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LXKEEDOTM
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Duels of the mind - 12 best games of chess
96 pages, paperback, Batsford Chess, 1991
Discontinued
Everyone is fascinated by great games of chess: the spectacular sacrifices, profound strategic plans and brilliant endgame play produced in the heat of combat are powerful expressions of the creativity of the human mind. But which, of all the hundreds of candidates, are the very greatest games ever played?
Here, in this book, is Grandmaster Raymond Keene's personal selection: twelve games, played by the giants of chess, each of them representing a peak in chess-playing genius. From the slashing attacks of Paul Morphy to the classical beauty of José Capablanca; from the python-like constriction of Aron Nimzowitsch to the dynamic aggression of Gary Kasparov: all styles of chess are present, as are the great names of chess, including Steinitz, Lasker Alekhine, Spassky and Fischer.
Here, in this book, is Grandmaster Raymond Keene's personal selection: twelve games, played by the giants of chess, each of them representing a peak in chess-playing genius. From the slashing attacks of Paul Morphy to the classical beauty of José Capablanca; from the python-like constriction of Aron Nimzowitsch to the dynamic aggression of Gary Kasparov: all styles of chess are present, as are the great names of chess, including Steinitz, Lasker Alekhine, Spassky and Fischer.
| EAN | 0713467681 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 490 g |
| Manufacturer | Batsford Chess |
| Width | 19.2 cm |
| Height | 25.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Author | Raymond Keene |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 0713467681 |
| Pages | 96 |
| Binding | paperback |
| Photos | 23 |
07 FOREWORD
09 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Notation
Layout
Diagrams
Rates of Exchange
12 INTRODUCTION
15 1 THE DAWN OF TOURNAMENT PLAY
Anderssen-Kieseritsky (London 1851)
The King's Gambit
21 2 PAUL MORPHY, THE AMERICAN METEOR
Paulsen-Morphy (New York 1857)
27 3 THE FIEND HAS OFFERED HIS QUEEN
Zukertort-Blackburne (London 1883)
Flank Openings: 1 c4 and 1 Sf3
34 4 A CHAMPAGNE VICTORY
Steinitz-Tchigorin (Havana 1892)
Ruy Lopez
41 5 BATTLE OF TITANS
Pillsbuiy-Lasker (St Petersburg 1896)
The Queen's Gambit
49 6 THE THUNDERBOLT
Bernstein-Capablanca (Moscow 1914)
55 7 THE MARSHAL`S BATON
Bogolyubov-Alekhine (Hastings 1922)
63 8 PARALYSIS
Samisch-Nimzowitsch (Copenhagen 1923)
Indian Defences
69 9 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Botvinnik-Capablanca (Rotterdam 1938)
77 10 THE RAMPANT ROOK
Larsen-Spassky (Belgrade 1970)
81 11 A MOZART SYMPHONY
Fischer-Spassky (Reykjavik 1972)
89 12 STAR WARS
KarpovKasparov (Moscow 1985)
The Sicilian Defence
96 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
09 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Notation
Layout
Diagrams
Rates of Exchange
12 INTRODUCTION
15 1 THE DAWN OF TOURNAMENT PLAY
Anderssen-Kieseritsky (London 1851)
The King's Gambit
21 2 PAUL MORPHY, THE AMERICAN METEOR
Paulsen-Morphy (New York 1857)
27 3 THE FIEND HAS OFFERED HIS QUEEN
Zukertort-Blackburne (London 1883)
Flank Openings: 1 c4 and 1 Sf3
34 4 A CHAMPAGNE VICTORY
Steinitz-Tchigorin (Havana 1892)
Ruy Lopez
41 5 BATTLE OF TITANS
Pillsbuiy-Lasker (St Petersburg 1896)
The Queen's Gambit
49 6 THE THUNDERBOLT
Bernstein-Capablanca (Moscow 1914)
55 7 THE MARSHAL`S BATON
Bogolyubov-Alekhine (Hastings 1922)
63 8 PARALYSIS
Samisch-Nimzowitsch (Copenhagen 1923)
Indian Defences
69 9 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Botvinnik-Capablanca (Rotterdam 1938)
77 10 THE RAMPANT ROOK
Larsen-Spassky (Belgrade 1970)
81 11 A MOZART SYMPHONY
Fischer-Spassky (Reykjavik 1972)
89 12 STAR WARS
KarpovKasparov (Moscow 1985)
The Sicilian Defence
96 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS