World Chess Championship: Botvinnik to Kasparov
298 pages, paperback, Reprint, Hardinge, 2003, original edition 1986
From the series »Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics«
The history of the World Chess Championship, begun with Pablo Moran's World Chess Championship: Steinitz to Alekhine, also published by Hardinge Simpole, continues in this volume with the epic struggles between Botvinnik, Bronstein, Smyslov, Tal and Petrosian, via the brief but spectacular advent of Bobby Fischer, and on to the modern superstars Karpov and Kasparov. All games from the matches are annotated and this book with its companion volume forms a valuable addition to the library of any chess enthusiast who wishes to possess a complete collection of games played at the very highest level.
All matches bar one in this book were played out between Soviet citizens, so the account here also serves as an anthology and exemplar of Soviet chess at its zenith.
| Weight | 400 g |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Hardinge |
| Width | 13.7 cm |
| Height | 21.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Author | Robert G. WadeAndrew WhiteleyRaymond Keene |
| Series | Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 1843821184 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781843821182 |
| Year of Original Version | 1986 |
| Pages | 298 |
| Binding | paperback |
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Part One: The Contestants
001 1 The First FIDE Champion - World Championship Tournament 1948
006 2 A Near Miss - Botvinnik-Bronstein 1951
010 3 Paradise Lost and Regained - Botvinnik-Smyslov 1954/57/58
016 4 The Youngest Ex-Champion - Botvinnik-Tal 1960 and 1961
021 5 Iron Logician - Botvinnik-Petrosian 1963 and Petrosian-Spassky 1966 and 1969
026 6 He came, he conquered, he went - Spassky-Fischer 1972 and Fischer's Default 1975
030 7 Karpov-Korchnoi 1978 and 1981
038 8 Karpov-Kasparov 1984 and 1985
Part Two: The Games
049 1 World Championship Tournament 1948
074 2 Botvinnik-Bronstein 1951
088 3 Botvinnik-Smyslov 1954
102 4 Botvinnik-Smyslov 1957
112 5 Smyslov-Botvinnik 1958
123 6 Botvinnik-Tal 1960
135 7 Tal-Botvinnik 1961
145 8 Botvinnik-Petrosian 1963
156 9 Petrosian-Spassky 1966
170 10 Petrosian-Spassky 1969
181 11 Spassky-Fischer 1972
211 12 Karpov-Korchnoi 1978
231 13 Karpov-Korchnoi 1981
248 14 Karpov-Kasparov 1984-5
277 15 Karpov-Kasparov 1985
297 Index of Openings