Artikelnummer
LXSEIWCBG
Winning Chess Brilliancies (hc)
Eigenschaften
368 Seiten, gebunden, Chess Elevation, 2. Auflage 2026
Winning Chess Brilliancies provides a move-by-move account of the best chess games from the last quarter of the 20th century to the present day, played by the world’s foremost chess competitors. With an authoritative voice that is by turns poetic and analytical, Seirawan serves as host to a fascinating excursion of the most brilliant chess games, providing explanations of each and every move. Always in the picture is the historical atmosphere of the chess and non-chess world at the time, making this book far from a dry, only-chess read.
In Winning Chess Brilliancies, you’ll get a taste of the most dazzling chess combinations, devious strategies and downright cruel blows as World Champions risk it all! This book is truly a celebration of the sport of chess.
Winning Chess Brilliancies is the part of Yasser Seirawan’s highly acclaimed Winning Chess series, the bestselling series of chess books ever.
The entire Winning Chess series is fully revised with a modern fresh layout.
Yasser Seirawan is one of the top-ranked chess players in the USA and was the first American candidate for the World Championship title since Bobby Fischer. He is a four-time US Champion, the 1989 Western Hemisphere Champion, and a ten-time member of the US Chess Olympiad team. His achievements distinguish him as one of only a handful of players to defeat world champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in tournament play.
In Winning Chess Brilliancies, you’ll get a taste of the most dazzling chess combinations, devious strategies and downright cruel blows as World Champions risk it all! This book is truly a celebration of the sport of chess.
Winning Chess Brilliancies is the part of Yasser Seirawan’s highly acclaimed Winning Chess series, the bestselling series of chess books ever.
The entire Winning Chess series is fully revised with a modern fresh layout.
Yasser Seirawan is one of the top-ranked chess players in the USA and was the first American candidate for the World Championship title since Bobby Fischer. He is a four-time US Champion, the 1989 Western Hemisphere Champion, and a ten-time member of the US Chess Olympiad team. His achievements distinguish him as one of only a handful of players to defeat world champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in tournament play.
| EAN | 9781836840572 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 650 g |
| Hersteller | Chess Elevation |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2026 |
| Autor | Jeremy SilmanYasser Seirawan |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 2 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781836840572 |
| Seiten | 368 |
| Einband | gebunden |
| Name | Chess Elevation |
|---|
004 Key to Symbols Used
005 About this Publication
006 Acknowledgements
007 Introduction
011 1) Making History (Fischer – Spassky, Reykjavik [6] 1972)
039 2) Slaying the Dragon (Karpov – Korchnoi, Moscow [2] 1974)
061 3) Sparkling Originality (Ljubojevic – Andersson, Wijk aan Zee 1976)
087 4) Time-Trouble Misery (Korchnoi – Karpov, Baguio City [17] 1978)
111 5) A Sunny Moment (Seirawan – Karpov, London 1982)
129 6) Olympian Effort (Korchnoi – Kasparov, Lucerne [ol] 1982)
155 7) Experienced Hands (Smyslov – Ribli, London [5] 1983)
177 8) Supreme Effort (Beliavsky – Nunn, Wijk aan Zee 1985)
201 9) Moscow Miracle (Karpov – Kasparov, Moscow [16] 1985)
223 10) À la Morphy (Seirawan – Timman, Hilversum [5] 1990)
239 11) Lightning and Thunder (Kasparov – Karpov, Lyon 1990)
261 12) A Rapid Coup (Ivanchuk – Yusupov, Brussels 1991)
291 13) Opening Ambition (Firouzja – Zarkovic, Sharjah 2019)
311 14) One Tempo is Enough (Carlsen – Li Chao, Doha 2015)
335 15) The Wizard of Uz (Praggnanandhaa – Rapport, Tashkent 2025)
362 Postscript
363 Name Index
005 About this Publication
006 Acknowledgements
007 Introduction
011 1) Making History (Fischer – Spassky, Reykjavik [6] 1972)
039 2) Slaying the Dragon (Karpov – Korchnoi, Moscow [2] 1974)
061 3) Sparkling Originality (Ljubojevic – Andersson, Wijk aan Zee 1976)
087 4) Time-Trouble Misery (Korchnoi – Karpov, Baguio City [17] 1978)
111 5) A Sunny Moment (Seirawan – Karpov, London 1982)
129 6) Olympian Effort (Korchnoi – Kasparov, Lucerne [ol] 1982)
155 7) Experienced Hands (Smyslov – Ribli, London [5] 1983)
177 8) Supreme Effort (Beliavsky – Nunn, Wijk aan Zee 1985)
201 9) Moscow Miracle (Karpov – Kasparov, Moscow [16] 1985)
223 10) À la Morphy (Seirawan – Timman, Hilversum [5] 1990)
239 11) Lightning and Thunder (Kasparov – Karpov, Lyon 1990)
261 12) A Rapid Coup (Ivanchuk – Yusupov, Brussels 1991)
291 13) Opening Ambition (Firouzja – Zarkovic, Sharjah 2019)
311 14) One Tempo is Enough (Carlsen – Li Chao, Doha 2015)
335 15) The Wizard of Uz (Praggnanandhaa – Rapport, Tashkent 2025)
362 Postscript
363 Name Index
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