Petrosian Vs The Elite

Author : Ray Keene
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-24
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781849942676

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Petrosian vs the Elite by Ray Keene Pdf

This book contains 71 deeply annotated chess victories of Tigran Petrosian (World Champion from 1963 to 1969) against the leading players of his day, some of which are in print for the first time. The authors' authoritative but accessible language makes it a good read for the amateur as well as a cast-iron network of interlocking variations to satisfy the professionals. Petrosian was underrated as world champion in his day (many of his achievements were drowned out by the furore surrounding Bobby Fischer) but he is now being critically reappraised – Garry Kasparov paid fulsome tribute to him at a recent London lecture. This insightful book aims to restore him to his rightful position in the pantheon of chess greats.

Author : Thomas Engqvist
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781781941829

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Petrosian: Move by Move by Thomas Engqvist Pdf

Tigran Petrosian was a World Chess Champion and a true legend of the game. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" because of his incredible defensive skills that made him a formidable opponent who was virtually impossible to defeat. Petrosian was the master of restraint, prophylaxis and prevention. He could spot and defuse threats well before they were created, suck the life out an opponent's position and then seize a vice-like grip on the game. In this book, International Master Thomas Engqvist selects and examines his favourite Petrosian games, and shows us how we can all learn and improve our chess by studying Petrosian'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. Thomas Engqvist is an International Master from Sweden. He has over 30 years experience as a chess coach and teacher.

Author : Igor Yanvarjov
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-09
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781941270585

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The King's Indian according to Tigran Petrosian by Igor Yanvarjov Pdf

Welcome to Tiger’s Den! Tigran Petrosian, the ninth world chess champion, was one of the deepest thinkers the chess world has ever seen. His handling of complex strategic positions was legendary. Now, for the first time, Russian international master Igor Yanvarjov has put together a superb collection of virtually all the known games played by Petrosian – with both colors – in the King’s Indian Defense and other closely related Indian structures. The author’s objective was, first of all, to reveal the richness of Petrosian’s chess world and to follow the strategic development of the King’s Indian Defense through the prism of Petrosian’s creative work. He does this with the presentation of almost 300 deeply annotated, complete games. Contents include: Preface by Levon Aronian; Foreword by Igor Zaitsev; The Classical Variation; The Sämisch System ; The Fianchetto Variation; The Benoni; Other Systems; Portrait of a Chess Player; Lessons from Petrosian; The Problem of the Exchange; “Furman’s Bishop”; “Pawns are the soul of chess”; Playing by Analogy; Maneuvering Battle; Experiments; Realist or Romantic?; The King’s Indian with Colors – and Flanks – Reversed; Appendix; Index of Tabiyas; ECO/Opening/Tabiya Indexes. This splendid collection of annotated games will not only have enormous appeal to King’s Indian aficionados, but to all chessplayers who wish to expand their understanding of the strategic concepts underpinning the royal game as a whole.

Author : Noam Manella,Zeev Zohar
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781781942062

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Play Unconventional Chess and Win by Noam Manella,Zeev Zohar Pdf

The computer has changed the way top players think about chess. The silicon mind has no psychological barriers. It is "willing" to check moves that most humans, including top players, consider absurd and reject instantly. Thus this brave, new computer era inevitably leads to a reassessment of old axioms, principles and evaluations. In this book the reader will discover the incredible power unconventional moves can have. These moves contradict the most fundamental principles of the "old chess", and yet most of them played by leading grandmasters. At first sight these moves look so strange that the reader can not avoid asking, "Was this grandmaster was inspired or drunk?" The answer will definitely surprise you.

Author : Jorg Hickl
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916329

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The Power of Pawns by Jorg Hickl Pdf

'If you want to improve at chess, you must know the characteristics of typical pawn formations. Understanding the pawn structure is a key tool when you are evaluating a position on the board. One simple pawn move can ruin your position or win the game. Post-beginners should know the basic essentials of chess structures and that is what this modern training manual focuses on. Experienced chess teacher Jörg Hickl helps you to: - Assess the strengths and weaknesses of pawn structures - Recognize strategic patterns - Identify how you can improve your position - Develop a plan of action The Power of Pawns provides common sense guidance and Jörg Hickl uses practical examples to explain typical structures, strategies and plans. His tips and exercises are both highly enjoyable and to the point.

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781476634784

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Tal, Petrosian, Spassky and Korchnoi by Andrew Soltis Pdf

This book describes the intense rivalry--and collaboration--of the four players who created the golden era when USSR chess players dominated the world. More than 200 annotated games are included, along with personal details--many for the first time in English. Mikhail Tal, the roguish, doomed Latvian who changed the way chess players think about attack and sacrifice; Tigran Petrosian, the brilliant, henpecked Armenian whose wife drove him to become the world's best player; Boris Spassky, the prodigy who survived near-starvation and later bouts of melancholia to succeed Petrosian--but is best remembered for losing to Bobby Fischer; and "Evil" Viktor Korchnoi, whose mixture of genius and jealousy helped him eventually surpass his three rivals (but fate denied him the title they achieved: world champion).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Chess
ISBN : UVA:X030293533

