GARRY KASPAROV'S GREATEST CHESS GAMES, volume 2 (Igor
Stohl)
352 pages (248 mm by 172 mm,
hardback).
£22.50/$35.00/€35,00
Garry Kasparov has dominated the chess world for more than
twenty years. His dynamism and preparation have set an example that is followed
by most ambitious players. Igor Stohl has selected the best and most
instructive games from Kasparov's later years, and annotated them in great
detail. The emphasis is on explaining the thoughts behind Kasparov's decisions,
and the principles and concepts embodied by his moves. Stohl provides a wealth
of fresh insights into these landmark games, together with many new analytical
points. This makes the book outstanding study material for all chess
enthusiasts.
Garry Kasparov was born in 1963, and burst onto the scene in
the late 1970s with a series of astonishing results in Soviet and international
events. In 1985 he became the youngest world champion in history by defeating
Anatoly Karpov in an epic struggle. When he announced his retirement from
professional chess twenty years later, he was still world number 1. Kasparov is
an internationally renowned figure, famous even among the non-chess-playing
public.
Igor Stohl is a well-known grandmaster from Slovakia.
He plays in several national leagues and is a noted opening theoretician. His
thorough annotations frequently appear in Ceskoslovensky Sach,
Informator and ChessBase Magazine. His first book for Gambit,
Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces, won the
United States Chess Federation Cramer Award for Best Book. See also Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games, volume
1.
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"Congratulations to Gambit and to Igor Stohl for this
masterpiece! As a matter of fact I would like at this point to state how much
this book for me personally constitutes an absolute milestone in the field of
chessbooks, but extraordinary quality needs no more words. … sets new
standards in the field of commentary and presentation of mastergames!
Categorically a must-buy!" - Martin Rieger,
www.freechess.de
"Exciting essential reading for Kasparov fans." - Dr.
Erik Rausch, Rochade Europa
"Stohl has obviously worked very hard on the analysis of the
games in an attempt to do justice to the quality of Kasparov's play. Altogether
an excellent book. Very highly recommended." - Paul Dunn, Australian
Chess
"Igor Stohl's two volumes of Garry Kasparov's Greatest
Chess Games contain penetrating analyses of the maverick champion's games"
- GM Lubomir Kavalek, Washington Post
"quality work" - GM Joel Benjamin, Chess Life
"Stohl has done a great job" - Bob Long,
www.chessco.com
"My concluding tip is quite simple: don't miss these
volumes!" - Helmut Riedl, Rochade
"The annotations are of the highest standard" - Jerzy
Konikowski, Fernschach International
"Stohl has drawn upon a wide variety of sources, including
Kasparov's own annotations, and provides a wealth of fresh insights into these
landmark games, together with many new analytical points. Sterling work by
Stohl. If you buy only one chess book this year may I suggest that you look no
further than this magnificent second volume." - PHL Hughes, Chess
Post
"If you want to give a chess gift to a special friend, no
matter what her or his chess level is, then Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess
Games, by Igor Stohl, is an excellent option." - Tamar Hammer,
www.chessbug.com
"Some of the most impressive publishing work I have seen is
represented by the two-volume set Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games
by Igor Stohl. - GM Raymond Keene, The Spectator
"With a good annotator I could understand Capablanca, Tal,
or even Karpov, but the late Kasparov games were like abstract art explained in
Chinese. For this reason I thought that the greatest challenge for Stohl would
be to explain the games I did not understand. Stohl handles the challenge in a
most impressive way (and he even tops it with other goodies)." -
Chessbug
"Igor Stohl has broken down Kasparov's play so we mortals
can follow his games and the thinking of one of the greatest players to walk
the earth." - Michael Stevenson, New Zealand Chess
"The production quality is outstanding and the notes by the
Slovak grandmaster are exhaustive. These books contain everything you ever
wanted to know about Garry Kasparov." GM Raymond Keene, The Times
"I enthusiastically recommend Garry Kasparov’s
Greatest Chess Games, Volume 2. It’s yet another fine effort from both
Igor Stohl and Gambit Publications, which in combination with volume 1,
provides us with 129 Kasparov games. All are annotated to the highest level of
accuracy. Yes, many of these games are already well known (but of course most
of GK’s games are!) - all have been previously published and annotated,
often by Kasparov himself. But, given Stohl’s attention to detail, his
access to multiple previously published versions of these games, and his
updating of all the analyses with computer assistance, this means that we now
have the finest annotations to date for these games. Besides, the mere act of
pairing Kasparov’s selected games with a superb and objective
author/annotator means that those who love fighting chess and detailed
annotations will really appreciate this book." - Stephen Ham,
ChessCafe
"Improving players should totally immerse themselves in this
book." - Mark Donlan, Chess Horizons
"...a worthy tribute to the game's greatest ever player." -
Steve Giddins, BCM
"...a great book that deserves to be in every chess player's
library. ... The great man himself will definitely be consulting this series
when he puts pen to paper to write about his games. Highly Recommended." -
IM John Donaldson,
Silman's
website
"In a flood of recent publications, this two-volume work may
become a classic" - Schachmarkt |
