Making My Move - Victor Bologan Kartoniert (TB)

Victor Bologan is not only a strong and creative chess grandmaster he has also made a career in world chess and in Moldovan politics. His strong will and incredible versatility have enabled him to lead a colourful and interesting life. ?Believe in yourself' is his motto and it has taken him to places many of us will never see. A sparkling description of the many roads Bologan has travelled lies before you. In this autobiography you will read about the adventures of an enterprising youngster in turbulent Moldova his collaborations with renowned chess coaches such as Vyacheslav Chebanenko Zig urds Lanka and Mark Dvoretsky and his alliances with top players such as Alexander Morozevich Ruslan Ponomariov Vladimir Kramnik and Garry Kasparov. The book also offers a candid insight into Bologan's activities as Executive Director of the World Chess Federation FIDE and his career in Moldovan national politics. Central to this book of course is Bologan's chess career. His most impressive tournament victory was in Dortmund in 2003 where he beat both Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik by a full point. But he also won the incredibly strong Aeroflot Open in Moscow in 1995 and twice came first in a personal favourite the annual Poikovsky tournament. Bologan has extensively annotated 88 of his best and most attractive games. A truly inspiring life story of a man who is so much more than a strong chess player!