Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess Kasparov vs Karpov, 1975-1985

Name: Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess Kasparov vs Karpov, 1975-1985
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ISBN: 9781857444339

ISBN-10: 1857444337

ISBN-13: 9781857444339

Edition: 2007

Authors: Garry Kasparov

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The history of sport has seen many great gladiatorial clashes: Ali v Frazier in boxing, McEnroe v Borg in tennis, Prost v Senna in motor racing. None however can quite compare to the intensity of the rivalry between those two great world chess champions: Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Between 1984 and 1990 they contested an astonishing five World Championship matches consisting of 144 individual encounters. This volume concentrates on the first two of those matches. nbsp; nbsp;* The epic 1984/85 contest which was lasted six months before being controversially halted “without result” by the then President of FIDE Florencio Campomanes. nbsp; * The 1985 match when Kasparov brilliantly won…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Publication date: 9/24/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.134




IOn the Eve of Battle


First acquaintance


Reconnaissance in force


Untouchable


Ascent



The First Match: 1984/85


Opening preparation


Face to face (games 1-5)


Catastrophe (games 6-9)


The champion relaxes the pressure (games 10-15)


I am not yet ready to win (games 16-27 )


The collapse of Karpov's dream (games 28-32)


Above the precipice (games 33-41)


The 'corpse' comes alive (games 42-48)


Stages of the battle



The 49th Game: Shadow of Baguio


'We agreed on something quite different!'


To whose benefit?


'The match must take place!'



IThe Second Match: 1985


Surprise for the champion (games 1-3)


Double knock-down (games 4-5)


High tension (games 6-11)


Miracle gambit (games 12-16)


In classical style (games 17-19)


Hypnosis of the champion's title (games 20-23)


Start of a newer A (game 24)


Index of Openings


Index of Complete Games