Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are unquestionably the
protagonists who featured in the greatest ever chess rivalry.
Between 1984 and 1990 they contested five long matches for the
World Championship. This 3rd volume of the, 'Garry Kasparov on
Modern Chess' series concentrates on the third and fourth matches
in this sequence: London/Leningrad 1986 and Seville 1987. Both
matches were tremendously exciting and hard fought and both
produced chess of an extremely high level. The 1986 clash was
groundbreaking in that it was the first World Championship match
between two Soviets to take place outside Moscow. It was split
between London and Leningrad with twelve games being played at both
venues. The defending champion was now Kasparov (having won the
1985 match) and he leapt into an apparently decisive three point
lead. However, this sensationally dissolved when a crisis broke out
in the Kasparov camp. Karpov exploited this and pulled off the
remarkable feat of winning three games in a row. Kasparov finally
regained his composure and eventually clinched the match with a
late victory. The 1987 match was notable for it's sensational
finale. Kasparov approached the final game with a one point
deficit, knowing that only a win would enable him to retain the
title. When the game was adjourned overnight in a position where
Kasparov had to win to stay champion, Spanish TV cleared its entire
schedule so that the nail-biting conclusion could be watched live.
A pre-internet global audience of millions was glued to their TV
screens as Kasparov ground out his historic victory. In this volume
Garry Kasparov (world champion between 1985 and 2000 and generally
regarded as the greatest player ever) analyses in depth the clashes
from 1986 and 1987, giving his opinion on the background to the
matches as well as the games themselves
General
| Imprint: |
Everyman Chess
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Authors: |
Garry Kasparov
|
| Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
434 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78194-522-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-78194-522-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781781945223 |
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