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The Most Exciting Chess Games Ever - Steve Giddins (K-6188)
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Twenty years ago New in Chess magazine introduced a back page column in which a chess personality is asked to name their favourite items in many areas: food, drink, films, art, music, etc. One of the questions has always been: What is the most exciting game of chess you ever saw?
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| Language versions | English |
| Author / Authors | Steve Giddins |
| Publisher | New In Chess |
| Year of Publication | 1st edition 2022 |
| Pages | 200 |
| ISBN | 9789493257450 |
| Hardcover | No |
| Paperback | Yes |
| Downloadable | No |
| Width | 17 cm / 6.69 inch |
| Height | 23.5 cm / 9.25 inch |
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After dozens of such questionnaires, a large body of games was nominated by chess greats such as Anand, Shirov, Short, and Ivanchuk and chess aficionados such as Jeremy Silman, Jennifer Shahade, and Tania Sachdev. This anthology presents the 45 most exciting of these most exciting games.
Naturally, excitement, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. The reader will find some well-known games. Included are the classic tactical slugfest Kasparov-Topalov (Wijk aan Zee 1999) and the immortal game Anderssen - Kieseritzky (London 1851), but also a decisive last-round battles between Karpov and Kasparov (Match/24 1985) and a strategic masterpiece by Botvinnik versus Capablanca.
Even more inspirational are the lesser-known gems. Ding Liren revels in an all-out attack. Ivan Saric juggles a knight and five pawns versus two rooks. And Sergei Radchenko chases the White king all over the board. Every game is a showcase of the richness and resourcefulness of chess.
Steve Giddins edited this book, a job he greatly enjoyed: ‘I hope that every reader will find games here which bring a smile to their face and a lift to their heart’.
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Content
008 Explanation of symbols
009 Foreword
011 Introduction
014 Acknowledgements
015 1. Shirov-Polgar 1994, nominated by Sofia Polgar
019 2. Karpov-Yusupov 1983, nominated by Bartolomiej Macieja
023 3. Ivanchuk-Yusupov 1991, nominated by Loek van Wely
027 4. Averbakh-Kotov 1953, nominated by Vladimir Malakhov
031 5. Kramnik-Shirov 1994, nominated by Viorel Bologan
035 6. Capablanca-Alekhine 1927, nominated by Alexandra Kosteniuk
039 7. Karpov-Kortchnoi 1994, nominated by Vasily Ivanchuk
044 8. Bogoljubow-Alekhine 1922, nominated by Peter Leko
047 9. Anand-Rublevsky 2004, nominated by Alexey Shirov
050 10. Gormally-Sutovsky 2005, nominated by Vishy Anand
053 11. Spielmann-Stotlz 1930, nominated by Ruslan Ponomariov
056 12. Ulibin-Pähtz 2004, nominated by Elizabeth Pähtz
060 13. Kasparov-Topalov 1999, nominated by Jennifer Shahade
064 14. Polgar-Mamedyarov 2002, nominated by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
067 15. Jobava-Bareev 2003, nominated by Evgeny Alekseev
071 16. Zaichik-Gurgenidze 1977, nominated by Levon Aronian
074 17. Karpov-Kasparov 1985, nominated by Vladislav Tkachiev
078 18. Studnicka-Cernousek 2003, nominated by Sergei Movsesian
081 19. Spassky-Bronstein 1960, nominated by Danny Gormally
085 20. Psakhis-Speelman 1987/88, nominated by Fabiano Caruana
089 21. Spassky-Fischer 1972, nominated by Jeremy Silman
093 22. Berg-Bareev 2005, nominated by Tiger Hillarp Persson
096 23. Byrne-Fischer 1956, nominated by Viktorija Cmilyte
099 24. Johner-Nimzowitsch 1926, nominated by Rustam Kasimdzhanov
103 25. Gashimov-Grischuk 2010, nominated by Ben Finegold
108 26. Kortchnoi-Kasparov 1982, nominated by Yasser Seirawan
113 27. Shirov-Dominguez Perez 2010, nominated by Wesley So
116 28. Wohl-Gipslis 1996, nominated by Jacob Aagaard
119 29. Karpov-Kasparov 1985, nominated by Hou Yifan
123 30. Topalov-Kramnik 2006, nominated by Sam Shankland
127 31. Morozevich-Vachier-Lagrave 2009, nominated by Natalia Pogonina
135 32. Topalov-Anand 2010, nominated by Peter Heine Nielsen
141 33. Short-Timman 1991, nominated by Tania Sachdev
144 34. Anderssen-Kieseritzky 1851, nominated by Alexander Khalifman
1448 35. Navara-Wojtaszek 2015, nominated by Yannick Pelletier
154 36. Li Chao-Short 2016, nominated by Jovanka Houska
158 37. Fedorowicz-Shamkovich 1980, nominated by Max Dlugy
161 38. Bai Jinshi-Ding Liren 2017, nominated by Alina Kashlinskaya
167 39. Leela Zero-Stockfish 2020, nominated by Danny Rensch
172 40. Rosanes-Anderssen 1863, nominated by Willy Hendriks
175 41. Dubov-Karjakin 2020, nominated by Jennifer Yu
179 42. Saric-Suleymanli 2019, nominated by Fiona Steil-Antoni
184 43. Botvinnik-Capablanca 1938, nominated by Kamil Miton
188 44. Fomenko-Radchenko 1967, nominated by John Donaldson
193 45. Nunn-Rumens 1977, nominated by... er, the author!
199 Index of names