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Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors part 3

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The battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of the chess enthusiasts but of the public at large. The chessboard is the ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are supreme intellectual gladiators.

This magnificent compilation of play from the 1960s through to the 1970s forms the basis of the third part of Garry Kasparov's long-awaited definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play from this era to a rigorous analysis the examination being enhanced by the use of the latest chess software. This volume features the play of champions Tigran Petrosian (1963-1969) and Boris Spassky (1969-1972).

However, this book is more than just a compilation of play from the greats of this era. Kasparos biographies of these champions place them in a fascinating historical, political and cultural context. Kasparov explains how each champion brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas.

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My Great Predecessors, Part 3

These magnificent compilations of chess form the basis of the first three parts of Kasparov's definitive history of the World Chess Championship.

Kasparov, who is acclaimed as the greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play of his predecessors to a rigorous analysis.

Part three features the play of champions Tigran Petrosian (1963-1969) and Boris Spassky (1969-1972), as well as their outstanding opponents - Gligoric, Polugayevsky, Portisch and Stein.

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This unique Chessable edition adds a total of 432 trainable examples plucked from Kasparov's incisive commentary so you can ground your chess education by not just enjoying this timeless classic, but actively learning from it too.

Garry Kasparov was the thirteenth World Champion, holding the title between 1985 and 2000.

His tournament record is second to none, featuring numerous wins in the world's major events, often by substantial margins.

As well as his outstanding successes, Kasparov has constantly promoted the game; he has done more than anyone to popularize chess in modern times.

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