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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.
These magnificent compilations of chess form the basis of the first two parts of Garry Kasparov's definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as 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).
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.
These magnificent compilations of chess form the basis of the first two parts of Garry Kasparov's definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as 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).
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.
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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 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 play from the early days of chess forms the basis of the first part of Garry Kasparov's definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play of his early predecessors to a rigorous analysis.
This volume features the play of champions Wilhelm Steintz (1886-1894), Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921), Jose Capablanca (1921-1927) and Alexander Alekhine (1927-1935 and 1937-1946).
However, this book more than just a compilation of play of the early greats of chess. Kasparov's biographies of the early champions places 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.
This magnificent compilation of play from the early days of chess forms the basis of the first part of Garry Kasparov's definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play of his early predecessors to a rigorous analysis.
This volume features the play of champions Wilhelm Steintz (1886-1894), Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921), Jose Capablanca (1921-1927) and Alexander Alekhine (1927-1935 and 1937-1946).
However, this book more than just a compilation of play of the early greats of chess. Kasparov's biographies of the early champions places 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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Personal insight having meet Kasprov and a fellow author,
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This review is from: Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1 (Hardcover)
Last week in London Kasparov gave a nice lecture and booksigning. He is a rather well spoken person - especially for the fact he is from Moscow and gave his lecture in English at the London Chess Centre. The main topic of his lecture was on one of the games in his book. I had eight of my students ages 8-16 with me from the United States (we played a match against England - yes we won) and went for Kasparov's book signing and lecture. Indeed an enjoyable experience.I can also speak from the standpoint of a Master, chess trainer and author of several top selling chess books (Chess For Juniors, Unbeatable Chess Lessons For Juniors, Winning Chess Tournaments For Juniors, More Unbeatable Chess Lessons For Juniors)from Random House (some containing games with extensive analysis by top World Champions). Kasporov provides in what he says will be a serious of 6 books (maybe 7) his personal perspective and analysis of the history and games of former World Champions. He clearly stated that there have been inaccuracies in his analysis, but corrections will be made in future editions. I do find his books to be insightful, well worth obtaining, and a valuable resource for the serious chess player. Kasparov and I have a different approach. I am a teacher, he as a World champion recites (and to some degree rightfully so!).
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This review is from: Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1 (Hardcover)
I just finished volume 1. I found this to be a great book. The selection of games is excellent; Kasparov's idea for the book of paralleling the history of the championship with the ongoing development of the game itself is a good one. This is a highly entertaining as well as educational chess book. It is important to note that the errors in analysis are NOWHERE near as numerous or egregious as other reviews would lead you to believe. I have studied the annotations in detail, many of them with my computer, and found only a small number of (for the most part inconsequential) oversights. The only minus is the insistent psychobabble of placing each champion "in the context of his times," which is just a bunch meaningless nonsense. (Anybody who thinks they found 20 analysis errors in one game has made at least 19 blunders.)
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It's O.K.,
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This review is from: Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1 (Hardcover)
This is a lavishly produced book, but the games selection is unoriginal, the prose sparse, and the analysis is often copied from other sources or flawed beyond belief despite the claim that all the analysis was computer checked. I don't mean to imply that the book is rife with errors, but just expect that it falls far short of what G.K. is really capable of.Let me be clear: this book is worth the money, but mainly because it collects the essentials of chess history in algebraic. Good lower cost alternatives are 500 Master Games of Chess and the excellent Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games. They are superior works that instruct as well as compile games. It is only far to state that vol. 2 is quite a bit better. No doubt this is because Dvoretsky and other real chess authors were involved with the project. Vol. 2 is worth purchasing because it collects rare games by excellent players. Vol. 1. is a useful book that I'm glad to own, but it does have some elements of a "pot-boiler." It is a pretty advanced work, so I'd be sure I'd worked through "40 Lessons for the Club Player" (The best primer) and "Chess Training for Budding Champions" (The book that took me to class "A") before attempting to tackle Kasparov--you won't get verbal help from G.K.
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