Artikelnummer
LXPUREC
Extreme Chess
World Championships 1935 1937 1972
251 Seiten, kartoniert, Thinkers' Press, 1. Auflage 2003, original erschienen 1999, Erstauflage 1999
Aus der Reihe »C.S.J. Purdy Gold Chess Series«
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Taken together, the two Alekhine-Euwe matches of 1935 and 1937 are arguably the most interesting and instructive matches ever contested. The reader will find them true "chess-thrillers" of the "I couldn´t put it down until I finished it" variety. In each, the lead changed I hands several times. There were smashing victories, hairbreadth escapes, overlooked opportunities, and even a few stunning double-blunders. Lines in the Slav Defense to the Queen's Pawn were debated by the players. Over and over, "improvements" were trumped by better "improvements" only to be turned around, by the loser, transforming himself into a winner with another "improvement!"
The chess was fighting chess, often truly awesome in its depth and subtlety. And at the end, in the 1937 match, Alekhine became the only player in all of world championship history to win the championship title by resigning the last game of the match!
Cecil Purdy was a most knowledgeable guide to everything that happens on and off the chessboard, and his notes to the games are models of the annotators' art. About the 1937 match, Purdy said, "For accuracy combined with entertainment, the match was probably the best played, the 1935 match coming a good second."
The 1972 Fischer-Spassky match was the "coronation" of Bobby Fischer, who for some years prior to 1972 was the unofficial "King of the chess world."
This work is an all-in-one-volume edited reissue (involving additions, deletions, and rearrangements) of three books by C J.S. Purdy: How Euwe Won (Australasian Chess Review, Sydney, 1936), The Return of Alekhine (Australasian Chess Review, Sydney, 1938), and How Fischer Won (E.J. Dwyer [Holdings], 1972).
The three World Championship Chess Matches-Alekhine-Euwe 1,1935; Alekhine-Euwe II, 1937; Fischer-Spassky I,1972-detailed here were milestones in the history of chess. The participants were each, at one time or another, World Chess Champions; and Alekhine and Fischer are near the top of almost all proposed lists of the ten greatest chess players of all time.
The matches were great sporting events, with fireworks both on and off the board. The games were fierce head-to-head struggles, and the quality of the play sometimes reached awesome levels.
Purdy is the ideal guide to it all. He comments on the play, on the players, on the critics, and on the chess world reaction to each match. Purdy's annotations are simultaneously entertaining, informative, and instructional.
Purdy was long of the opinion that an excellent way to improve one's own playing strength is to play over master games. Take the side of the winner, or either side if the game was a draw, and cover the moves with a card. When it is your player's turn to move, select a move based upon the position on the board; then uncover the actual game move. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of your move versus the game move, and absorb Purdy's comments where they appear. Proceed in this way through the entire game.
Cecil John Seddon (C.J.S.) Purdy (1906-1979) was four times Champion of Australia, an International Master, and the first World Correspondence Chess Champion. He published and edited what was arguably the premier chess journal of its day: Australasian Chess Review (1929-1944), Check (1944-1945), Chess World (1946-1967)-a continuing journal with an occasional name change. Purdy's game annotations and his writings on all aspects of chess have been widely praised. For some other books devoted to Purdy's chess writings, see the items listed in The Purdy Library of Chess at the end of this work.
Foreword
The chess was fighting chess, often truly awesome in its depth and subtlety. And at the end, in the 1937 match, Alekhine became the only player in all of world championship history to win the championship title by resigning the last game of the match!
Cecil Purdy was a most knowledgeable guide to everything that happens on and off the chessboard, and his notes to the games are models of the annotators' art. About the 1937 match, Purdy said, "For accuracy combined with entertainment, the match was probably the best played, the 1935 match coming a good second."
The 1972 Fischer-Spassky match was the "coronation" of Bobby Fischer, who for some years prior to 1972 was the unofficial "King of the chess world."
This work is an all-in-one-volume edited reissue (involving additions, deletions, and rearrangements) of three books by C J.S. Purdy: How Euwe Won (Australasian Chess Review, Sydney, 1936), The Return of Alekhine (Australasian Chess Review, Sydney, 1938), and How Fischer Won (E.J. Dwyer [Holdings], 1972).
The three World Championship Chess Matches-Alekhine-Euwe 1,1935; Alekhine-Euwe II, 1937; Fischer-Spassky I,1972-detailed here were milestones in the history of chess. The participants were each, at one time or another, World Chess Champions; and Alekhine and Fischer are near the top of almost all proposed lists of the ten greatest chess players of all time.
The matches were great sporting events, with fireworks both on and off the board. The games were fierce head-to-head struggles, and the quality of the play sometimes reached awesome levels.
