Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part Two

By Garry Kasparov

Book Overview

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). 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. 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781945160
• ISBN13: 9781781945162
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Everyman Chess
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"