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- Timman's Titans - My World Chess Champions
Timman's Titans - My World Chess Champions
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- Timman J.
- New In Chess
- 320 blz.
- Engels
- 2016
The Stories and the Games: Alekhine – Euwe – Botvinnik – Smyslov – Tal – Petrosian – Spassky – Fischer - Karpov – Kasparov
For many years Jan Timman was one of the best chess players in the world. He combined his brilliant successes on the board with a passion for writing and meticulously analysing his own games and those of his rivals. Three times he was a World Championship Candidate and in 1993 he played in the final of the FIDE World Championship.
In this fascinating book, Jan Timman portrays ten World Chess Champions that played an important role in his life and career. Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946) he never met, but the story of how in Lisbon he bought one of the last chess sets belonging to the fourth World Champion is one of many highlights in this book.
Timman has a keen eye for detail and a fabulous memory, and he visibly enjoys sharing his insider views, including many revelations about the great champions. Timman’s Titans not only presents a personal view of these chess giants, but is also an evocation of countless fascinating episodes in chess history.
Each portrait is completed by a rich selection of illustrative games, annotated in the author’s trademark lucid style. Always to the point, sharp and with crystal-clear explanations, Timman shows the highs and lows from the games of the champions, including the most memorable games he himself played against them.
Jan Timman is a former world championship candidate who rose to the number two spot of the FIDE world rankings. He is the author of several highly acclaimed bestsellers, such as 'Curacao 1962', 'On the Attack!', 'Power Chess with Pieces' and 'The Art of the Endgame'.
Content
007 Foreword
009 Alexander Alekhine
033 Max Euwe
053 Mikhail Botvinnik
079 Vasily Smyslov
109 Mikhail Tal
147 Tigran Petrosian
169 Boris Spassky
201 Bobby Fischer
233 Anatoly Karpov
287 Garry Kasparov
323 Recommended reading
325 Index of games
329 Index of names
For many years Jan Timman was one of the best chess players in the world. He combined his brilliant successes on the board with a passion for writing and meticulously analysing his own games and those of his rivals. Three times he was a World Championship Candidate and in 1993 he played in the final of the FIDE World Championship.
In this fascinating book, Jan Timman portrays ten World Chess Champions that played an important role in his life and career. Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946) he never met, but the story of how in Lisbon he bought one of the last chess sets belonging to the fourth World Champion is one of many highlights in this book.
Timman has a keen eye for detail and a fabulous memory, and he visibly enjoys sharing his insider views, including many revelations about the great champions. Timman’s Titans not only presents a personal view of these chess giants, but is also an evocation of countless fascinating episodes in chess history.
Each portrait is completed by a rich selection of illustrative games, annotated in the author’s trademark lucid style. Always to the point, sharp and with crystal-clear explanations, Timman shows the highs and lows from the games of the champions, including the most memorable games he himself played against them.
Jan Timman is a former world championship candidate who rose to the number two spot of the FIDE world rankings. He is the author of several highly acclaimed bestsellers, such as 'Curacao 1962', 'On the Attack!', 'Power Chess with Pieces' and 'The Art of the Endgame'.
Content
007 Foreword
009 Alexander Alekhine
033 Max Euwe
053 Mikhail Botvinnik
079 Vasily Smyslov
109 Mikhail Tal
147 Tigran Petrosian
169 Boris Spassky
201 Bobby Fischer
233 Anatoly Karpov
287 Garry Kasparov
323 Recommended reading
325 Index of games
329 Index of names