A wondeful collection of interviews with the greatest chess players you can imagine. A few quotes to characterize this book: "This may not sound modest, but the first three volumes of my collected games are requiered reading" - Botvinnik. "Intuition is much more important than knowledge" - Smyslov "I guess that I am continuing Fischer`s fight" -Kasparov. The encounter with Fischer on the Yugoslav island Sveti Stefan is the apotheosis of this unique anthology. Bound, 256 pages
'Fischer gets up, tall, overweight, and slightly clumsy. He tries to fulfil the duties of the host and shakes hands, but his nervously darting eyes betray his unease with the situation. This is not a man accustomed to receiving visitors.' Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam's gripping encounter with legendary recluse Bobby Fischer, a journalist's dream come true, is the worthy apotheosis of this unique collection of chess interviews which were first published in New in Chess Magazine. Enter the world of chess champions past and present.
Why does Kasparov think Bobby Fischer is an alien? How many stamps does Karpov have in his collection? Was it really Caruso who appeared in Smyslov's dream to teach him how to sing? Here's your chance to find out. Legends like Botvinnik, Gligoric, Portisch and Spassky appear together with aspiring youngsters like Anand, Kramnik and, among numerous others, chess queen Judit Polgar and Xie Jun. Different as they are, they all seem to ask Ten Geuzendam the favourite question of inimitable Miguel Najdorf. 'Do you want to hear a beautiful story?'
New in Chess, published in Alkmaar, the Nederlands, is generally acclaimed as the world's finest chess magazine. Editor in Chief is Jan Timman. Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam is the magazine's leading reporter.
Content:
008 Foreword Garry Kasparov
010 Bibles of the Best
013 Dr. Meindert Niemeijer
'Your foremost urge should be love for the book'
021 Tim Krabbe
The King of Chess Curiosities
031 Garry Kasparov
"The duty of a World Champion is not only to play games, but also to explain to the public why he is winning'
036 Lev Polugaevsky
'Ninety per cent of all chess books you can open at page one and then immediately close again for ever'
040 Mikhail Botvinnik
"This may not sound modest, but the first three volumes of my collected games are required reading'
047 Anatoly Karpov
'I think that the quality of chess books was much better in former times'
054 Jan Timman
'Kasparovs books are the best, as far as high level analyses are concerned'
059 Memorable Moments
061 Viktor Kortchnoi
'I have a very high opinion of the new Soviet leadership'
075 Vlastirnil Hort
'Sometimes when I am sad I go out and buy a Rude Pravo'
083 Boris Spassky
'I Iike to play with the hands'
091 Svetozar Gligoric
'Everybody is for Yugoslavia'
103 Lajos Portisch
'I always had to pay a heavy price when I didn't follow my principles'
115 Miguel Najdorf
'Do you want to hear a beautiful story?'
124 Bent Larsen
"To win is the main thing'
140 Vassily Smyslov
'Intuition is much more important than knowledge'
152 Karpov - Kasparov
154 Anatoly Karpov
The Collector
160 Garry Kasparov
'I guess that I am continuing Fischers fight'
175 Garry Kasparov
'Somethinq strange is happening in chess'
185 Garry Kasparov
'I`m not going to compromise'
190 Anatoly Karpov
'Kasporov, Short and Keene, a nice company'
200 Garry Kasparov
'I don't think that a match between me and Karpov is of any interest'
209 Anatoly Karpov
'Now I can say that I am the best player of the moment'
218 Young and Challenging
220 Vladimir Kramnik
"In chess the most important thing is having energy"
230 Viswanathan Anand
"They say the Emperor is in Beijing. But there are mountains"
243 The Queens of Chess
246 Xie Jun
"You may think the sky is high, but there is always something higher than the sky
257 Judit Polgar
"I sort of feel that I make some people happy and that`s a nice feeling
269 Finding Bobby Fischer
271 Bobby Fischer
"I`m not going to give you an interview"
280 Gary Kasparov
"It`s just very sad that such a great player is living in such mental misery
283 Name Index
'Fischer gets up, tall, overweight, and slightly clumsy. He tries to fulfil the duties of the host and shakes hands, but his nervously darting eyes betray his unease with the situation. This is not a man accustomed to receiving visitors.' Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam's gripping encounter with legendary recluse Bobby Fischer, a journalist's dream come true, is the worthy apotheosis of this unique collection of chess interviews which were first published in New in Chess Magazine. Enter the world of chess champions past and present.
Why does Kasparov think Bobby Fischer is an alien? How many stamps does Karpov have in his collection? Was it really Caruso who appeared in Smyslov's dream to teach him how to sing? Here's your chance to find out. Legends like Botvinnik, Gligoric, Portisch and Spassky appear together with aspiring youngsters like Anand, Kramnik and, among numerous others, chess queen Judit Polgar and Xie Jun. Different as they are, they all seem to ask Ten Geuzendam the favourite question of inimitable Miguel Najdorf. 'Do you want to hear a beautiful story?'
New in Chess, published in Alkmaar, the Nederlands, is generally acclaimed as the world's finest chess magazine. Editor in Chief is Jan Timman. Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam is the magazine's leading reporter.
Content:
008 Foreword Garry Kasparov
010 Bibles of the Best
013 Dr. Meindert Niemeijer
'Your foremost urge should be love for the book'
021 Tim Krabbe
The King of Chess Curiosities
031 Garry Kasparov
"The duty of a World Champion is not only to play games, but also to explain to the public why he is winning'
036 Lev Polugaevsky
'Ninety per cent of all chess books you can open at page one and then immediately close again for ever'
040 Mikhail Botvinnik
"This may not sound modest, but the first three volumes of my collected games are required reading'
047 Anatoly Karpov
'I think that the quality of chess books was much better in former times'
054 Jan Timman
'Kasparovs books are the best, as far as high level analyses are concerned'
059 Memorable Moments
061 Viktor Kortchnoi
'I have a very high opinion of the new Soviet leadership'
075 Vlastirnil Hort
'Sometimes when I am sad I go out and buy a Rude Pravo'
083 Boris Spassky
'I Iike to play with the hands'
091 Svetozar Gligoric
'Everybody is for Yugoslavia'
103 Lajos Portisch
'I always had to pay a heavy price when I didn't follow my principles'
115 Miguel Najdorf
'Do you want to hear a beautiful story?'
124 Bent Larsen
"To win is the main thing'
140 Vassily Smyslov
'Intuition is much more important than knowledge'
152 Karpov - Kasparov
154 Anatoly Karpov
The Collector
160 Garry Kasparov
'I guess that I am continuing Fischers fight'
175 Garry Kasparov
'Somethinq strange is happening in chess'
185 Garry Kasparov
'I`m not going to compromise'
190 Anatoly Karpov
'Kasporov, Short and Keene, a nice company'
200 Garry Kasparov
'I don't think that a match between me and Karpov is of any interest'
209 Anatoly Karpov
'Now I can say that I am the best player of the moment'
218 Young and Challenging
220 Vladimir Kramnik
"In chess the most important thing is having energy"
230 Viswanathan Anand
"They say the Emperor is in Beijing. But there are mountains"
243 The Queens of Chess
246 Xie Jun
"You may think the sky is high, but there is always something higher than the sky
257 Judit Polgar
"I sort of feel that I make some people happy and that`s a nice feeling
269 Finding Bobby Fischer
271 Bobby Fischer
"I`m not going to give you an interview"
280 Gary Kasparov
"It`s just very sad that such a great player is living in such mental misery
283 Name Index