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My best Games (signed by the author)

435 pages, paperback, Olms, 1. edition 2011

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This revised and enlarged special anniversary edition for his 80th birthday includes both volumes with his games with White and Black. Korchnoi's annotations are honest, detailed and very instructive.
"In all of chess history you cannot find another player with this long-lived discipline, vigour, and ferocity... He still wants to play big games with big ideas. He is one of the greatest truth-seekers." (Garry Kasparov)
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Weight 1.1 kg
Manufacturer Olms
Width 17 cm
Height 24 cm
Medium Book
Year of Publication 2011
Author Viktor KortschnoiAndré BehrStefan LöfflerArno Nickel
Language English
Edition 1
ISBN-13 9783283010195
Pages 435
Binding paperback
009 Foreword by Victor Korchnoi
010 Preface by Genna Sosonko
Games with White
015 1 Kamischow, Tschigorin-Memorial, Leningrad 1951
018 2 Suetin, UdSSR-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft, Leningrad 1953
022 3 Geller, 21. UdSSR-Meisterschaft, Kiew 1954
025 4 Tschechower, Meisterschaft von Leningrad 1955
029 5 Ivkov, Hastings 1955/56
031 6 Karaklajic, Match UdSSR - Jugoslawien, Kiew 1959
034 7 Sacharow, 27. UdSSR-Meisterschaft, Halbfinale, Tscheljabinsk 1959
037 8 Gligoric, Buenos Aires 1960
040 9 Botwinnik, Match Leningrad - Moskau 1960
044 10 Filip, Interzonenturnier, Stockholm 1962
048 11 Tal, 30. UdSSR-Meisterschaft, Jerewan 1962
054 12 Robatsch, Havanna 1963
057 13 Udovcic, Leningrad 1967
060 14 Tal, Wijk aan Zee 1968
064 15 Reshevsky, Kandidatenviertelfinale, Amsterdam 1968
067 16 Balaschow, Moskau 1971
069 17 Karpow, Hastings 1971-72
072 18 Hübner, Interzonenturnier, Leningrad 1973
076 19 Mecking, Kandidatenviertelfinale, 7. Partie, Augusta 1974
080 20 Karpow, Kandidatenfinale, 21. Partie, Moskau 1974
082 21 Petrosjan, Aljechin-Gedenkturnier, Moskau 1975
088 22 Polugajewski, Kandidatenhalbfinale, 7. Partie, Evian 1977
091 23 Spasski, Kandidatenfinale, 7. Partie, Belgrad 1977
094 24 Karpow, 21. WM-Partie, Baguio City 1978
100 25 Ljubojevic, London 1980
103 26 Jussupow, Lone Pine 1981
108 27 Hübner, Johannesburg 1981
111 28 Portisch, Kandidatenmatch, 3. Partie, Bad Kissingen 1983
115 29 Miles, Wijk aan Zee 1984
118 30 Polugajewski, UdSSR - Rest der Welt, London 1984
122 31 Hort, Biel 1984
125 32 Panno, Mannschafts-WM, Luzern 1985
130 33 Seirawan, Lugano-Open 1986
135 34 Nogueiras, Wijk aan Zee 1987
140 35 Arnason, Beer Sheva 1987
145 36 Pinter, Beer Sheva 1988
149 37 Timman, Weltcupturnier Brüssel 1988
152 38 Waganjan, Weltcupturnier Skelleftea 1989
156 39 Greenfeld, Beer Sheva 1990
160 40 Short, Rotterdam 1990
166 41 M. Gurewitsch, Rotterdam 1990
170 42 Schirow, Buenos Aires 1993
174 43 Nijboer, Niederländische Liga, 1993
177 44 Onischuk, Wijk aan Zee 1997
180 45 Swidler, St. Petersburg 1997
183 46 Bacrot, Freundschafts-Match, 4. Partie, Albert 1997
187 47 Ponomarjow, Veteranen gegen Talente, Cannes 1998
191 48 Piket, Sarajevo 1998
197 49 Lputjan, Sarajevo 1998
201 50 Kozul, Sarajevo 1998
205 51 Dolmatow, FIDE-Weltmeisterschaft, Las Vegas 1999
208 52 G. Georgadse, Europäische Mannschaftsmeisterschaft, Batumi 1999
211 53 Smirnow, Europameisterschaft Ohrid 2001
214 54 Kotsur, Schacholympiade Bled 2002
218 55 Gretarsson, Reykjavik 2003
Games with Black
221 56 Taimanow, Leningrader Meisterschaft 1950
224 57 Smyslow, 20. UdSSR-Meisterschaft Moskau 1952
228 58 Filip, Bukarest 1954
231 59 Krogius, 25. UdSSR-Meisterschaft Riga 1958
235 60 Polugajewski, 27. UdSSR-Meisterschaft Leningrad 1960
238 61 Geller, 27. UdSSR-Meisterschaft Leningrad 1960
242 62 Simagin, Moskau 1960
245 63 Fischer, Kandidatenturnier Curacao 1962
