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Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess
Garry Kasparov
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Hardcover. The history of sport has seen many gladiatorial clashes: Ali v Frazier in boxing, McEnroe v Borg in tennis, Prost v Senna in motor racing. This title analyses the clashes from 1984 and 1985, giving author's opinions both on the political machinations surrounding the matches as well as the games. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 906.
The history of sport has seen many great gladiatorial clashes: Ali v Frazier in boxing, McEnroe v Borg in tennis, Prost v Senna in motor racing. None however can quite compare to the intensity of the rivalry between those two great world chess champions: Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Between 1984 and 1990 they contested an astonishing five World Championship matches consisting of 144 individual encounters. This volume concentrates on the first two of those matches.The epic 1984/85 contest which lasted six months before being controversially halted "without result" by the then President of FIDE Florencio Campomanes.The 1985 match when ... Read more
The history of sport has seen many great gladiatorial clashes: Ali v Frazier in boxing, McEnroe v Borg in tennis, Prost v Senna in motor racing. None however can quite compare to the intensity of the rivalry between those two great world chess champions: Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Between 1984 and 1990 they contested an astonishing five World Championship matches consisting of 144 individual encounters. This volume concentrates on the first two of those matches.The epic 1984/85 contest which lasted six months before being controversially halted "without result" by the then President of FIDE Florencio Campomanes.The 1985 match when ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman Chess United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857444339
SKU
V9781857444339
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About Garry Kasparov
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. As well as his outstanding successes, Kasparov has constantly promoted the game; he has done more than ... Read more
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