Timman: Curaçao 1962 - The Battle of Minds that Shook the Chess World

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Timman: Curaçao 1962 - The Battle of Minds that Shook the Chess WorldA fresh look at the games of the legendary Candidates Tournament The 1962 Candidates Tournament in Curaao was one of the fiercest chess battles of all time. At the height of the Cold War, eight players contested the right to challenge World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. The format of the tournament was a grueling quadruple round robin. Twenty eight games were to be played on the tropical island, in a contest that lasted two months. The air trembled with

die faszinierende Schönheit des Schachspiels von möglichst vielen Seiten zu beleuchten

Analyses all key variations

Endgame mates

Dr John Nunn is one of the best-respected figures in world chess

zum Materialgewinn oder – als Krönung einer Schachpartie – in einem unabwendbaren Matt enden

gleich welcher Spielklasse

flash-cards and exercises that make this book even more accessible

This is a phenomenal book

7) The Bogo-Indian Defense

To master Chess Mazes

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The bulk of the book addresses the fight for advantage and initiative in the middlegame