Article Number
LXPOLGA
Author
Grandmaster Achievement
223 pages, paperback, Cadogan, 1994, first edition 1981
Discontinued
In this original and highly acclaimed book, revised for the first Cadogan edition, Super-Grandmaster Lev Polugayevsky describes his personal approach to chess, one which has taken him to the uppermost reaches of the game. Here he highlights the factors which have enabled him to reach the top:
Lyev Polugayevsky, one of the world's leading player over the last thirty years, has been a Candidate for the World Championship on numerous occasions. A companion volume entitled Grandmaster Performance, also translated by Ken Neat, is available from Cadogan.
·Opening preparation
·Adjournment analysis
·Preparation for decisive encounters
Of particular interest is his account of what has become known as the Polugayevsky Variation, one of the sharpest variations of the Sicilian Defence. Here we can share the author's joys and disappointments as he attempts over a period of many years to uphold his brain-child against attempts to 'bury it'.Lyev Polugayevsky, one of the world's leading player over the last thirty years, has been a Candidate for the World Championship on numerous occasions. A companion volume entitled Grandmaster Performance, also translated by Ken Neat, is available from Cadogan.
| EAN | 1857440498 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Cadogan |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Author | Lyev Polugayevsky |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 1857440498 |
| Year of First Edition | 1981 |
| Pages | 223 |
| Binding | paperback |