The battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous
titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of the
chess enthusiasts but 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 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 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). However, this book is more than just a compilation of
play from the greats of this era. Kasparos biographies of these
champions 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.
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