinstein, 13 April 1963) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider the greatest chess player of all time. Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22. He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. He continued to hold the "Classical" World Chess Championship until his defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. He is also widely known for being the first world chess champion to lose a match to a computer, when he lost to Deep Blue in 1997. Kasparov's ratings achievements include being rated world #1 according to Elo rating almost continuously from 1986 until his retirement in 2005 and holding the all-time highest rating of 2851. He was the world number-one ranked player for 255 months, by far the most of all-time and nearly three times as long as his closest rival, Anatoly Karpov. He also holds records for consecutive tournament victories and Chess Oscars. From 1984 to 1990, Kasparov was ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12810 ... Read more

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Chapters: Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Alekhine, Boris Spassky, Mikhail Botvinnik, Viktor Korchnoi, Vasily Smyslov, Lev Aronin, Ratmir Kholmov, Grigory Levenfish, Gata Kamsky, Nikolai Krogius, Evgeni Vasiukov, Mikhail Chigorin, Alexander Kotov, Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov, Vladimir Alatortsev, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Viacheslav Ragozin, Boris Verlinsky, Artur Yusupov, Vera Menchik, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Natalia Pogonina, Andrei Sokolov, List of Russian Chess Players, Vadim Zvjaginsev, Leopold Mitrofanov, Mark Dvoretsky, Alexander Morozevich, Gregory Serper, Michał Krasenkow, Yuri Averbakh, Vladimir Simagin, Irina Levitina, Kira Zvorykina, Alexander Khalifman, Sergey Karjakin, Vladimir Liberzon, Vladislav Tkachiev, Alexey Selezniev, Boris Gulko, Vladimir Malaniuk, Peter Romanovsky, Alexey Suetin, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Igor Zaitsev, Yelena Dembo, Nukhim Rashkovsky, Nicolas Rossolimo, Viktor Knorre, Leonid Yudasin, Ilya Rabinovich, Vitaly Chekhover, Yuri Balashov, Lev Psakhis, Peter Svidler, Mark Tseitlin, Alexandra Obolentseva, Gregory Kaidanov, Vera Nebolsina, Mark Taimanov, Sergei Rublevsky, Igor Bondarevsky, Alexander Motylev, Alexey Vyzmanavin, Irving Chernev, Tatiana Kosintseva, Peter Petrovich Saburov, Nikolai Grigoriev, Leonid Kubbel, Alexander Petrov, Alexander Grischuk, Igor Glek, Ljuba Kristol, Andrei Kharlov, Samuil Vainshtein, Alisa Galliamova, Sergey Von Freymann, Alexander Tolush, Lyudmila Rudenko, Rustem Dautov, Yakov Estrin, Yury Dokhoian, Boris Kreiman, Alexander Cherepkov, Jacob Murey, Alexei Alekhine, Vladimir Nenarokov, Sergei Makarichev, Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Yuri Razuvayev, Nikolai Riumin, Stepan Levitsky, Anatoly Lein, Victor Kahn, Alexey Dreev, Abram Rabinovich, Alexander Kochyev, Evgeny Bareev, Igor Khenkin, Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky, Ilya Kan, Michael Roiz, Sergey Dolmatov, Dmitry Jakovenko, Emanuel Schiffers, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Sergey Viktorovich Volkov, Semyon Alapin, Elena Do...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=72495 ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Boris Spassky, Tigran Petrosian, Alexander Beliavsky, Mikhail Botvinnik, Paul Keres, Mikhail Tal, Viktor Korchnoi, David Bronstein, Vasily Smyslov, Natan Sharansky, Ashot Nadanian, Semyon Furman, Lev Aronin, Salo Flohr, Efim Geller, Alexander Konstantinopolsky, Ratmir Kholmov, Grigory Levenfish, Fedor Bogatyrchuk, Nikolai Krogius, Evgeni Vasiukov, Alexander Kotov, Andor Lilienthal, Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov, Vladimir Alatortsev, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Leonid Stein, Viacheslav Ragozin, Efim Bogoljubov, Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Vladimir Antoshin, Boris Verlinsky, Isaac Boleslavsky, Artur Yusupov, Emil Sutovsky, Maia Chiburdanidze, Andrei Sokolov, Igor Platonov, Lev Polugaevsky, Isaac Lipnitsky, Leopold Mitrofanov, Mark Dvoretsky, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Mikhail Gurevich, Boris Gelfand, Gregory Serper, Vladimirs Petrovs, Michał Krasenkow, Vladas Mikėnas, Yuri Averbakh, Eduard Gufeld, Vladimir Simagin, Irina Levitina, Alexander Khalifman, Vladimir Liberzon, Rafael Vaganian, Nona Gaprindashvili, Alexey Selezniev, Boris Gulko, Vladimir Malaniuk, Peter Romanovsky, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Alexey Suetin, Alexander Chernin, Igor Zaitsev, Lev Alburt, Nukhim Rashkovsky, Anatoly Bannik, Josif Dorfman, Vladimir Akopian, Leonid Yudasin, Roman Dzindzichashvili, Vladimir Bagirov, Ilya Rabinovich, Oleg Romanishin, Yuri Balashov, Vitaly Chekhover, Lev Psakhis, Isakas Vistaneckis, Gregory Kaidanov, Mark Taimanov, Igor Bondarevsky, Vladimir Savon, Genrikh Gasparyan, Edward Gerstenfeld, Vladimir Tukmakov, Ilya Smirin, Alexey Vyzmanavin, Anjelina Belakovskaia, Jaan Ehlvest, Fricis Apšenieks, Algimantas Butnorius, Vladimir Makogonov, Leonid Kubbel, Fedor Duz-Khotimirsky, Artashes Minasian, Igor Glek, Ljuba Kristol, Andrei Kharlov, Kamilė Baginskaitė, Alisa Galliamova, Sergey Von Fr...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=242416 ... Read more

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Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986 London, Leningrad Due to the rematch clause of the 1985 match, Garry Kasparov was forced to defend his title against Anatoly Karpov in 1986. On July 28, the match began. GM Lothar Schmid was the chief match arbiter. GM Ray Keene was the chief match organizer for the London leg. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher conducted the color selection. The match marked the first time in chess history that games between two Soviet players for the world title would be played outside Soviet Union. At the time of the match, Kasparov was 23 years old and rated 2740. Karpov was 35 years old and rated 2705. Kasparov's seconds were GM G.Timoschenko and IM E.Vladimirov. They were replaced during match by IM M.Gurevich and IM E.Magerramov GM Lothar Schmid was the chief match arbiter. GM Ray Keene was the chief match organizer for the London leg. Games 1-12 were in London & Games 13-24 were in Leningrad. ... Read more