My Most Memorable Games (Progress in Chess 14)

Boris Gelfand, Vladimir Kramnik, Dirk Poldauf

ISBN 10: 3283004536 / ISBN 13: 9783283004538

Published by Zurich: Editions Olms. Printed in Germany, 2005

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[CHESS]. Boris Gelfand, Vladimir Kramnik, Dirk Poldauf. "My Most Memorable Games (Progress in Chess 14)." Zurich: Editions Olms. Printed in Germany, 2005. First edition. English language. Softcover with pictorial wrappers. Chess tutorial text with essays and notation of games, including indices of games, opponents, and openings, as well as a preface, introduction, biography, 51 games, combinations, and an endings section. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. 24 oz. 262 pp. Shelf-wear, use, creasing, and toning to wrappers. Staining on half-title. Text clean. Good Minus to Fair. ISBN: 9783283004538. "For more than 10 years, Boris Gelfand has been one of the world?s top-ranking chess players. Now the 33-year-old grandmaster presents his best games, which he has annotated in great detail and at a level suitable for every club player. Covering topics as diverse as combinations and endgame analysis, the book also includes a chapter on the Grunfeld Defense.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Most Memorable Games (Progress in Chess 14)
• Publisher: Zurich: Editions Olms. Printed in Germany
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3283004536
• ISBN 13: 9783283004538
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Chess

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Synopsis

For more than 10 years, Boris Gelfand has been one of the world’s top-ranking chess players. Now the 33-year-old grandmaster presents his best games, which he has annotated in great detail and at a level suitable for every club player. Covering topics as diverse as combinations and endgame analysis, the book also includes a chapter on the Grünfeld Defense.

About the Author

Grandmaster Boris Gelfand won the European Junior Championship in 1987 and reached No. 3 in the World in 1990. He has led the Israeli team to numerous medals at both European and Olympiad level. Gelfand won the 2009 World Cup and has participated in six Candidates cycles, winning it in 2011. He lost the 2012 World Championship match in the play-off. At 46 he is still winning tournaments ahead of the best players in the world, in many cases men half his own age. Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard is the only chess author to have won all the major awards for chess writing.