This match between the number one and number two ranked players in
the world is one of the most eagerly-awaited World Championship
clashes of recent years. Defending champion Magnus Carlsen first
gained the title in 2013 when he beat Viswanathan Anand. He has
already successfully defended his title twice, against Anand in
2014 and against Sergey Karjakin in 2016. Carlsen has been the
highest ranked player in the world since July 2011. ***** His
challenger, Fabiano Caruana, has been playing brilliantly in the
run-up to the championship, registering numerous tournament
victories against elite competition. He gained the right to
challenge Carlsen thanks to a superb victory in the Berlin
Candidates event early in 2018 where he scored 9/14, finishing a
point clear of the best players in the world. Prior to the match he
has drawn to within three points of the champion on the current
ratings (Carlsen is 2835, Caruana 2832). Caruana is the first
American since the legendary Bobby Fischer to play a match for the
supreme title. ----- * All match games analysed in great detail.
--- * Portraits of the protagonists with key games and moments from
their careers. --- * History of the World Chess Championship.
General
| Imprint: |
Everyman Chess
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
December 2018 |
| Authors: |
Raymond Keene
• Byron Jacobs
|
| Foreword by: |
Nigel Short
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
208 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78194-513-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-78194-513-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781781945131 |
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