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About this book
If you want to improve your chess the best place to start is looking how the great champs did it. Grandmaster Joel Benjamin introduces all seventeen World Chess Champions and describes their historical significance He shows what is important about their style of play and what you can learn from them.
Benjamin presents two games by each champion, concentrating on verbal instruction rather than variations. Magic names such as Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Tal, Karpov, Kasparov,they're all there, up to current World Champion Magnus Carlsen. How do they open the game? How do they develop their pieces? How do they conduct an attack or defend when necessary? All this is explained in lessons accessible to every post-beginners.
Two Americans are included in this highly instructive manual. Of course the crystal-clear style of Bobby Fischer, the 11th World Chess Champion, guarantees some very memorable lessons. Additionally, Benjamin has also included Paul Morphy. The 19th century master from New Orleans never held and official title, but was clearly the best of the world during his short and dramatic career.
Studying World Champion Chess for Juniors will be an extremely rewarding experience for ambitious youngsters. A lot of trainers and coaches will find it worthwhile to include the book in their curriculum. The author provides many suggestions for further study.
Benjamin presents two games by each champion, concentrating on verbal instruction rather than variations. Magic names such as Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Tal, Karpov, Kasparov,they're all there, up to current World Champion Magnus Carlsen. How do they open the game? How do they develop their pieces? How do they conduct an attack or defend when necessary? All this is explained in lessons accessible to every post-beginners.
Two Americans are included in this highly instructive manual. Of course the crystal-clear style of Bobby Fischer, the 11th World Chess Champion, guarantees some very memorable lessons. Additionally, Benjamin has also included Paul Morphy. The 19th century master from New Orleans never held and official title, but was clearly the best of the world during his short and dramatic career.
Studying World Champion Chess for Juniors will be an extremely rewarding experience for ambitious youngsters. A lot of trainers and coaches will find it worthwhile to include the book in their curriculum. The author provides many suggestions for further study.
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Information
Publisher
New in ChessYear
2020eBook ISBN
9789056919207Table of contents
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Explanation of symbols
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: The greatest showman: Paul Morphy
- Chapter 2: The scientist: Wilhelm Steinitz
- Chapter 3: The pragmatist: Emanuel Lasker
- Chapter 4: The endgame authority: José Raúl Capablanca
- Chapter 5: The disciplined attacker: Alexander Alekhine
- Chapter 6: The professional amateur: Machgielis ‘Max’ Euwe
- Chapter 7: The master of training: Mikhail Botvinnik
- Chapter 8: The endgame artist: Vasily Smyslov
- Chapter 9: The magician: Mikhail Tal
- Chapter 10: The master strategist: Tigran Petrosian
- Chapter 11: The natural: Boris Spassky
- Chapter 12: The master of clarity: Robert James ‘Bobby’ Fischer
- Chapter 13: The master technician: Anatoly Karpov
- Chapter 14: The master of complications: Garry Kasparov
- Chapter 15: The strategic tactician: Vladimir Kramnik
- Chapter 16: The master of the initiative: Veselin Topalov
- Chapter 17: The lightning attacker: Viswanathan ‘Vishy’ Anand
- Chapter 18: The master of everything and nothing: Magnus Carlsen
- Chapter 19: Who’s the best?
- Chapter 20: Champions checklist
- Chapter 21: Tactics quiz
- Chapter 22: Quiz answers
- Chapter 23: Glossary
- Index of players
- Index of openings
- Bibliography