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Everyman Chess - Games Collections
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Averbakh's Selected Games
by Yuri Averbakh
Publication Date: July 1998
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Here we see distinguished Russian grandmaster, Yuri Averbakh, at work. He has selected the most interesting and instructive games from this wealth of experience. No player can fail to be inspired by these classic games and Averbakh's detailed annotations.
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Soviet Championships
by Mark Taimanov; Bernard Cafferty
Publication Date: October 1997
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Starting in 1920, and running through to the early 1990s, when the political break-up of the USSR meant the end of the competition, the prestigious Soviet Championships were truly representative events with all of the top Soviet players participating.
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Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
by Mikhail Tal
Publication Date: July 1997
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Mikhail Tal, the 'magician from Riga,' was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with charm and humor.
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Smyslov's 125 Selected Games
by Vasily Smyslov
Publication Date: July 1997
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Vasily Smyslov is one of the outstanding players of the post-war era. In a game increasingly dominated by younger players, his achievements - world champion in 1957, candidates finalist at the age of 61, and more than 25 first prized in international tournaments around the world - are a reflection of his consistency at the highest levels. In this collection of his best games, translated by Ken Neat, Smyslov demonstrates the style and technique that took him to the title. Written by one of the most naturally gifted players of the post-war era, this title contains 125 fully annotated games from Smyslov's career and includes victories over Fischer, Tal, Spassky, Botvinnik and many other world-class players.
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Ivan Sokolov's Best Games
by Ivan Sokolov
Publication Date: June 1997
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One of the best ways to improve is to study the games of a top Grandmaster, and Ivan Sokolov's uncompromising style and tactical flair make him a perfect role model. In this book Sokolov demonstrates the deadly effectiveness of his systems against openings such as the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Gambit, Slav, and King's Indian.
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Taimanov's Selected Games
by Mark Taimanov
Publication Date: August 1996
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Grandmaster Mark Taimanov is one of the most consistently successful players of the post-war era. A grandmaster since 1952, he twice qualified as a Candidate for the World Championship and his numerous tournament victories include the Soviet Championship in 1956 and the World Veterans' Championship in 1993. Taimanov has made many significant contributions to opening theory and is the author of numerous openings books. In this highly instructive book, translated by Ken Neat, Taimanov presents an annotated selection of the best games from his long and illustrious career. This title contains 60 deeply annotated games and reveals Taimanov's personal approach to chess. The games are grouped by strategical motif to maximize instructional value.
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Application of Chess Theory
by Yefim Geller
Publication Date: August 1996
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Yefim Geller has been one of the world's foremost grandmasters over the past four decades, during which time he has established a reputation as being the leading Russian authority on opening theory. In this annotated collection of his own games, Geller shows the practical benefits of a sound understanding of opening strategy.
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Sorcerer's Apprentice
by Tom Furstenberg; David Bronstein
Publication Date: November 1995
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In this instructive and entertaining book for players of all ages the legendary David Bronstein, artist and sorcerer of the chessboard, invites the reader to become his apprentice. Bronstein begins with forty recommendations for the chess novice and then develops the reader's chess skills with examples from his own games, of which there are 222 played between 1938 and 1995 - a career spanning 57 years! Although the book has been written primarily for amateurs, with easy-to-understand commentaries, more experienced players - yes, even grandmasters - will also enjoy David Bronstein's many interesting stories and the way in which he waves his magic wand. This is an unconventional book, probably quite unlike anything else the chess world has seen to date, but then again the main subject is also quite unique!
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Timman's Selected Games: Chess the Adventurous Way
by Jan Timman
Publication Date: November 1995
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Jan Timman is one of the world's most imaginative and uncompromising players. His fighting style has provided the chess public with dozens of beautiful games. This fully-annotated selection of eighty of Timman's best games since 1983, includes victories over Anatoly Karpov and Nigel Short and most of the world's other leading players, and contains a wealth of fascinating analysis that will appeal to his many fans around the world.
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Bobby Fischer: His Approach to Chess
by Elie Agur
Publication Date: October 1992
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The return in 1992 of American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer against his old rival Boris Spasskyreawakened interest in the games of one of the most determined World Champions of all time. To Fischer chess is a highly competitive sport which requires not only meticulous opening preparation, a high state of tactical alertness and perfect technique, but also a constant striving for the initiative, immense will to win and even calculated risktaking.In 1972, when he won the supreme crown, he was years ahead of his time in his chess understanding and he influenced the way competitive chess is played today. By studying the deeply researched and thematically arranged materials in this book, players of all strengths will change their attitude towards the game and improve their own play.
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