There is no doubt that the 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov is one of the greatest masters of the endgame in the history of chess. For this book, editor Tibor Karolyi has assembled 105 of Karpov's best endgames, examined and re-worked all previous analysis and added his own and computer findings to produce an outstanding, practical manual on endgame technique as well as a fine tribute to Karpov's skill. For each endgame, all preceding moves in the game are given but analytical comment is confined to the endgame phase. The book covers the years from 1961, when Karpov was a promising junior, to 1990, the year of his last World Championship clash with Kasparov, so showing Karpov's play at the peak of his abilities. Author Tibor Karolyi is an International Master from Hungary who has been coach to both Judit Polgar and Peter Leko. Co-author Nick Aplin is an Associate Professor of Sport Studies at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Pub. 2007, softback, 358 pages. Reviews of this book
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Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov has selected his 300 best and most instructive games for this collection. The games span 30 years - from 1966 to 1996 - with languageless, Informator style annotations and diagrams. Also included are Best Combinations and Best Endings sections where you have to find the winning move from one of Karpov's games. Indexes of openings and opponents and Karpov's tournament record are also included. pub. 1997, hardback, 270 pages.
In selecting one hundred games, for this book, from his many victories, Karpov has concentrated on games of exceptional importance or brilliance. Many were crucial to winning a tournament whilst others won prizes for brilliancy or theoretical importance. The games are taken mainly from the 1980s and 1990s when Karpov achieved some of his best tournament results and, of course, took part in several titanic battles with Garry Kasparov for the World Championship. All the games are annotated by Karpov and the book features a foreword by Igor Zaitsev on his collaboration over the years with Karpov. The story of Anatoly Karpov's career is well known; after becoming World Champion in 1975, when Bobby Fischer defaulted, he set out to prove he deserved the title by dominating the chess world, for the next ten years, with an unprecedented series of tournament and match victories. Karpov is undoubtedly one of the greatest chess players of all time and this collection of his games is worthy of a place on any chess afficionado's book shelf. Pub. 2007, softback, 295 pages.
Since his announcement of his retirement at Linares 2005 it appears that the Kasparov era has come to an end. For a period of about 20 years Kasparov dominated the chess world and, as with all great champions, he changed the way chess was played and understood during his reign. His willingness to take risks, deep preparation of opening systems, rejuvenation of unpopular lines of play, psychological dominance and use of computers for analysis and preparation are all hallmarks of his reign. His talent for publicity has also benefited the game as a whole. It is perhaps surrprising then that no collection of his games has appeared since his own "The Test of Time" in 1984 and this book by Slovakian Grandmaster Igor Stohl aims to fill that gap. In part one of a two part series he has annotated 74 of Kasparov's best games from 1973 to 1993, drawing on a wide variety of sources for his notes including Kasparov's own annotations, up-to-date theoretical knowledge, computer analysis and, of course, his own opinions and ideas. The result is a fascinating work containing insights into Kasparov's personality as well as some of the most beautiful, fighting games of chess ever played. Stohl's annotations are a combination of text and analysis making the book accessible to all readers whatever their strength as a player. This book and it's companion volume, when published, will surely become "must have" items for all chess enthusiasts. Pub. 2005, hardback, 320 pages.
In the second part of this two volume work GM Igor Stohl provides in depth analysis of 55 of Kasparov's best games from the period 1999 to 2005. The author has reasearched his book meticulously and provided his own analysis of every game, often improving on previously published comments, including Kasparov's own! The emphasis is on explaining the thoughts behind Kasparov's decisions, and the principles and concepts embodied by his moves. Stohl provides a wealth of fresh insights into these landmark games, which makes the book outstanding study material for all chess enthusiasts. Igor Stohl is a grandmaster from Slovakia. Garry Kasparov became the youngest world champion in history in, 1985. When he announced his retirement from professional chess twenty years later, he was still world number 1. Pub. 2006, hardback, 351 pages.
Features 60 of Kasparov's best games from this period, with extensive annotations by Hungarian IM Tibor Karolyi. Computer analysis has also been used on the earlier games, often resulting in corrections to previous analysis. The author also provides game by game descriptions of Garry's tournament performances so that each annotated game is set into context. During this period Kasparov was at his peak, defeating both Short and Anand in World Championship matches and winning numerous international tournaments. His games are masterpieces of both creativity and preparation. Includes tournament statistics and indexes of both opponents and openings. Pub. 2006, softback, 315 pages.