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Chess Life by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tibor Karolyi,Tigran Gyozalyan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 5604177024

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Petrosian Year by Year by Tibor Karolyi,Tigran Gyozalyan Pdf

Author : Bent Larsen
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-10
Category : Games
ISBN : 9789056915308

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Bent Larsen's Best Games by Bent Larsen Pdf

Bent Larsen (1935-2010) was one of the greatest fighters chess has ever seen. In his rich career the great Dane defeated all World Champions from Botvinnik to Karpov. He was a Candidate for the World Championship four times and became one of the most successful tournament players of his time. His uncompromising style and his unorthodox thinking made him popular with chess players all around the globe. In 1967/1968 Larsen won five international elite events in a row, a truly spectacular achievement. His successes were such that Bobby Fischer let him play first board in the legendary match Soviet Union vs. the World in 1970 in Belgrade. Bent Larsen also was a highly original chess writer and an extremely productive chess journalist. Not surprisingly the first chess book that Magnus Carlsen ever studied was written by the strongest Scandinavian player before him. This collection brings together more than 120 of Bent Larsen’s best games, annotated by himself. His comments are lucid, to the point, instructive and humorous. Together, these games are a tribute to his genius and a continuous joy to read and play through.

Author : Tigran Petrosian
Publisher : Quality Chess
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 178483002X

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Python Strategy by Tigran Petrosian Pdf

Tigran Petrosian is a titan of chess history. All agree he was a genius of strategy, defense and sacrifice, but didn t he take too many draws? Possibly so, but when Petrosian selected and annotated his best games, that flaw disappeared, leaving only brilliance and profound chess understanding. As Garry Kasparov said: "My games with the 9th World Champion broadened my understanding of chess. Had it not been for these two defeats, I would possibly not have reached the top in chess." This book is an English translation of a Russian classic that is a favorite of many grandmasters, including Mihail Marin and Levon Aronian. A literal translation of the Russian title might be 'The Strategy of Soundness' but Python Strategy is a better fit for Petrosian s more ambitious games. As another World Champion, Max Euwe, once wrote: "Petrosian is not a tiger that pounces on its prey, but rather a python that smothers its victim."

Author : Genna Sosonko
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056914844

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The World Champions I Knew by Genna Sosonko Pdf

Genna Sosonko lived the first 29 years of his life in Leningrad. He emigrated to Holland in 1972 and was one of the strongest grandmasters in the world. His bestselling book, Russian Silhouettes, was shortlisted for the world’s premier chess book award, the British Chess Federation Book of the Year.

Author : Jurgen Kaufeld,Guido Kern
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-10
Category : Games
ISBN : 9789056915322

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Grandmaster Chess Strategy by Jurgen Kaufeld,Guido Kern Pdf

What Amateurs Can Learn from Ulf Andersson's Positional Masterpieces One of the most effective ways to improve your chess is to take a world class-player as your example. By collecting his games, studying his choices and examining his style, you will understand what made him rise to the very top. This is what Guido Kern and Jurgen Kaufeld have done with Swedish chess legend Ulf Andersson, a positional genius with a crystal-clear style, who rose to the number 4 spot of the FIDE world rankings. Kaufeld and Kern have selected 80 of Andersson’s games and grouped them into 15 thematic strategy lessons, pinpointing exactly how the Swede made the difference in each case. Their instructive verbal explanations will improve your strategic skills and your positional feeling. Every chess player knows how difficult it can be to convert an advantage into a win. Positional technique is what you need and Grandmaster Chess Strategy teaches you exactly that. Throughout the book the authors have selected dozens of test positions at particularly instructive stages of the games.

Author : Isaac Lipnitsky
Publisher : Quality Chess Uk Llp
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Games
ISBN : 1906552037

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Questions of Modern Chess Theory by Isaac Lipnitsky Pdf

In English for the first time. Written by a two-time Ukrainian Champion, and published in the Soviet Union in 1956, this is one of the most influential chess books of the 20th century.

Author : Peter Hugh Clarke,Tigran Petrosian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Chess
ISBN : 0713502061

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Petrosian's Best Games of Chess 1946-1963 by Peter Hugh Clarke,Tigran Petrosian Pdf

Author : Mihail Marin
Publisher : Quality Chess
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1784830046

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Learn from the Legends by Mihail Marin Pdf

Learn from the Legends is a modern classic. ChessCafe chose it as their Book of the Year and IM Jeremy Silman went even further when he wrote: I cant recall having seen a better book in the last two decades. Ten years after the original publication, Quality Chess is proud to offer a revised hardback edition with a new chapter on the latest chess legend, Magnus Carlsen. Mihail Marin examines and explains the ideas of the legends who shaped modern chess. The chapters in this book discuss: Rubinsteins excellent rook endgame technique; Alekhines expertise with the heavy pieces; Botvinniks ability for deep analysis; Tals handling of heavy pieces vs. minor pieces; Petrosians positional exchange sacrifices; Fischers strength with the kings bishop; Karpovs handling of bishops of opposite colour; Korchnoi the rebel; Carlsen the new king.