Purdy is the ideal guide to it all. He comments on the play, on the players, on the critics, and on the chess world reaction to each match. Purdy's annotations are simultaneously entertaining, informative, and instructional.
Purdy was long of the opinion that an excellent way to improve one's own playing strength is to play over master games. Take the side of the winner, or either side if the game was a draw, and cover the moves with a card. When it is your player's turn to move, select a move based upon the position on the board; then uncover the actual game move. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of your move versus the game move, and absorb Purdy's comments where they appear. Proceed in this way through the entire game.
Cecil John Seddon (C.J.S.) Purdy (1906-1979) was four times Champion of Australia, an International Master, and the first World Correspondence Chess Champion. He published and edited what was arguably the premier chess journal of its day: Australasian Chess Review (1929-1944), Check (1944-1945), Chess World (1946-1967)-a continuing journal with an occasional name change. Purdy's game annotations and his writings on all aspects of chess have been widely praised. For some other books devoted to Purdy's chess writings, see the items listed in The Purdy Library of Chess at the end of this work.
Foreword
| EAN | 0938650815 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Hersteller | Thinkers' Press |
| Breite | 15 cm |
| Höhe | 22,7 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2003 |
| Autor | Cecil J. S. PurdyRalph J. Tykodi |
| Reihe | C.S.J. Purdy Gold Chess Series |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 1 |
| ISBN-10 | 0938650815 |
| Jahr der Erstauflage | 1999 |
| Jahr der Originalausgabe | 1999 |
| Seiten | 251 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
009 Foreword
010 History of the Championship
FOUR WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONS
012 Alekhine
015 Euwe
016 Fischer
019 Spassky
ALEKHINE-EUWE I, 1935
021 Preface
022 Story Of The Match
024 Table Of Results
025 Alekhine's Statement
026 How The Match Finished
027 Euwe On His Win
029 More Remarks By Euwe
029 Echoes
029 What Spielmann Said
030 Openings' Table
031 What Lasker Said
031 What Lasker Said Later
031 The Openings
First Phase (Games 1-9): Shock Tactics Triumph
032 Game 1 QGD Slav Defense
034 Game 2 King's Indian Defense
036 Game 3 French Defense Winawer Variation
037 Game 4 King's Indian Defense
039 Game 5 French Defense Winawer Variation
040 Game 6 QGD Slav Defense
042 Game 7 French Defense Winawer Variation
043 Game 8 QGD Slav Defense
046 Game 9 French Defense Winawer Variation
Second Phase (Games 10-15): Shock Tactics Collapse
047 Game 10 QGD Slav Defense
049 Game 11 QGD Slav Defense
049 Game 12 King's Indian Defense
050 Game 13 Ruy Lopez
052 Game 14 King's Indian Defense
054 Game 15 QGD Slav Defense
Third Phase (Games 16-19): Alekhine Regains Two Points
057 Game 16 QGD Slav Defense
060 Game 17 Colle System
060 Game 18 English Opening
061 Game 19 QGD Slav Defense
Fourth Phase (Games 20-26): Alekhine Caught and Passed
063 Game 20 QGD Slav Defense
064 Game 21 QGD Slav Defense
066 Game 22 Nimzo-Indian Defense
067 Game 23 QGD Slav Defense
069 Game 24 Dutch Defense
071 Game 25 QGD Slav Defense
074 Game 26 Dutch Defense
Fifth Phase (Games 27-30): Alekhine's Great Final Effort
075 Game 27 Vienna Game
077 Game 28 QGD Orthodox Defense
079 Game 29 Alekhine's Defense
080 Game 30 Queen's Gambit Accepted
ALEKHINE-EUWE II,1937
083 Preface
084 Story Of The Match
084 The Players
084 When And Where
084 The Seconds
084 The Management
084 The Press
085 Conditions
085 The Time Limit
085 "The Milk Of Human Kindness"
085 The Players Sum Up
085 Alekhine
088 Euwe
088 Phases
089 The Openings
090 The Match Summarized
092 Ideals Of Annotation
094 Openings' Table
095 Index To Openings
Phase I (Games 1-5): Euwe Leads
095 Game 1 Slav Defense Krause Attack
099 Game 2 Slav Defense Krause Attack
103 Game 3 Semi-Slav Defense
107 Game 4 Slav Defense Krause Attack
109 Game 5 QGAccepted
Phase II (Games 6-10): Alekhine's Shattering Run
111 Game 6 QGD Slav Defense
112 Game 7 Slav Defense Normal Variation
114 Game 8 Nimzo-Indian Defense
116 Game 9 Slav Defense
118 Game 10 Nimzo-Indian Defense
Phase III (Games 11-14): Alekhine Reaches His Sixth Win
120 Game 11 Slav Defense Krause Attack
121 Game 12 Nimzo-Indian Defense
123 Game 13 Slav Defense Normal Variation
127 Game 14 QG Accepted (in effect)
Phase IV (Games 15-20): Fighting Chess
130 Game 15 Slav Defense Normal Variation
132 Game 16 QG Accepted (in effect)
135 Game 17 Slav Defense Normal Variation
137 Game 18 Orthodox Defense
139 Game 19 Nimzo-Indian Defense
142 Game 20 Nimzo-Indian Defense
Phase V (Games21-25): Debacle!
