Curacao 1962: The Battle of Minds That Shook the Chess World

By Jan Timman

Book Overview

The 1962 Candidates' Tournament in Curaçao was one of the fiercest chess battles of all time. At the height of the Cold War, eight players contested the right to challenge World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. Jan Timman describes the course of the tournament and annotates the most important games (including 16 of Fischer's!) in his usual lucid and instructive style. Shortlisted for the British Chess Federation 2005 Book of the Year Award

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9493257681
• ISBN13: 9789493257689
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: New in Chess
• Length: 224 Pages