248 64 Matanovic, Jugoslawien - UdSSR, Rijeka 1963
252 65 Trifunovic, Havanna 1963
255 66 Lein, 32. UdSSR-Meisterschaft Kiew 1964/65
259 67 Matanovic, Hamburg 1965
265 68 Awerbach, Jerewan 1965
268 69 Bronstein, Moskau 1971
274 70 Taimanow, Leningrader Meisterschaft 1973
278 71 Larsen, Interzonenturnier Leningrad 1973
282 72 Sawon, 41. UdSSR-Meisterschaft Moskau 1973
285 73 Planinc, Moskau 1975
288 74 Spasski, Kandidatenfinale, 18. Partie, Belgrad 1977
293 75 Hug, Zürich 1978
295 76 Andersson, Sao Paulo 1979
300 77 Bischoff, Lugano Open 1982
304 78 Torre, Schacholympiade Luzern 1982
308 79 Van der Sterren, Wijk aan Zee 1984
311 80 P. Nikolic, Wijk aan Zee 1984
315 81 Timman, Tilburg 1985
321 82 Nunn, Mannschaftsweltmeisterschaft Luzern 1985
324 83 Grünfeld, Brüssel 1985
327 84 Van der Wiel, Brüssel 1986
330 85 H. Olafsson, Reykjavik 1987
333 86 Larsen, Brüssel 1987
335 87 A. Sokolow, Tilburg 1987
339 88 Miles, Lugano Open 1989
343 89 De Firmian, Lugano Open 1989
347 90 Iwantschuk, Tilburg 1989
350 91 Ribli, Barcelona 1989
354 92 l. Sokolov, Barcelona 1992
359 93 Xu Jun, Interzonenturnier Biel 1993
364 94 Serper, PCA-WM-Qualifikation Groningen 1993
368 95 Lautier, Schweizer Nationalliga 1994
372 96 Karpow, Dortmund 1994
376 97 Gelfand, Horgen 1994
379 98 San Segundo, Madrid 1995
383 99 Curt Hansen, Malmö 1996
387 100 Kupreitschik, Münster Open 1996
391 101 Golubew, Münster Open 1996
395 102 Beljawski, Mannschafts-EM Pula 1997
399 103 Jepischin, Hamburg 1997
403 104 Kurajica, Sarajevo 1998
408 105 Lobron, Bad Homburg 1998
411 106 Gabriel, Zürich 1999
417 107 Lalic, Kalkutta 2000
420 108 Christiansen, Reykjavik 2000
425 109 Sasikiran, Schacholympiade Bled 2002
428 110 Stefansson, Reykjavik 2003
433 Index of Openings
434 Index of Opponents

On the 23 of March, Viktor Korchnoi will become 80 and therefore Olms has updated and expanded Kortchnoi's 'My Best Games' volume 1&2 from 2001, into this lovely printed one volume eye catching anniversary edition.
Altogether there are 110 excellent analysed games and that means that this new update is good for ten extra Korchnoi games and of course all very readable analysed by the great Viktor Korchnoi himself.
It is not for nothing that the British Chess federation rewarded the book 'Viktor Korchnoi - My Best Games with white' as best book of the year.
Korchnoi, born 23 march 1931, has been one of the world's leading players for nearly half a century. This man is known for his intensive fighting spirit but he is also the greatest player who never managed to win the World Championship.
The book covers his whole chess career starting with his 1951 game against Kamyshov, and the last game in this book holds the game Stefansson - Kortschnoi, Reykjavik 2003.
All games are covered with an introduction text as the following one, extra included for this anniversary print, against the former chess prodigy Henrique Mecking:
Henrique Mecking and the central game of the 1974 match
One of the wonders of chess history was the appearance in the chess arena in the mid-20th century of a young Brazilian, who in a few years acquired sufficient strength and experience to fight for the title of world champion. In Brazil, a country famous for its football but with a lack of chess traditions, there emerged a youngster who at the age of 13 scored 50% in a very strong grandmaster tournament, the so-called 'Interzonal' in Sousse in 1967. The youngster did not rest on his laurels, and in 1973 he won the Interzonal Tournament in Petropolis! Looking at the history of chess competitions, I have to conclude that Mecking's successes were exceptional. I consider the Brazilian player's talent to be comparable with that of the brilliant individuals Mikhail Tal and Magnus Carlsen.
