Garry Kasparov has dominated the world of competitive chess for longer than any world champion. The period 1999-2005 represents one of the most fascinating and controversial phases of his career, including repeated and frustrated attempts to reunify the world championship. Following the recent announcement of his retirement, this must-have guide is a celebration of the final years of one of the greatest players of our time.
A large selection of games are covered, accompanied by in-depth annotation and analysis. Including games right up to the eve of his retirement, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide available, representing an unrivalled opportunity to draw on Kasparov's phenonemal experience on the chess board.
- Fascinating insight into the mind of one of the world's chess greats on the eve of his retirement
- Contains the most recent selection of games and analysis to date
- In-depth annotation helps to draw on Kasparov's phenonemal chess experience
- For all chess players
005 Introduction
006 Symbols
007 1999
007 Game 1 [B33] GK - Loek van Wely Wijk aan Zee
011 Game 2 [B07] GK - Veselin Topalov Wijk aan Zee
020 Game 3 [D97] GK - Peter Svidler Wijk aan Zee
026 Game 4 [B80] Veselin Topalov - GK Linares
035 Game 5 [D26] GK - Vassily Ivanchuk Linares
041 Game 6 [B80] Viswanathan Anand - GK Linares
048 Game 7 [D88] Vladimir Kramnik - GK Linares
049 Game 8 [E20] GK - Nigel Short Sarajevo
053 Game 9 [C45] GK - Michael Adams Sarajevo
057 Game 10 [D97] Viswanathan Anand - GK Frankfurt rapid
060 Game 11 [B66] GK - Vladimir Kramnik Frankfurt rapid
063 2000
063 Game 12 [B80] GK - Loek van Wely Wijk aan Zee
069 Game 13 [C45] GK - Jan Timman Wijk aan Zee
073 Game 14 [D71] Predrag Nikolic - GK Wijk aan Zee
079 Game 15 [D36] GK - Dibyendu Barua KasparovChess GP
084 Game 16 [D46] Loek van Wely - GK KasparovChess GP
092 Game 17 [B92] Viswanathan Anand - GK Linares
096 Game 18 [C42] GK - Helgi Olafsson Kopavogur rapid
097 Game 19 [D85] Jan Timman - GK Kopavogur rapid
101 Game 20 [C45] GK - Etienne Bacrot Sarajevo
107 Game 21 [Cll] GK - Mikhail Gurevich Sarajevo
108 Game 22 [C42] GK - Ivan Sokolov Sarajevo
110 Game 23 [B90] GK - Kiril Georgiev Sarajevo
112 Game 24 [B80] Sergei Movsesian - GK Sarajevo
117 Game 25 [Cll] GK - Alexei Shirov Frankfurt rapid
131 2001
131 Game 26 [B23] Sergei Tiviakov - GK Wijk aan Zee
134 Game 27 [B20] Alexei Fedorov - GK Wijk aan Zee
137 Game 28 [C42] GK - Alexei Shirov Wijk aan Zee
143 Game 29 [B90] Alexander Grischuk - GK Linares
147 Game 30 [B12] GK - Anatoly Karpov Linares
154 Game 31 [C88] GK-Peter Leko Linares
158 Game 32 [C80] GK - Alexei Shirov Linares
161 Game 33 [C05] GK - Evgeny Bareev Cannes rapid
165 Game 34 [B49] GK - Joel Lautier Cannes rapid
169 Game 35 [C96] GK - Alexander Grischuk Cannes ra[id
174 Game 36 [B30] GK - Jeroen Piket Zurich rapid
179 Game 37 [C13] GK - Viktor Korchnoi Zurich rapid
180 Game 38 [C05] GK - Nigel Short Zurich rapid
183 Game 39 [B84] Alexei Shirov - GK Astana
184 Game 40 [B87] Alexander Morozevich - GK Astana
189 Game 41 [Cll] GK - Alexei Shirov Astana
191 Game 42 [C67] GK - Vladimir Kramnik Astana
196 Game 43 [E35] Dao Thien Hai - GK Batumi rapid
197 Game 44 [C88] GK - Evgeny Vladimirov Batumi rapid
198 Game 45 [E54] Evgeny Vladimirov - GK Batumi rapid
200 Game 46 [B41] GK - Vladimir Kramnik Botvinnik Memorial
201 Game 47 [D27] Vladimir Kramnik - GK Botvinnik Memorial
207 2002
207 Game 48 [C42] GK - Michael Adams Linares
212 Game 49 [B41] GK - Francisco Vallejo Pons Linares
218 Game 50 [C10] Ruslan Ponomariov - GK Linares
225 Game 51 [B33] Alexei Shirov - GK Linares
229 Game 52 [B33] Judit Polgar - GK EuroTel Trophy
231 Game 53 [B51] GK - Judit Polgar EuroTel Trophy
233 Game 54 [B30] Alexander Grischuk - GK Moscow rapid
236 Game 55 [C61] GK - Alexander Khalifman Moscow rapid
238 Game 56 [B06] GK - Teimour Radjabov Moscow rapid
242 Game 57 [B12] GK - Alexei Shirov Russia v the World
246 Game 58 [B15] Krishnan Sasikiran - GK Bled Olympiad
247 Game 59 [B63] GK - Mikhail Mchedlishvili Bled Olympiad
250 Game 60 [C82] GK - Michal Krasenkow Bled Olympiad
254 Game 61 [B85] Christopher Lutz - GK Bled Olympiad
256 2003
257 Game 62 [E18] GK - Ruslan Ponomariov Linares
262 Game 63 [B19] GK - Viswanathan Anand Linares
270 Game 64 [DH] Zurab Azmaiparashvili - GK Crete rapid match
277 Game 65 [E39] GK - Vladimir Chuchelov Rethymnon
281 Game 66 [B12] GK - Baadur Jobava Rethymnon
