Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1
by Garry Kasparov
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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 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 chess form the basis of the first part of Garry Kasparov's definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as show more the greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play of his predecessors to a rigorous analysis. 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). show lessTags
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The first book in a two-part analysis of the great world chess champions by (IMHO) the greatest of them all. Essential reading for serious chess players.
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Garry Kasparov is generally regarded as the greatest chessplayer 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. Kasparov has taken first prize in ten consecutive show more major international events. show less
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- Alexander Alekhine; Wilhelm Steinitz; José Raúl Capablanca; Emanuel Lasker
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir
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- 794.1092 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Indoor games of skill Chess Biography And History Biography
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- GV1455 .K2617 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Games and amusements Indoor games and amusements Board games. Move games
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