Vol.1
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. 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 predecessors to a rigorous analysis -
this examination being enhanced by the use of the latest chess software.
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). This book is more than just a compilation of play of the early
greats of chess. 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. Garry Kasparov is generally regarded as the greatest chess player ever.
He was the thirteenth World Champion, holding the title between 1985 and 2000.
His tournament record is second to none, featuring numerous wins in the world's
major events, often by substantial margins. Over the last few years, Kasparov has
taken first prize in ten consecutive major international events.
Vol.2
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.
Vol.3
This magnificent compilation of play from the 1960s through to the 1970s forms
the basis of the third part of Garry Kasparov.s long-awaited definitive history of
the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the
greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play from this era to a rigorous analysis .
the examination being further enhanced by the use of the latest chess software.
This volume features the play of champions Tigran Petrosian (1963-1969) and Boris
Spassky (1969-1972). As well as covering the careers of these two world champions
Kasparov also gives detailed coverage of their contemporaries Polugaevsky, Portisch,
Gligoric and Stein.
Vol.4
This book brings together the two greatest names in the history of chess.
The author, Garry Kasparov, is the world number one and, by common consent,
the greatest player ever. The subject of the book, Bobby Fischer, is the only
American to have become world champion and is probably the greatest natural talent
the world has ever seen.
Vol.5
This book, the fifth in Garry Kasparov's magnificent history of the World Chess
Championship, catalogues the "post-Fischer" period in the 1970's and early 1980's
This period was dominated by Anatoly Karpov (world champion from 1975-1985) and
his three-time challenger, Viktor Korchnoi. Anatoly Karpov gained the right to
challenge Bobby Fischer for the world title by winning through the Candidates
series in 1974. As is well known, Fischer refused to defend the title and in 1975
Karpov became champion by default. Although he did not have to contest
a Championship match to gain the title, Karpov proved that he was a worthy champion
by winning virtually every major tournament over the next decade. In this book,
a must for all serious chessplayers, Kasparov analyses deeply Karpov's greatest
games and assesses the legacy of this great Russian genius. Also under the
microscope are the games of Viktor Korchnoi, who was at his peak during this
period and twice challenged Karpov for his world title.
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