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Botvinnik - Smyslov 1954 - 1957 - 1958

Three World Chess Championship Matches

287 Seiten, kartoniert, New in Chess, 1. Auflage 2009

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The writings of Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik (1911 - 1995) are legendary. The 'Patriarch' took professionalism in chess to a new level and set new standards for preparation.
In this book, Botvinnik writes the story of the three clashwith his compatriot Vasily Smyslov, matches full of tension between two virtually equal opponents. Botvinnik successfully defended his title by drawing the first match in 1954, but the younger Smyslov won in 1957. One year later Botvinnik bounced back with incredible resilience to win the third match, and regained 'his' world title.
Mikhail Botvinnik, one of the greatest chess players of all time, analyses almost all the games in this book, which also features annotations by Smyslov and other top grandmasters. The comments of the great Champion reveal his match stratand his view on the strategic choices of his opponent. He spares neither himself nor Smyslov.
This book, edited and compiled by Mikhail Moiseevich's nephew Igor Botvinnik, also features Botvinnik's legendary secret Notebooks, wich contain, in great detail, his opening preparation for the matches.
Botvinnik - Smyslov is a fascinating account and an important historical docuon the pinnacle of chess of the mid-20th century.

ForewordMy first chessboard encounter with Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik came at the final of the 12th USSR Championship in 1940. This was followed by various tournament games, the most important of which were at the match-tournaments of 1941 and 1948. But of course, our rivalry reached its zenith in our series of matches in the years 1954-58. In those days, the chess world had a well-organised system, under which World Championship matches were played every three years. I should point out that, whilst we had differing views on certain aspects of chess, we both looked on the game not merely as a sporting competition, but also as an art, and tried at the board to create finished works of art.
This book, containing the annotated games of all three matches, breaks new historical ground: until now, no book on the 1957 match has ever been published, at least not in Russian. Now the reader has the games of all three matches between one set of covers, and can get a full impression of the nature of our rivalry.
Despite the nervous tension that accompanies any match for the World Champithese matches gave the chess world many moments of great creative achievement. Of course, these were accompanied by some serious mistakes, but these only serve to underline the extreme pressure of such matches. I remain convinced that these three matches played a significant role in the history of chess.
I believe that this book will be of interest both to lovers of chess history, and to those who are seeking to improve their own play.
Vasily Smyslov,
ex World Champion
Moscow, January 2003

Weitere Informationen
EAN 9789056912710
Gewicht 600 g
Hersteller New in Chess
Breite 17 cm
Höhe 23,4 cm
Medium Buch
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
Autor Michail BotwinnikIgor Botwinnik
Sprache Englisch
Auflage 1
ISBN-13 9789056912710
Seiten 287
Einband kartoniert
007 Foreword by Vasily Smyslov
008 Botvinnik-Smyslov - The Three Matches
010 A note on the English edition
011 MATCH BOTVINNIK - SMYSLOV 1954
013 GAME 1 16 and 17 March
018 GAME 2 18 March
021 GAME 3 20 March
024 GAME 4 23 and 24 March
028 GAME 5 25 March
032 GAME 6 27 March
034 GAME 7 30 and 31 March
038 GAME 8 1 and 2 April
041 GAME 9 3 April
043 GAME 10 6 April
046 GAME 11 8 April
049 GAME 12 10 April
052 GAME 13 13 April
055 GAME 14 15 April
057 GAME 15 17 April
060 GAME 16 20 and 21 April
064 GAME 17 22 April
066 GAME 18 24 and 25 April
071 GAME 19 29 April
074 GAME 20 4 and 5 May
079 GAME 21 6 May
082 GAME 22 8 and 9 May
085 GAME 23 11 May
088 GAME 24 12 May
091 MATCH BOTVINNIK-SMYSLOV 1957
092 Plan of preparation
093 Botvinnik's 1957 Notebook
116 GAME 1 5 March
119 GAME 2 7 and 8 March
123 GAME 3 9 March
125 GAME 4 12 March
128 GAME 5 14 and 15 March
131 GAME 6 16 March
132 GAME 7 19 March
133 GAME 8 23 March
135 GAME 9 26 March
138 GAME 10 28 and 29 March
141 GAME 11 30 March
142 GAME 12 2 April
145 GAME 13 4 April
147 GAME 14 6 and 7 April
150 GAME 15 9 and 10 April
153 GAME 16 11 and 12 April
156 GAME 17 13 and 14 April
160 GAME 18 18 and 19 April
165 GAME 19 20 April
165 GAME 20 23 April
167 GAME 21 25 April
168 GAME 22 27 April
169 RETURN MATCH SMYSLOV - BOTVINNIK 1958
170 Botvinnik's 1958 Notebook
190 GAME 1 4 and 5 March
193 GAME 2 6 and 7 March
197 GAME 3 11 and 12 March
200 GAME 4 13 and 14 March
206 GAME 5 18 March
209 GAME 6 20 and 21 March
213 GAME 7 22 March
215 GAME 8 25 March
218 GAME 9 27 March
221 GAME 10 29 and 30 March
224 GAME 11 1 April
227 GAME 12 3 and 4 April
233 GAME 13 5 April
236 GAME 14 8 and 9 April
240 GAME 15 10 and 11 April
244 GAME 16 15 April
247 GAME 17 17 and 18 April
251 GAME 18 19 and 20 April
257 GAME 19 22 April
260 GAME 20 29 and 30 April
265 GAME 21 1 May
267 GAME 22 3 May
270 GAME 23 8 May
275 Conclusions from the return match
Hans Ree, New In Chess:
"At the time I was enthralled by these matches, and it is good to see that they are now brought together in one fine volume."
Lubos Kavalek, The Washington Post:
"It is not only a great historical document, presenting 69 deeply annotated games between two giants, but it also reveals the secret notes Botvinnik made in preparation for the matches played in 1957 and 1958."
Marshtower Chess Reviews:
"Given Botvinnik's scientific approach to chess and life, it comes as a surprise when his very human side is displayed (..) he is amazingly honest about his faults and failings."
John Donaldson, ChessToday:
"A complete record of one of the greatest rivalries in chess history (..) The Patriarch's explanations of strategical ideas are crystal clear and his psychological observations are to the point. His notes (..) can be brutal as he spares neither Smyslov nor himself from criticism when they make mistakes."
Bernard Cafferty, British Chess Magazine:
"What a wave of nostalgia swept over the reviewer as he looked through this excellent work (..) providing a fascinating insight into the Patriarch's thinking."