Timman: Max Euwe´s Best Games
36,95 €*
World Chess Champion Max Euwe, who held the title from 1935-1937, is
one of the greatest chess players in history. Much has been written
about him, and he authored dozens of books himself. But missing was an
outstanding collection of games of this 'efficient, man-eating tiger' as
the American chess master William Ewart Napier once called Euwe.
Max Euwe's Best Games fills this gap. And it couldn't have been
written by anyone else than Euwe's successor in Dutch chess – Jan
Timman, World Champion finalist and arguably one of the leading chess
analysts of our time.
This book offers eighty of Max Euwe's games annotated with great
clarity, starting in his early twenties when he worked his way to the
world top, up until his late seventies when he was still a force to be
reckoned with. It is incredible how high Euwe's level of play was for
over fifty years – and how attractive his attacking style was.
Timman made many discoveries in Euwe's best and most famous games but
has also unearthed several lesser-known brilliancies. Some interesting
paradoxes are addressed along the line. For example, although he was an
amateur almost his entire life, Euwe was better versed in opening theory
than most of his top-level opponents. Although he was the underdog, he
beat the mighty Alexander Alekhine in an epic World Championship Match
in 1935. At 52, he could still beat top players like Geller and Najdorf
with fantastic attacking play in the Zürich Candidates Tournament. And
when he was over seventy, he was still highly dangerous for the new
upcoming Dutch generation.
This game collection of an often underrated World Champion, analysed
by top grandmaster Jan Timman, is a must-have for anyone interested in
World Championship chess.
Jan Timman, World Chess Champion finalist, is the
author of many bestselling chess books. Timman's Titans won the 2017 ECF
Book of the Year Award, and his recent books, The Longest
Game, Timman's Triumphs and The Unstoppable American, have all met with
wide acclaim.
304 Seiten, gebunden, New in Chess Verlag
Tisdall: Magnus Carlsen - A Life in Pictures
29,95 €*
Magnus Carlsen: A Life in Pictures tells the story of the
reigning World Chess Champion. Magnus Carlsen, born in 1990 in Oslo,
Norway, became a Grandmaster by 13. Carlsen was crowned World Champion
in 2013, when he defeated Anand and has successfully defended his title
three times. He will again play for the title in November in Dubai.
Carlsen is a family man, often surrounded by his father, mother and
sisters. As a sports fanatic he plays – and follows – football and
basketball. He doesn’t shy away from his celebrity status, and was both a
G-Star model and a Real Madrid VIPguest. But his most genuine smile
breaks through when he talkschess with his youngest fans, the kids in a chess tournament.
160 Seiten, gebunden, Verlag New In Chess
Terekhov: The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov
34,95 €*
Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3.000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957.
Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and made a stunning comeback in the early 1980s, making it to the finals of the candidates’ cycle. Only the indomitable energy of 20-year-old Garry Kasparov stopped Smyslov from qualifying for another world championship match at the ripe old age of 63!
In this first volume of a multi-volume set, Russian FIDE master Andrey Terekhov traces the development of young Vasily from his formative years and becoming the youngest grandmaster in the Soviet Union to finishing second in the world championship match tournament. With access to rare Soviet-era archival material and invaluable family archives, the author complements his account of Smyslov’s growth into an elite player with dozens of fascinating photographs, many never seen before, as well as 49 deeply annotated games. German grandmaster Karsten Müller’s special look at Smyslov’s endgames rounds out this fascinating first volume.
[This book] is an extremely well-researched look at his life and games, a very welcome addition to the body of work about Smyslov… -- from the Foreword by Peter Svidler
St. Petersburg native Andrey Terekhov is a FIDE Master, an ICCF International Master (correspondence chess) and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science. His best results at the board were victories in the 2008 Munich Open and the 2012 Nabokov Memorial. He currently resides in Singapore.
536 Seiten, gebunden, Verlag Russell
Van der Sterren: In Black and White
42,95 €*
In Black and White is probably the most honest autobiography ever
published by a chess grandmaster. It covers Paul van der Sterren's rise
to the chess elite, but above all, his struggle to become a better
player, his insecurities and the difficulties he encountered.This
book provides a hugely illuminating insight into the life of a chess
professional, but there is a lot in his story that will resonate with
players of any level. From his first moves on the chess board to his
Candidates Match against Gata Kamsky, only four steps away from the
World title - everything is described in great detail and with the
utmost frankness by the Dutch grandmaster. The story doesn't end there -
the book's final part describes the slow decline of an ageing pro and
his eventual shift to meditation and mindfulness.The Dutch
edition of In Black and White, which contains more than 300 deeply
analysed games and fragments, was published in 2011 and has achieved
cult status. With this English translation, it will finally get a
well-deserved wider audience.
768
Seiten, gebunden, Verlag New In Chess