Ivan Sokolov was one of the most furious attacking and creative player of his time. The author presents an overview if his Life in Chess, full of entertaining unpublished material. He is not shy to share his opinions and promises the reader a personal roller coaster loaded with fun stories an unexpected twists. We are convinced you will enjoy the ride!
Ivan Sokolov was born in Bosnia in 1968. He was and still is one of the most flamboyant attacking players of his time, reaching several times, over aperiod of 13 years, the top 12 spot in the FIDE ranking. He notably has beaten world chess champions like Smyslov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Topalov. The list of first places he took in his life time achievement is immense, we remember hirn winning most recent, the World Open (Philadelphia), the Politiken Cup (joint first, in Denmark) in 2012 and the Admiral Niels Cup in 2013. Not to forget he was also the national Yugoslav champion in 1988 and Dutch in 1995 and 1998. He is also a successful and beloved writer bringing bestsellers as "Winning Chess Middlegames", "The Ruy Lopez Revisited", "The Strategie Nimzo- Indian" and "Sacrifice and Initiative". His columns in the last Chess Informants are also widely appraised. As a commentator he was best known to entertain his public at the Tata Steel tournaments in Wijk aan Zee.
He is currently being employed in Dubai as a National team coach.
Content
004 Key to Symbols used & Bibliography
006 Preface
007 Ch 1: Rookie Years
033 Ch 2: The Pre Computer Era
039 Ch 3: Living Out of a Suitcase
069 Ch 4: World Championships
081 Ch 5: Team Triumphs
093 Ch 6: Meeting World Greats
191 Ch 7: Mutual Agreement
201 Ch 8: He should already have been Dead
215 Ch 9: Impossible to Lose
219 Ch 10: Simple Endings
265 Ch 11: The King Chase
Ivan Sokolov was born in Bosnia in 1968. He was and still is one of the most flamboyant attacking players of his time, reaching several times, over aperiod of 13 years, the top 12 spot in the FIDE ranking. He notably has beaten world chess champions like Smyslov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Topalov. The list of first places he took in his life time achievement is immense, we remember hirn winning most recent, the World Open (Philadelphia), the Politiken Cup (joint first, in Denmark) in 2012 and the Admiral Niels Cup in 2013. Not to forget he was also the national Yugoslav champion in 1988 and Dutch in 1995 and 1998. He is also a successful and beloved writer bringing bestsellers as "Winning Chess Middlegames", "The Ruy Lopez Revisited", "The Strategie Nimzo- Indian" and "Sacrifice and Initiative". His columns in the last Chess Informants are also widely appraised. As a commentator he was best known to entertain his public at the Tata Steel tournaments in Wijk aan Zee.
He is currently being employed in Dubai as a National team coach.
Content
004 Key to Symbols used & Bibliography
006 Preface
007 Ch 1: Rookie Years
033 Ch 2: The Pre Computer Era
039 Ch 3: Living Out of a Suitcase
069 Ch 4: World Championships
081 Ch 5: Team Triumphs
093 Ch 6: Meeting World Greats
191 Ch 7: Mutual Agreement
201 Ch 8: He should already have been Dead
215 Ch 9: Impossible to Lose
219 Ch 10: Simple Endings
265 Ch 11: The King Chase