290 Game 67 [D18] Konstantin Sakaev - GK Rethymnon
291 Game 68 [E32] GK - Alexander Grischuk Rethymnon
294 2004
295 Game 69 [045] GK - Francisco Vallejo Pons Linares
302 Game 70 [E92] GK - Magnus Carlsen Reykjavik rapid
306 Game 71 [A33] GK - Loek van Wely Armenia v the World
309 Game 72 [C83] GK - Alexei Shirov Izmir
313 Game 73 [B19] GK - Evgeny Bareev Russian Ch
317 Game 74 [D43] GK - Alexei Dreev Russian Ch
325 2005
325 Game 75 [D02] Francisco Vallejo Pons - GK Linares
328 Game 76 [D47] Rustam Kasimdzhanov - GK Linares
332 Game 77 [B90] Michael Adams - GK Linares
335 Index of Openings
336 Index of Opponents
Das Buch enthält 77 Turnierpartien von Garry Kasparow, des wohl stärksten Schachspielers bis zum heutigen Tag, von 1999 bis 2005, darunter auch einige Schnellpartien. Unter seinen Gegnern finden wir die derzeit Besten der Welt wie Adams, Anand, Grischuk, Iwantschuk, Kramnik, Leko, Morosewitsch, Polgar, Ponomarjow, Schirow, Swidler und Topalow. Die Analysen sind sehr tief, erstrecken sich meist über viele Seiten und werden durch zahlreiche Diagramme verdeutlicht. Damit ist über die hohe Qualität des Buches eigentlich alles gesagt. Turniertabellen sind nicht vorhanden, aber viel Text zwischen den Partien lässt die Ereignisse lebendig werden.
Die Verfasser Tibor Karolyi und Nick Aplin denken, dass ihr Buch von allen Schachfreunden mit Gewinn studiert werden kann. Sicherlich werden aber Fortgeschrittene mit englischen Sprachkenntnissen daraus Nutzen ziehen. Von den gleichen Autoren gibt es übrigens auch eine Sammlung von Kasparow-Partien aus der Zeit von 1993 bis 1998, ebenfalls bei Batsford erschienen.
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Tibor Karolyi & Nick Aplin cover in this second volume the last significant phases of Garry Kasparov’s chess career with the period that lead up to his title defence against Vladimir Kramnik,and unfortunately his chess retirement in 2005. Both authors give as reason for his retirement; He probably realized he could not arrange a re match with Kramnik.He was was also no longer immune to the blight of mediocre play.He seemed to have less energy for chess work. Some voices had been criticizing his level of privilege in the chess world, especially his retention of the number one ranking in a period of little active play. Probably the greatest factor was the difficulty in standing the tension; as the last game proved, Gary was no longer able to cope with the stress consistently. But I still belive Garry Kasparov belongs to the greatest player of modern time. But back to the games in this book again there is a full coverage of 77 complete games and unfortnatly some game extracts, where the annotations to the games are really very extensive and both authors have made excellent use of move to move annotations. For example please see game 66 and I would like to show you the first moves of the game between Kasparov and the talented Jobava played at Rethymnon,2003; 1.e4 Garry’s opponent is an excellent theoretician. One year later at the Calvia Olympiad,where he attainted an incredible high Elo performance, he was to produce one of the most stunning novelties ever seen.That was in his game with white against Kualots,which started with white against Kualots,which started with a Slav.Up to this point in his career,with the black pieces,Jobava had played the Najdorf and the King’s Indian almost exclusively. Garry doesn’t test him in the latter,even through at one stage it was his own main weapon against 1.d4. 1 ... c6?! Jobava tries the Caro-Kann for the first time in his life.Usually he plays the Najdorf,answering 6.Be3 with 6 ... Ng4 and 6.f3 with 6 ... b5.He decides not subject his Sicilian line to the severest test.Garry had started by playing the Bf5 Caro-Kann and than switched to the Najdorf.Jobava’s devolpment is the reverse. 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Most probaly Garry not know what his opponent would play in the main line or in the Panov.Against Anand at Linares a few months earlier he had acquired a small edge from 3.Nd2 {see game 63},but that might not have satisfided him against a lower rated player. This way the reader can easy see hoe well loaded this book is with instructive and readable text! Conclusion: Buy it for the heavy analyses!
John Elburg 2007/01
Tibor Károlyi, 
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