Tag Archives: Karpov
Book Review by IR Watson
‘My Best Games’ By Viktor Korchnoi. (Edition Olms 2011). Translated and edited by Kenneth Neat. Softback, 435 pages. www.edition-olms.com info@edition-olms.com This celebrates Viktor’s Eightieth birthday. Eighty years?! I know he’s the greatest survivor in chess, …
Book Review: The Strategic Nimzo-Indian
A new book from from the Dutch publisher, New in Chess, retails at $29.95 or 27.95 euros. It is The Strategic Nimzo-Indian: Volume 1 The Complete Guide to the Rubinstein Variation by Ivan Sokolov. 411 …
Chess and Politics (01/12) by Neville Twitchell
Mention in the 11/11 BCM of Rachel Reeves and her appointment as shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Ed Miliband led me to note the co-incidence that there are at least two other prominent former …
Book Review: Chess Developments – the Sicilian Dragon
The recently published the Sicilian Dragon in the new Everyman Chess Developments series, by David Vigorito, is a “must have” for any aspiring fire breather. As the title of the new series suggests, this book …
Book Review: Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov – Part 1: 1973-1985. By Garry Kasparov … unsurprisingly. (Everyman Chess 2012). 100 games, hardback, 520 pages. Kasparov can write. I didn’t expect that; most chess-players are fully literate but …
