Description: This chess book is in very good condition. It has a cover price of $21.95. It was printed by Batsford. Following Peter Clarke's enduring bestseller Petrosian's Best Games of Chess 1946-1963, this book fills in important gaps from Petrosian's early career - which have never been seen in print before - and takes the story to the end of his playing activities in 1983. Significantly, there are no games duplicated here from Clarke's pioneering work. Tigran Petrosian is acquiring a reputation as one of the most sophisticated World Champions and also one of the most successful. The victim of a hostile press during his lifetime, Petrosian's exploits were brought into sharp focus during the official Petrosian year - 2004, the 75th anniversary of his birth. A whole series of Petrosian memorial tournaments, combined with a re-evaluation of his games and results, revealed that his legacy had been seriously underestimated. Indeed, his record includes:Victories in two World Championship matches against Botvinnik and SpasskyFirst prize in the World Championship Candidates tournamentFour Soviet Championship titlesTwo individual and team gold medals on top board for the USSR team in the international Olympiads of Havana 1966 and Lugano 1968Numerous first prizes in important tournamentsMatch and game victories against Kasparov, Fischer, Karpov, Hübner, Portisch, Korchnoi, Polugayevsky, Smyslov, Tal, Euwe, Reshevsky, Keres and many othersContents: IntroductionPetrosian's Career: Significant Moments at a GlanceForeword and Acknowledgements1 Earning his Spurs2 Champion and Candidate3 Winning the World Title4 Triumphant Defence5 Olympic Golds6 Passing the Baton7 Great Opponents8 GötterdämmerungTournament TablesIndex of OpponentsIndex of Supplementary Games and Game ExtractsIndex of Openings Please check out my store for select categories. All pictures are original. If there are any problems whatsoever with any of my items, or my descriptions, please let me know and the problem/s will be resolved. I try my best to be honest, but sometimes I may miss something. I combine shipping costs if you buy more than one item. Please request a total when you are done shopping. I use E-BAY Global Shipping Program for International buyers.
Price: 10.95 USD
Location: Glasgow, Kentucky
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Publication Year: 2006
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Book Title: Petrosian vs the Elite
Author: Julian Simpole, Ray Keene
Publisher: Batsford
Topic: Chess
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
