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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 5 (My Great Predecessors)
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Product Description
Anatoly Karpov gained the right to challenge Bobby Fischer for the world title by winning through the Candidates series in 1974. As is well known, Fischer refused to defend the title and in 1975 Karpov became champion "by default." Although he did not have to contest a Championship match to gain the title, Karpov proved that he was a worthy champion by winning virtually every major tournament over the next decade.
In this book, a must for all serious chess players Kasparov analyzes deeply Karpov's greatest games and assesses the legacy of this great Russian genius. Also under the microscope are the games of Viktor Korchnoi who was at his peak during this period and twice challenged Karpov for his world title.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #141905 in Books
- Published on: 2006-03-01
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 480 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Garry Kasparov is the World number one and generally regarded as the greatest chess player of all time. He made history by becoming the youngest player ever to win the World Championship and his tournament record is second to none, featuring numerous wins in the world's major events, often by substantial margins. As well as his outstanding successes, Kasparov has constantly promoted the game; he has done more than anyone to popularize chess in modern times.
Customer Reviews
Why kortchnoi and not Keres?
Kasparov has produced a five volume set about the former world chess champions giving hindsights about the strongest players the champions met while they were at the chess summit. In this fifth volume, he breaks his earlier rules: this volume bears the name of one who never was world champion, namely Viktor Kortchnoi. Moreover, one can no longer find any subchapter on the rivals of both K and K this time: surprising since Kasparov was only one of the many talented young players coming to the fore between 1975 and 1985; think of Beliavsky, vaganian, Romanishin, Hübner, Tony Miles, Ljubojevic, Mecking, Sokolov, Yusupov, Psahis who was twice URSS champion, beating Gazza on the way to his title in 1982...Curious, indeed...
Terrific five-volume set
This is Volume Five of the five-volume set of My Great Predecessors. I had to do a lot of shopping around to find each volume at a price I could afford, but if you are serious about developing an understanding of chess strategy, this set is an excellent resource. The books cover the history of great chessmasters, detailing many of their games. I don't start at page one and read through them sequentially; rather, I look up a particular strategy and lay out the game on my chessboard to move through it. One game usually leads to another, and I can spend hours going through the volumes this way. [NOTE that this review is authored by my 19-year-old son.]
Brilliant & Enjoyable
Reviewing Karpov's life and skills from Kasparov's point of view is the most attractive experience that I've had among all massive chess books that have been studied. It's been very enjoyable.
