Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors (Complete 5 Volume Hardcover Series) In Good Condition

ALL FIVE VOLUMES IN HARDCOVER FORMAT OF GARRY KASPAROVS HISTORY OF WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONS. FROM THE FIRST WORLD CHESS CHAMPION WILLIAM STEINITZ IN 1894 TO ANATOLY KARPOV IN THE 1970S.
 
GARRY KASPAROV, WHO IS UNIVERSALLY ACCLAIMED AS THE GREATEST CHESSPLAYER EVER, SUBJECTS THE PLAY OF HIS PREDECESSORS TO A RIGOROUS ANALYSIS. GARRY KASPAROV WAS A WORLD CHESS CHAMPION FROM 1985 TO 2000. HE WAS THE YOUNGEST-EVER WORLD CHAMPION WHEN HE WON THE TITLE FROM ANATOLY KARPOV IN 1985 AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 22.
 
CONDITION:  ALL 5 HARDCOVER VOLUMES PUBLISHED BY EVERYMAN CHESS IN LONDON ARE EARLY REPRINTS FROM 2008 TO 2010. EXCEPT FOR SOME LIGHT PENCIL ANNOTATIONS (THAT CAN BE ERASERED) ON AROUND 40 PAGES OF PART 1 AND PART 3 ALL VOLUMES ARE CLEAN AND IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. APART FROM A SMALL SMUDGE ON THE DUST JACKET OF PART 4 ALL DUST JACKETS IN TACT AND IN NEAR FINE CONDITION.
 
Part one features the play of champions Wilhelm Steinitz (1886-1894), Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921), Jose Capablanca (1921-1927) and Alexander Alekhine (1927-1935 and 1937-1946).
 
Part two features the play of champions Max Euwe (1935-1937) Mikhail Botvinnik (1946-1957, 1958-1961 and 1961-1963), Vassily Smyslov (1957-1958) and Mikhail Tal (1960-1961).
 
Part three features the play of champions Tigran Petrosian (1963-1969) and Boris Spassky (1969-1972).
 
Part four, Kasparov analyses Fischer's greatest games and assesses the legacy of this great American genius. Fischer, more or less single-handedly, took on the might of the Soviet Chess Empire, and won. The climax of Fischer's campaign was his unforgettable match win in Reykjavik in 1972 against Boris Spassky.
 
Part five, Kasparov analyses Karpov's (world champion from 1975 to 1985) greatest games and assesses the legacy of this great Russian genius. Also under the microscope are the games of Viktor Korchnoi, who was at his peak during this period and twice challenged Karpov for his world title. 
 
These books are more than just a compilation of the games of these champions. Kasparov's biographies place them in a fascinating historical, political and cultural context. Kasparov explains how each champion brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas. 
 
SIZE: 18CM WIDE 25.5CM HIGH VARIOUS THICKNESSES
 
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