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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
1476683646
ISBN-13
9781476683645
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038407878
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
394 Pages
Publication Name
Tal, Petrosian, Spassky and Korchnoi : a Chess Multibiography with 207 Games
Language
English
Subject
Chess
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Games & Activities
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
24.2 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"I have read many fine biographies of these players, but Soltis' approach brings out something extremely interesting that had not earlier become clear to me. ...by comparing the players so explicitly to each other and highlighting their interactions with each other, Soltis helps you understand much better the strain and struggles that even these great players faced in chess. ...Great stuff! ...another wonderful book, once again beautifully produced by McFarland! 5 stars."-- New in Chess, "Grandmaster Soltis is one of the best chess players and chess game writers. [A] great book...Soltis superbly compares [the four players]...207 wonderfully annotated games...most fascinating...the full humanity of each player is revealed... A splendid, interesting, even fascinating book!...highly recommended."--"Soltis doesn't just pick the most familiar games...but rather games that bring something extra to the overall narrative...[McFarland books are of excellent quality, the binding is great and they will last an eternity, no matter how many read-throughs"-- American Chess Magazine "I have read many fine biographies of these players, but Soltis' approach brings out something extremely interesting that had not earlier become clear to me. ...by comparing the players so explicitly to each other and highlighting their interactions with each other, Soltis helps you understand much better the strain and struggles that even these great players faced in chess. ...Great stuff! ...another wonderful book, once again beautifully produced by McFarland! 5 stars."-- New in Chess "Anyone interested in any of these players or chess in the Soviet era would do well to pick up Soltis' book"-- Chess Life "Arguably the best book Grandmaster Andy Soltis has ever written and considering he is one of the most prolific authors in the history of the game, with close to fifty titles to his name, that is saying something. Soltis does a thorough job throughout, sifting through many sources as evidenced by the numerous footnotes and extensive biography...a wonderful read that will continually fascinate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson"an excellent narrative history of the trials and tirbulations for these four players...his collection of games is interesting and well annotated...heartily recommended."-- Mind's Eye Press "The stories are humorous, enlightening, and entertaining, and brings forth the humanity of the players. This is the soert of biography I know many readers have been waiting for."-- ChessCafe.com ., "Grandmaster Soltis is one of the best chess players and chess game writers. [A] great book...Soltis superbly compares [the four players]...207 wonderfully annotated games...most fascinating...the full humanity of each player is revealed... A splendid, interesting, even fascinating book!...highly recommended."--; "Soltis doesn't just pick the most familiar games...but rather games that bring something extra to the overall narrative...[McFarland books are of excellent quality, the binding is great and they will last an eternity, no matter how many read-throughs"-- American Chess Magazine ; "I have read many fine biographies of these players, but Soltis' approach brings out something extremely interesting that had not earlier become clear to me. ...by comparing the players so explicitly to each other and highlighting their interactions with each other, Soltis helps you understand much better the strain and struggles that even these great players faced in chess. ...Great stuff! ...another wonderful book, once again beautifully produced by McFarland! 5 stars."-- New in Chess ; "Anyone interested in any of these players or chess in the Soviet era would do well to pick up Soltis' book"-- Chess Life ; "Arguably the best book Grandmaster Andy Soltis has ever written and considering he is one of the most prolific authors in the history of the game, with close to fifty titles to his name, that is saying something. Soltis does a thorough job throughout, sifting through many sources as evidenced by the numerous footnotes and extensive biography...a wonderful read that will continually fascinate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson; "an excellent narrative history of the trials and tirbulations for these four players...his collection of games is interesting and well annotated...heartily recommended."-- Mind's Eye Press ; "The stories are humorous, enlightening, and entertaining, and brings forth the humanity of the players. This is the soert of biography I know many readers have been waiting for."-- ChessCafe.com ., "Grandmaster Soltis is one of the best chess players and chess game writers. [A] great book...Soltis superbly compares [the four players]...207 wonderfully annotated games...most fascinating...the full humanity of each player is revealed... A splendid, interesting, even fascinating book!...highly recommended."--, "an excellent narrative history of the trials and tirbulations for these four players...his collection of games is interesting and well annotated...heartily recommended."-- Mind's Eye Press, "Arguably the best book Grandmaster Andy Soltis has ever written and considering he is one of the most prolific authors in the history of the game, with close to fifty titles to his name, that is saying something. Soltis does a thorough job throughout, sifting through many sources as evidenced by the numerous footnotes and extensive biography...a wonderful read that will continually fascinate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson, "The stories are humorous, enlightening, and entertaining, and brings forth the humanity of the players. This is the soert of biography I know many readers have been waiting for."-- ChessCafe.com ., "Soltis doesn't just pick the most familiar games...but rather games that bring something extra to the overall narrative...[McFarland books are of excellent quality, the binding is great and they will last an eternity, no matter how many read-throughs"-- American Chess Magazine ; "I have read many fine biographies of these players, but Soltis' approach brings out something extremely interesting that had not earlier become clear to me. ...by comparing the players so explicitly to each other and highlighting their interactions with each other, Soltis helps you understand much better the strain and struggles that even these great players faced in chess. ...Great stuff! ...another wonderful book, once again beautifully produced by McFarland! 5 stars."-- New in Chess ; "Anyone interested in any of these players or chess in the Soviet era would do well to pick up Soltis' book"-- Chess Life ; "Arguably the best book Grandmaster Andy Soltis has ever written and considering he is one of the most prolific authors in the history of the game, with close to fifty titles to his name, that is saying something. Soltis does a thorough job throughout, sifting through many sources as evidenced by the numerous footnotes and extensive biography...a wonderful read that will continually fascinate...highly recommended"--IM John Donaldson; "an excellent narrative history of the trials and tirbulations for these four players...his collection of games is interesting and well annotated...heartily recommended."-- Mind's Eye Press ; "The stories are humorous, enlightening, and entertaining, and brings forth the humanity of the players. This is the soert of biography I know many readers have been waiting for."-- ChessCafe.com ., "Soltis doesn't just pick the most familiar games...but rather games that bring something extra to the overall narrative...[McFarland books are of excellent quality, the binding is great and they will last an eternity, no matter how many read-throughs"-- American Chess Magazine, "Anyone interested in any of these players or chess in the Soviet era would do well to pick up Soltis' book"-- Chess Life
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
794.10922
Table Of Content
Preface Introduction: The Soviet Team of Rivals 1. Four Boys 2. Growing Pains 3. Overkill 4. Culture War 5. Spassky, Spassky, Spassky! 6. Volshebnik 7. Three Directions 8. A Takeoff, an Apogee and a Crash 9. Why Not Me? 10. Private Lives, Public Games 11. Candidacy 12. Humors 13. Whose Risk Is Riskier? 14. The Fischer Factor 15. Countdown to Calamity Epilogue: Four Aging Men Appendix A: Chronology, 1929-2016 Appendix B: Ratings Comparison Chapter Notes Bibliography Index of Opponents Index of Openings--Traditional Names Index of Openings--ECO Codes General Index
Synopsis
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., 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).
LC Classification Number
GV1438.S64 2019
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