143 Game 21 Queen's Indian Defense
145 Game 22 Reti Opening
147 Game 23 Queen's Indian Defense
149 Game 24 Orthodox Defense
150 Game 25 Nimzo-Indian Defense
Phase VI (Games 26-30): Just Chess!
152 Game 26 Slav Defense
153 Game 27 Nimzo-Indian Defense
154 Game 28 Slav Defense
156 Game 29 Orthodox Defense
157 Game 30 Orthodox Defense
159 The Openings
FISCHER-SPASSKYI, 1972
171 Preface
172 World Champions Through 1000 Years
178 The FIDE Era
180 The Pre-Match Cold War
182 Game 1: The Suicide Bishop, Nimzo-Indian Defense
187 Game 2: Bloodless Victory
188 Game 3: Valiant!, Benoni Defense
191 Game 4: The Missed Tide, Sicilian Defense
194 Game 5: Genius Rampant, Nimzo-Indian Defense
197 Game 6: Der Brave Damenbauer!, QGD Orthodox Defense
200 Game 7: "Poisoned Pawn," Sicilian Defense
202 Game 8: Victim of the Gods, English Opening
204 Game 9: Zwischenzug, Queen's Pawn Tarrasch Defense Deferred
206 Game 10: The Wrong Rook, Ruy Lopez Chigorin Defense
209 Game 11: Really Poisoned This Time, Sicilian Defense Najdorf Variant
211 Game 12: Healing Balm, Queen's Gambit Declined
213 Game 13: Spassky's Star Wanes, Alekhine's Defense
216 Game 14: The Trapper Trapped, Queen's Gambit Declined
219 Game 15: Attack Is The Best Defense, Sicilian Defense
221 Game 16: When Greek Meets Greek, Ruy Lopez Exchange Variant
224 Game 17: The Over-Rated Exchange, Pirc Defense
227 Game 18: The Titans, Sicilian Defense
230 Game 19: Display of Pyrotechnics, Alekhine's Defense
232 Game 20: Sudden Rush of Caution to the Head, Sicilian Defense
234 Game 21: A Fascinating Finale, Sicilian Defense
236 Summary
237 Opening Theory and the Reykjavik Match
241 FISCHER-SPASSKYII, 1992
242 THE ANNOTATOR: C.J.S. PURDY (1906-1979)
252 THE PURDY LIBRARY OF CHESS
251 COLOPHON
010 History of the Championship
FOUR WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONS
012 Alekhine
015 Euwe
016 Fischer
019 Spassky
ALEKHINE-EUWE I, 1935
021 Preface
022 Story Of The Match
024 Table Of Results
025 Alekhine's Statement
026 How The Match Finished
027 Euwe On His Win
029 More Remarks By Euwe
029 Echoes
029 What Spielmann Said
030 Openings' Table
031 What Lasker Said
031 What Lasker Said Later
031 The Openings
First Phase (Games 1-9): Shock Tactics Triumph
032 Game 1 QGD Slav Defense
034 Game 2 King's Indian Defense
036 Game 3 French Defense Winawer Variation
037 Game 4 King's Indian Defense
039 Game 5 French Defense Winawer Variation
040 Game 6 QGD Slav Defense
042 Game 7 French Defense Winawer Variation
043 Game 8 QGD Slav Defense
046 Game 9 French Defense Winawer Variation
Second Phase (Games 10-15): Shock Tactics Collapse
047 Game 10 QGD Slav Defense
049 Game 11 QGD Slav Defense
049 Game 12 King's Indian Defense
050 Game 13 Ruy Lopez
052 Game 14 King's Indian Defense
054 Game 15 QGD Slav Defense
Third Phase (Games 16-19): Alekhine Regains Two Points
057 Game 16 QGD Slav Defense
060 Game 17 Colle System
060 Game 18 English Opening
061 Game 19 QGD Slav Defense
Fourth Phase (Games 20-26): Alekhine Caught and Passed
063 Game 20 QGD Slav Defense
064 Game 21 QGD Slav Defense
066 Game 22 Nimzo-Indian Defense
067 Game 23 QGD Slav Defense
069 Game 24 Dutch Defense
071 Game 25 QGD Slav Defense
074 Game 26 Dutch Defense
