Anatoly Karpov is considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. He was the undisputed World Champion from 1975 to 1985, and also FIDE World Champion from 1993 to 1999. He was ranked the World’s number one player for 90 months - second only to his greatest rival Garry Kasparov - and he won well over a hundred elite tournaments. Karpov possesses a deep strategic understanding of the game and a fabulous intuitive feel for positions. His boa-constrictor style left many opponents wondering where exactly they went wrong. In this book, International Master Sam Collins selects and examines his favourite Karpov games, and shows us how we can all learn and improve our chess by studying Karpov’s masterpieces.
Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to improve your chess skills and knowledge.
Content
003 About the author
005 Bibliography
007 Introduction
016 1. Middlegame Themes
016 Prophylaxis
029 Opposite-Coloured Bishops in the Middlegame
052 Exchange Sacrifice
065 2. Key Structures
065 The Isolated Queen’s Pawn
133 The Minority Attack
146 3. Openings
146 Battles in the Pirc
164 Beating the Sicilian
194 King’s Fianchetto
205 A Weapon against the QID
217 White against the Semi-Slav
232 4. Linares 1994
270 5. Recent Battles
286 Index of Openings
287 Index of Opponents
Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to improve your chess skills and knowledge.
- Learn from the games of a chess legend
- Important ideas absorbed by continued practice
- Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study
Content
003 About the author
005 Bibliography
007 Introduction
016 1. Middlegame Themes
016 Prophylaxis
029 Opposite-Coloured Bishops in the Middlegame
052 Exchange Sacrifice
065 2. Key Structures
065 The Isolated Queen’s Pawn
133 The Minority Attack
146 3. Openings
146 Battles in the Pirc
164 Beating the Sicilian
194 King’s Fianchetto
205 A Weapon against the QID
217 White against the Semi-Slav
232 4. Linares 1994
270 5. Recent Battles
286 Index of Openings
287 Index of Opponents