One of the greatest rivalries in sports history. On 10 September
1984, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov started their match for the
World Chess Championship in Moscow. The clash between the reigning
champion and his brazen young challenger was highly anticipated,
but no one could have foreseen what was in store. In the next six
years they would play five matches for the highest title and create
one of the fiercest rivalries in sports history. The matches lasted
a staggering total of 14 months, and the two Ks played 5540 moves
in 144 games. The first match became front-page news when after
five months FIDE President Florencio Campomanes stepped in to stop
the match for reasons that still remain mysterious. A new match was
staged and 22-year-old Garry Kasparov became the youngest World
Chess Champion in history. His win was not only hailed as a triumph
of imaginative attacking chess, but also as a political victory.
The representative of perestroika had beaten the old champion, a
symbol of Soviet stagnation. Kasparov defended his title in three
more matches, all of them full of drama. In The Longest Game Jan
Timman chronicles the many twists and turns of this fascinating
saga. He includes his behind-the scenes impressions and takes a
fresh look at the games.
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