EAN: 9783959209953

THE BEST COMBINATIONS OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONS VO...

Since every world champion was the most outstanding player of his time  it makes sense to study
the various aspects of the royal game using the world champions' games - and of course to enjoy
them. In this first of two volumes on the world champions' art of combination  the authors
(both recognized experts in the field of chess literature) offer the reader the opportunity of
trying to find plenty of these best combinations themselves - and thus to assess and improve
their own tactical skills. But that's not all. In addition to often breathtakingly spectacular
sample games  which are thoroughly analyzed and commented on in a comprehensible way 
individual pet topics are highlighted in which the world champions have created particularly
outstanding works. So you are invited to take a closer look at how Steinitz handled the
'Steinitz King' - at Lasker's phenomenal art of defense and Capablanca's mastery of 'small
combinations' (for which the French term 'petite combinaison' has become common in chess
language). Furthermore  at Alekhine's dashing attacks  at Euwe's seventh sense for dynamic
transformations  Botvinnik's tactical solutions to strategic problems  Smyslov's virtuosity
even in tactical endgames and - last but not least - at Tal's downright magical tactical works
of art with which he not only bewitched his opponents  but the entire chess world. Thanks to
the QR-codes above the diagrams  you can download the position directly to your smartphone and
watch or analyze the game  so that the laborious and error-prone input by hand is no longer
necessary. Volume 1 contains 260 combinations and many fully annotated sample games.

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