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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, but only to serious chess players or sportsmen
This is a pretty fascinating book, but as the other reviewer pointed out, its not for everyone. A serious chessplayer looking for hints on improvement will find what he seeks-as long as he reads between the lines and pays attention. The story of how Kasparov won his first world championship makes the book a worthy buy, I feel.
Published 4 months ago by Stacy Robinson
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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Strong Opening, good middle position, but weak endgame
Garry Kasparaov has the advantage of being the best chess player the world has ever seen, thus one might be tempted to think he would also have written the best chess biography ever seen. One can but hope this is false, as only lovers of Garry could appreciate much beyond the middle of the book. At times one gets the impression that s/he is reading an extended polemic...
Published on March 12, 1997
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, but only to serious chess players or sportsmen,
This review is from: Unlimited Challenge (Hardcover)
This is a pretty fascinating book, but as the other reviewer pointed out, its not for everyone. A serious chessplayer looking for hints on improvement will find what he seeks-as long as he reads between the lines and pays attention. The story of how Kasparov won his first world championship makes the book a worthy buy, I feel.
5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Strong Opening, good middle position, but weak endgame,
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This review is from: Unlimited Challenge (Hardcover)
Garry Kasparaov has the advantage of being the best chess player the world has ever seen, thus one might be tempted to think he would also have written the best chess biography ever seen. One can but hope this is false, as only lovers of Garry could appreciate much beyond the middle of the book. At times one gets the impression that s/he is reading an extended polemic against Karpov. The excruciating detail of the first world match between these giants easily puts the reader at a snooze. Be not deceived, however, occasionally Garry gives us an insight into what it takes to be the best at the game, but he is too much of a realist to inject any of the mysticism one hopes to encounter from the master of that most cognitive sport
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Unlimited Challenge by Garry Kasparov (Hardcover - Oct. 1990)
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