VISHY ANAND: MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS (Vishy Anand)
336
pages (210 mm by 145 mm).
£15.99/$24.95/€21,60
NB: see the updated World Champion edition, Vishy Anand: World Chess Champion.
Crystal-clear explanations of grandmaster tactics and
strategies from which players of all abilities can learn. Anand annotates the
finest and most interesting games from his career. In this expanded edition by
the official FIDE World Champion, he describes his best games and brings his
career right up to date.
This book features Anand's detailed and entertaining
commentaries to 57 of his best games, culminating with the victory over Shirov
that clinched the FIDE World Championship. Anand's renowned ability to
penetrate to the heart of complex positions comes over supremely well in his
notes, which will amply repay careful study.
Flowing attacking masterpieces explained logically
step-by-step.
Practical hints from a World Champion.
Puzzle positions to
test your skill.
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
Reviews of the revised edition:
"The games are a joy to play through" - Alan Sutton, EN
PASSANT.
"The book is designed and produced to GAMBIT's usual
exemplary standards, and is indexed by opponent and opening. Verdict: ***** An
improved version of an already great book. Excellent value for money, this book
should be in the library of every serious chess player" - Phil Adams, THE
MANCHESTER CHESS SCENE, THE 3 CS
"I can't recommend this book enough" - Danny Gormally,
WEEKEND CHESS
"This is a chunky, personal and instructive collection of
top quality games. Anand's verbal notes are graceful and pertinent but he is
also adept to getting his hands dirty with some serious analysis where the
position requires it. the exceptional quality of the games and annotations
makes this a first class games collection." - Jonathan Rowson, BCF CHESS MOVES
"...a nice balance between words and analysis... an
excellent book" - John Pugh, CHESS POST
Reviews of the original edition:
"A splendid games collection. Particularly attractive are
the lucid notes which balance analysis with comment and reveal Anand's engaging
personality" - BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION
"Anand has produced a book full gems" - R H Jones, WESTWARD
HO
"Reading Anand...is like a friendly post-mortem, but with a
partner who happens to be one of the best players of all time" - Taylor
Kingston, CHESS CAFE
"His notes are nice blend of analysis, honesty and
explanatory text" - Jonathan Tait, BCCA
"The 240-page masterpiece can safely be classed as a truly
sparkling gem" - Paul Motwani, The Scotsman
"An excellent collection of attacking gems with fresh and
original concepts" - Lubosh Kavalek, Washington Post
"Excellently annotated games" - Jon Speelman, THE
OBSERVER
"A book which is almost pure substance...Anand's selection
of games is so superb that you wouldn't want to miss out on even one of them
for the sake of a mere anecdote!" - John Watson, TWIC
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BCF Book of the Year
The 1998 BCF Book of
the Year is My Best Games of Chess, Vishy Anand, Gambit £15.99.
This collection of 40 games and 30 positions impresses with the quality of play
and the lucid, well balanced, objective notes. John Nunn collaborated with
Anand and, as can be expected, the layout of the book and its technical
accuracy are of a high standard. New publishers Gambit are to be congratulated
on such a fine start. |
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