Fifth Phase (Games 27-30): Alekhine's Great Final Effort
075 Game 27 Vienna Game
077 Game 28 QGD Orthodox Defense
079 Game 29 Alekhine's Defense
080 Game 30 Queen's Gambit Accepted
ALEKHINE-EUWE II,1937
083 Preface
084 Story Of The Match
084 The Players
084 When And Where
084 The Seconds
084 The Management
084 The Press
085 Conditions
085 The Time Limit
085 "The Milk Of Human Kindness"
085 The Players Sum Up
085 Alekhine
088 Euwe
088 Phases
089 The Openings
090 The Match Summarized
092 Ideals Of Annotation
094 Openings' Table
095 Index To Openings
Phase I (Games 1-5): Euwe Leads
095 Game 1 Slav Defense Krause Attack
099 Game 2 Slav Defense Krause Attack
103 Game 3 Semi-Slav Defense
107 Game 4 Slav Defense Krause Attack
109 Game 5 QGAccepted
Phase II (Games 6-10): Alekhine's Shattering Run
111 Game 6 QGD Slav Defense
112 Game 7 Slav Defense Normal Variation
114 Game 8 Nimzo-Indian Defense
116 Game 9 Slav Defense
118 Game 10 Nimzo-Indian Defense
Phase III (Games 11-14): Alekhine Reaches His Sixth Win
120 Game 11 Slav Defense Krause Attack
121 Game 12 Nimzo-Indian Defense
123 Game 13 Slav Defense Normal Variation
127 Game 14 QG Accepted (in effect)
Phase IV (Games 15-20): Fighting Chess
130 Game 15 Slav Defense Normal Variation
132 Game 16 QG Accepted (in effect)
135 Game 17 Slav Defense Normal Variation
137 Game 18 Orthodox Defense
139 Game 19 Nimzo-Indian Defense
142 Game 20 Nimzo-Indian Defense
Phase V (Games21-25): Debacle!
143 Game 21 Queen's Indian Defense
145 Game 22 Reti Opening
147 Game 23 Queen's Indian Defense
149 Game 24 Orthodox Defense
150 Game 25 Nimzo-Indian Defense
Phase VI (Games 26-30): Just Chess!
152 Game 26 Slav Defense
153 Game 27 Nimzo-Indian Defense
154 Game 28 Slav Defense
156 Game 29 Orthodox Defense
157 Game 30 Orthodox Defense
159 The Openings
FISCHER-SPASSKYI, 1972
171 Preface
172 World Champions Through 1000 Years
178 The FIDE Era
180 The Pre-Match Cold War
182 Game 1: The Suicide Bishop, Nimzo-Indian Defense
187 Game 2: Bloodless Victory
188 Game 3: Valiant!, Benoni Defense
191 Game 4: The Missed Tide, Sicilian Defense
194 Game 5: Genius Rampant, Nimzo-Indian Defense
197 Game 6: Der Brave Damenbauer!, QGD Orthodox Defense
200 Game 7: "Poisoned Pawn," Sicilian Defense
202 Game 8: Victim of the Gods, English Opening
204 Game 9: Zwischenzug, Queen's Pawn Tarrasch Defense Deferred
206 Game 10: The Wrong Rook, Ruy Lopez Chigorin Defense
209 Game 11: Really Poisoned This Time, Sicilian Defense Najdorf Variant
211 Game 12: Healing Balm, Queen's Gambit Declined
213 Game 13: Spassky's Star Wanes, Alekhine's Defense
216 Game 14: The Trapper Trapped, Queen's Gambit Declined
219 Game 15: Attack Is The Best Defense, Sicilian Defense
221 Game 16: When Greek Meets Greek, Ruy Lopez Exchange Variant
224 Game 17: The Over-Rated Exchange, Pirc Defense
227 Game 18: The Titans, Sicilian Defense
230 Game 19: Display of Pyrotechnics, Alekhine's Defense
232 Game 20: Sudden Rush of Caution to the Head, Sicilian Defense
234 Game 21: A Fascinating Finale, Sicilian Defense
236 Summary
237 Opening Theory and the Reykjavik Match
241 FISCHER-SPASSKYII, 1992
242 THE ANNOTATOR: C.J.S. PURDY (1906-1979)
252 THE PURDY LIBRARY OF CHESS
251 COLOPHON