In the world championship qualifying series I had to play a match with Mecking. The winner was to be the first to win three games, not counting draws, with a maximum of 16 games. The match took place in the city of Augusta, in the State of Georgia, in January 1974. The youngster prepared excellently for the match. He found and studied 1200 of my games. He took as his helper a subtle expert on the endgame - Ulf Andersson. A serious battle was in prospect. It would appear that the youngster slightly overrated his chances. He pressed with both White and with Black, but he lacked skill in analysing adjourned positions and he was the first to lose a game (the 5th). But the main battle, a fiercely-contested one, occurred in the central game of the match - the 7th.
Kortschnoi - Mecking,Augusta 1974,
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 e6 5.0-0 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bc5 7.Nb3 Bb6 8.c4 Nf6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Na3 0-0 11.Nc4 Bc7 12.Ne3 Qe7 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Qd2 Bg4 16.Rfe1 a5 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bf4 Bb6 19.Qd1 a4 20.Nc1 Kh8 21.Nd3 Ne5 22.a3 Nc6 23.Kf1 Qe6 24.Rc1 Qf5 25.f3 Bh3 26.b4 axb3 27.Qxb3 Ba5 28.Red1 Bxg2+ 29.Kxg2 Qe6 30.e4 Nd4 31.Qxb7 dxe4 32.Qxe4 Qxe4 33.fxe4 Ne2 34.Rc4 Nc3 35.Rd2 Nxe4 36.Rdc2 Nxg3 37.Nc5 Nh5 38.Be3 Re8 39.Kf3 Bb6 40.a4 g6 41.Bf2 Re7 42.Rb2 Bd8 43.Rb7 Kg8 44.Nd7 f5 45.Rb8 Rxb8 46.Nxb8 Bc7 47.Nc6 Re8 48.a5 Bxh2 49.a6 Kf7 50.a7 Ra8 51.Rd4 g5 52.Rd8 Rxa7 53.Bxa7 g4+ 54.Kg2 Bf4 55.Rd7+ Kg6 56.Bd4 h6 57.Rd5 Bg5 58.Ne5+ Kh7 59.Rd7+ Kg8 60.Nf7 Nf4+ 61.Kh2 Ne2 62.Nxg5 hxg5 63.Be5 1-0.
One of my favourite games in this book is his 1962 fight against Tal:
Korchnoi, Victor - Tal, Mikhail [A62] USSR-ch30,Yerevan,1962
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 Na6 10.h3 Nc7 11.e4 Nd7 12.Re1 Ne8 13.Bg5 Bf6 14.Be3 Rb8 15.a4 a6 16.Bf1 Qe7 17.Nd2 Nc7 18.f4 b5 19.e5 dxe5 20.Nde4 Qd8 21.Nxf6+ Nxf6 22.d6 Ne6 23.fxe5 b4 24.Nd5 Nxd5 25.Qxd5 Bb7 26.Qd2 Qd7 27.Kh2 b3 28.Rac1 Qxa4 29.Bc4 Bc8 30.Rf1 Rb4 31.Bxe6 Bxe6 32.Bh6 Re8 33.Qg5 Re4 34.Rf2 f5 35.Qf6 Qd7 36.Rxc5 Rc4 37.Rxc4 Bxc4 38.Rd2 Be6 39.Rd1 Qa7 40.Rd2 Qd7 41.Rd1 Qa7 42.Rd4 Qd7 43.g4 a5 44.Kg3 Rb8 45.Kh4 Qf7 46.Kg5 fxg4 47.hxg4 Bd7 48.Rc4 a4 49.Rc7 a3 50.Rxd7 Qxd7 51.e6 Qa7 52.Qe5 axb2 53.e7 Kf7 54.d7 1-0.
Korchnoi gives the move 31.Bxe6! but in the 'Mammoth book of the Greatest chess games' by Burgess,Nunn and Emms a question mark!
31.Bxe6 gives black a chance to get back in the game by reviving his inactive pieces.Taimanov gives 31.Qd3 Bd7 32.Bh6, when it is unlikely that black will survive for too long.
But Korchnoi explains as only that 29…Bc8?! is the decisive mistake: 'This move, like the previous one, was made quickly by my opponent, without thinking.'
Conclusion: A classical masterpiece that belongs in every chess library!
With kind permission
John Elburg, www.chessbooks.nl