This is a look inside the mind of Nigel Short's opponent in October 1993 in London for the World Chess Championship. This book tells a story of chess played at the genius level, of an extraordinary personality and of contemporary Soviet politics. Gary Kasparov is the perhaps most charismatic and articulate person to hold the world championship since Bobby Fischer, but also an active player in the ongoing Russian political drama and one of the most influential Soviet citizens, and will make a mark on the restructuring of his ...
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This is a look inside the mind of Nigel Short's opponent in October 1993 in London for the World Chess Championship. This book tells a story of chess played at the genius level, of an extraordinary personality and of contemporary Soviet politics. Gary Kasparov is the perhaps most charismatic and articulate person to hold the world championship since Bobby Fischer, but also an active player in the ongoing Russian political drama and one of the most influential Soviet citizens, and will make a mark on the restructuring of his country. Fred Waitzkin has gained unique access to the man, living with him during the matches with Anatoly Karpov, as he defends his title from his sworn moral enemy, discussing match play in detail and even following him back to his homeland of Azerbaijan to observe his campaign for political office.
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x1; The Book is in Very Good+ condition. An illuminating profile of the world champion chess player and political activist by the acclaimed author of Searching for Bobby Fischer. Over the course of his unprecedented career, Garry Kasparov dominated the chess world with astonishing creativity and explosive passion. In this unforgettable work of reportage, author Fred Waitzkin "captures better than anyone-including Kasparov himself in his own memoir-the various sides of this elusive genius" (The Observer). Waitzkin had intimate access to his subject during Kasparov's gripping 1990 matches against his sworn enemy, Anatoly Karpov. As the world chess champion defends his title, Waitzkin analyzes the match play with verve and depth that will delight lay readers and aspiring grandmasters alike. Against this backdrop, Waitzkin assembles a fascinating portrait of a complicated man who is both a generational talent and an outspoken advocate of Russian democracy, brilliant and volcanic, tenacious and charismatic, despairing one moment and exuberant the next.
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