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Korchnoi and his Chess Grandchildren - Vladimir Barsky (K-6184)
K-6184
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Korchnoi and his Chess Grandchildren features 25 of Viktor Korchnoi’s best games from the latter stages of his glorious career. The latest game is from 2011, when Korchnoi was still potent enough to defeat Fabiano Caruana.
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| Language versions | English |
| Author / Authors | Vladimir Barsky |
| Publisher | Quality Chess |
| Year of Publication | 1st edition 2022 |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 9781784831578 |
| Hardcover | Yes |
| Paperback | No |
| Downloadable | No |
| Width | 17 cm / 6.69 inch |
| Height | 24 cm / 9.45 inch |
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The annotations are mainly in Korchnoi’s own words, with insightful additions from other top players and the author. Between the annotated games are numerous articles and interviews - some with Viktor, and others featuring top players talking about the great man.
Viktor Korchnoi is a legendary figure in chess, and is often considered the strongest player never to become World Champion. He was already an elite player in the 1950s and remained a formidable force well into the 21st century, capable of beating top players who were young enough to be his grandchildren.
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Content
003 Publisher’s Foreword
006 Bibliography & Key to Symbols used
007 Authors’ Preface
009 An Example to Many Generations - Boris Gelfand
013 Biographical Note
015 Meeting in Suzdal
023 "Ghosts Leave the Peaks" - Alexander Geller
025 Game 1: Korchnoi - Svidler, St Petersburg 1997
035 Giving Odds of... 205 Years - Mark Taimanov
037 Game 2: Korchnoi - Ponomariov, Cannes 1998
054 Viktor the Terrible - Garry Kasparov
056 There are Genuine Values! - Evgeny Bareev
059 Game 3: Korchnoi - Piket, Sarajevo 1998
074 Relentless Seniors - Alexander Bakh
076 Game 4: Zhu Chen - Korchnoi, Marbella 1999
087 A Model of Correct Play - Ruslan Ponomariov
090 The Generation Conflict Ended Peacefully - Anatoly Yavorsky
092 Game 5: Korchnoi - Ponomariov, Donetsk 2001
109 A Bad Move to Unsettle the Opponent
110 Game 6: Korchnoi - Smirnov, Ohrid 2001
118 Unlimited Victory - Peter Svidler
121 Game 7: Gelfand - Korchnoi, Biel 2001
131 Reaching Out and Grabbing
137 Game 8: Korchnoi - Grischuk, Biel 2001
145 Chess and Sauna
146 Game 9: Korchnoi - Pelletier, Biel 2001
161 "And Yet this Rebel Seeks the Tempest..."
166 When a Double Check Isn’t a Threat
167 Game 10: Korchnoi - Polgar, Hoogeveen 2001
177 The Wonder of Two Centuries - Viorel Bologan
179 Game 11: Korchnoi - Bologan, Birmingham 2002
187 You Can’t Develop Your Language without Books
192 A Natural Seesaw
193 Game 12: Korchnoi - Fridman, Essen 2002
201 Pawn Sacrifice for Blockade
202 Game 13: Korchnoi - Vallejo Pons, Biel 2002
209 Suffering is Sometimes Useful!
214 Game 14: Korchnoi - Kotsur, Bled Olympiad 2002
225 Game 15: Sasikiran - Korchnoi, Bled Olympiad 2002
236 Island of Discord
239 Game 16: Korchnoi - Macieja, Curaçao 2002
251 In our Match White Dominated - Artyom Timofeev
253 Game 17: Korchnoi - Timofeev, Kazan (5) 2003
258 Obsession - Genna Sosonko
261 Game 18: Korchnoi - Gretarsson, Reykjavik 2003
268 Game 19: Stefansson - Korchnoi, Reykjavik 2003
277 An Attack without Queens
278 Game 20: Korchnoi - Bacrot, Reykjavik 2003
290 The Young Stars Are Coming!
291 Game 21: Korchnoi - Carlsen, Drammen 2004
299 "I Was Brought up on Serious Contests"
306 Along Unknown Paths...
307 Game 22: Korchnoi - Sutovsky, Paks 2005
318 A Powerful Emotive Charge - Nikita Vitiugov
322 A Trap Laid in Passing
323 Game 23: Hou Yifan - Korchnoi, Paks 2007
329 "I Must Play!"
331 A Ferocious Grandfather - Ilya Odessky
333 Game 24: Gashimov - Korchnoi, Dagomys 2008
353 At One Time We Were Friends - Anatoly Karpov
359 I Thought: God Forbid Viktor Should Fall into the Wrong Hands! - Petra Leeuwerik
361 "The First Person from Over There" - David Bronstein
363 A Selfless Enthusiast
364 The Rock
366 Game 25: Caruana - Korchnoi, Gibraltar 2011
379 A Victor of Five Generations
384 Index of Openings