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THE MOST EXCITING CHESS GAMES EVER - STEVE GIDD...

Twenty years ago New in Chess magazine introduced a back page column in which a chess
personality is asked to name their favourite items in many areas: food  drink  films  art 
music  etc. One of the questions has always been: What is the most exciting game of chess you
ever saw?  After dozens of such questionnaires  a large body of games was nominated by chess
greats such as Anand  Shirov  Short  and Ivanchuk and chess aficionados such as Jeremy Silman 
Jennifer Shahade  and Tania Sachdev. This anthology presents the 45 most exciting of these most
exciting games.  Naturally  excitement  like beauty  is in the eye of the beholder. The reader
will find some well-known games. Included are the classic tactical slugfest Kasparov-Topalov
(Wijk aan Zee 1999) and the immortal game Anderssen - Kieseritzky (London 1851)  but also a
decisive last-round battles between Karpov and Kasparov (Match 24 1985) and a strategic
masterpiece by Botvinnik versus Capablanca.  Even more inspirational are the lesser-known gems.
Ding Liren revels in an all-out attack. Ivan Saric juggles a knight and five pawns versus two
rooks. And Sergei Radchenko chases the White king all over the board. Every game is a showcase
of the richness and resourcefulness of chess.  Steve Giddins edited this book  a job he greatly
enjoyed: ‘I hope that every reader will find games here which bring a smile to their face and a
lift to their heart’.

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