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Title: Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 2 by Garry Kasparov ISBN: 1-85744-342-X Publisher: Everyman Chess Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Superb value for money
Comment: A series of books on past world chamipons by Kasparov, is sure to get a lot of attention and it certainly did for the previous volume.
If you have read first volume, then chances are your opinion of this book would be slightly better, but not too different.
The books are not masterpieces, but they are really very good. The paper quality, binding, printing and diagrams are excellent. But what I like most about these books is their exceptional value for money.
There may not be anything new in the material presented here regarding history of chess or the background of a tournament/match. But it's all compiled for you here in a fun-to-read manner.
Maybe there is an error in an annotation. But as a player of average strength, I am not likely to notice it. More importantly to me, the annotations are not superficial, yet most of them are easy to follow. Some of these may be from other sources, but again, I get them compiled for me. Moreover, at many places, Kasparov compares different annotations and provides his evaluations. There are ample diagrams that go with this, and it makes the book a good read for an average player.
There are many insights about how a player contributed to development of chess, e.g. Bronstein's contribution to KID. Kasparov also discusses how a player and his games had an effect on him. It gave the book a personal touch.
On numerous occassions, you get some juicy stuff regarding a game or a particular move. One fabulous example of this is how Botvinnik did not tell Flohr (his second), what move he sealed against Bronstein (the famous 23rd match game) even though Flohr kept on researching a different move till the last moment.
To sum it up. Almost 150 games, presented in a historical context, of 7 exceptionally strong players - with lots of diagrams and friendly annotations, explaining their styles and contributions to chess in general.
I would say, that's value for money.
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Title: Bobby Fischer Rediscovered by Andy Soltis ISBN: 0713488468 Publisher: Batsford Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Chess Strategy in Action by John Watson ISBN: 1901983692 Publisher: Gambit Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: I Play Against Pieces by Svetozar Gligoric ISBN: 0713487704 Publisher: Batsford Pub. Date: 30 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Tony Miles: 'It's Only Me' : England's First Chess Grandmaster by Geoff Lawton, Mike Fox, Malcolm Hunt ISBN: 0713488093 Publisher: Batsford Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Play the French, 3rd by John Watson ISBN: 1857443373 Publisher: Everyman Chess Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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