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Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part Three: Kasparov v Karpov 1986-1987

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I like the chess books written from players commenting the self matches.
Kasparov, like Korchnoi, is very strict with himself.
And, besides, has a lot of stories about the environment surrounding the matches.

If you like the previous Modern Chess books by Kasparov, you will find this book fascinating. As in the previous edition, Garry Kasparov describes his encounter with Anatoly Karpov in great details. I don't think there will ever be any book better about the matches. The last game in the book is probably the climax. Tailing by a point, Kasparov needed to a win in his final game to draw the match and retain his world champion title. To my surprise, Kasparov was actually playing card games with his colleagues the night before the historical game! He mentioned that he believed it was more important to relieve the pressure. On the way to the game, a woman gave him a mascot and it worked. In the game, Kasparov showed why he was considered as the greatest chess player ever, winning when it matters. Playing white, Kasparov sacrificed a pawn and reached a winning endgame where he had a bishop versus Karpov's misplaced knight with a pawn up. Karpov couldn't handle the enormous pressure and blundered by moving his pawns to g6 and h5. Kasparov won the game and retained his title.

Ok i am a Kasparov Fan.
These serie of modern chess is a true value for you.
In this book GK, tells about evething about his preparation for the epic macth after he won the world championship in 1985.

The only issue is that Kasparov overdo, with the analysis of some lines. Maybe this get dizzy some beginer player. But after read twice you taste the value of his analysis.

What can you expect of tis book:
1 tips of Kasparov to deal with the stress.
2 openin lab for those macthes
3.great analysis of the oponent
4. the fact of war outside the chessboard.
5 method of thainig from his coach

There are a lot of facts, in the last round in Seville 1987, he wrote with the all adrenaline of that moment and stamp in those pages in the book.

Advise: This book merge other book fact that you could read in:
-The Test of Time (Russian Chess), (1986, Pergamon Pr)
-World Chess Championship Match: Moscow, 1985 (1986, Everyman Chess)
-Child of Change: An Autobiography (1987, Hutchinson)
-London-Leningrad Championship Games (1987, Everyman Chess)

I read those book, and i find some fact that i could read in the other book. I took one star for that, but if u have not read it go for it and buy it.

En el libro acerca de los encuentros de 1984 y 1985, Kasparov en ocasiones peca de brevedad en sus comentarios...es comprensible, puesto que se trato de una maraton, asi que revisar a detalle cada uno de los encuentros nos dejaria con un libro kilometrico, dificilisimo de leer y mucho menos de escribir...pero en esta entrega, quien mejor que Kasparov para dejar al descubierto los analisis de dichas partidas, de aquellos encuentros tan emocionantes...Sin duda, un libro que no debe faltar en la biblioteca de cualquier aficionado al ajedrez.

As Kasparov himself has stated in his annotations to some games lets take stock of the value of the book. You want to enjoy hours of in-depth analysis by one the greatest professional exponents of the game? then look no further, there is no reason not to purchase the entire series the author has created. Simply put it is worth every cent for the truly aspiring student/player. No quote professional player out there offers better analysis on their products. The game of chess has changed and the true student that wants to immerse themselves deeply needs to understand it takes alot if you play the game for money. Kasparov knows how to make money and he will make you money.