Features 76 of Kasparov's best games from this period, with extensive annotations by Hungarian IM Tibor Karolyi. Computer analysis has also been used on the games, often resulting in correction to or expansion of previous analysis. The author also provides game by game descriptions of Garry's tournament performances so that each annotated game is set into context. During this period Kasparov had one of his best years ever, in 1999, but this was followed by the loss of his World Champion's Crown to Kramnik in 2000. Perhaps hoping for a re-match, Kasparov played some excellent tournament chess in the next five years. His games are masterpieces of both creativity and preparation and will repay being played over many times. The book includes indexes of both opponents and openings. Pub. 2006, softback, 304 pages.
20 of Kasparov's most instructive games with annotations by US National Master Eric Schiller. Each game contains an important lesson in strategy which is explained beforehand. Former World Champion Garry Kasparov has dominated opponents for two decades with a style unmatched in beauty and brilliance. Eric Schiller, who was present at many of Kasparov's triumphs, including the World Championships, presents Kasparov's best performances and, in simple prose, shows what Kasparov was thinking and how players of all levels can apply his winning concepts to their own games. Pub. 2005, softback, 240 pages.
Alexander Khalifman, to the surprise of many, became FIDE World Champion in 1999. His adventurous, sacrificial style of play was thought too uncertain to suceed at the highest level. He won, however, in the controversial knockout format tournament to become the 14th champion. Khalifman's style is an excellent example for practical players in so far as he goes his own way in the openings, preferring experimentation to repetition, and often sacrificing material for long term compensation. This book contains 97 of Khalifman's games with annotations as well as a biography and career record. Author Gennady Nesis has been Khalifman's trainer for 17 years. Pub. 2000, softback, 208 pages.
Imre Konig was a player of International Master strength who was born in 1901 in what was then Hungary, now Serbia, and also lived in Austria, England and the USA duing the troubled times between the two world wars. This book contains a biography, career record, tournament tables, photographs, 294 of Konig's games and some of his writings on chess. John Donaldson is an International Master from the USA and author of many successful chess books. Pub. 2005, softback, 159 pages.
An updated edition of Korchnoi's famous autobiography, first released in the 1970s. This book takes the story up to 2004 and includes memories of his childhood in the besieged Leningrad, his time as a student of the university of his home town (now Saint Petersburg), his rise to the top of the major chess power (the USSR), the years before and after his defection to the West in 1976, his struggles with Karpov and more recent events. Korchnoi's opinions of his fellow players and life in the former Soviet Union are forthright and uncompromising as one would expect. The book includes many photographs as well as eight games with comments in typical Korchnoi style and which are of decisive importance for his brilliant chess career. Also included is a CD with 4280 of his games in ChessBase format. Preface by Garry Kasparov. Pub. 2005, hardback, 226 pages.
Korchnoi has been one of the world's leading players for nearly 50 years and remains so even today! This collection of 50 games encompasses the period from 1951-2000 and contains clashes with players of different generations and styles. Korchnoi has chosen games which are all closely fought struggles in a wide variety of opening systems and he has annotated them in depth with a mixture of analysis and explanation which reveals the way a top player approaches a position. A truly outstanding book. Pub. 2001, hardback, 208 pages.
Volume 2 of this excellent series contains 50 of Korchnoi's wins with the Black pieces with annotations by himself. After noting that it is more difficult to win with Black than with White the author pays attention, in his notes, to the psychology of playing Black and the many aspects of defence and counter-attack. Volume 1 has already received much acclaim and this book maintains the same standard. Pub. 2001, hardback, 204 pages.
An excellent biography and annotated games collection from the man who will be Kasparov's next challenger for the World Championship. The biographical chapters are written by Iakov Damsky whilst Kramnik has annotated some of his best games for this collection. In all there are 178 games and positions from play, with over 50 of the complete games subjected to Kramnik's own extensive commentary. Still only in his mid twenties, Kramnik is one of the top three players in the World, has won numerous tournaments and has an even score with Kasparov.pub. 2000, softback, 270 pages.
