The Greatest Chess KingsThis books covers the lives and selected chess games of the following players; George Koltanowski, Ruy Lopez de Segura, Wilhelm Steinitz, Paul Morphy, Emanuel Lasker, Jose Raul Capablanca, Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Carlsen Magnus, Kramnik, Vladimir, Aronian Levon, Radjabov Teimour, Karjakin Sergey, Anand Viswanathan, Topalov Veselin, Nakamura Hikaru, Mamedyarov Shakhriyar, Grischuk Alexander, Caruana Fabiano, Morozevich, Alexander, Ivanchuk Vassily, Svidler Peter, Leko Peter, Wang Hao, Kamsky Gata, Gelfand Boris, Gashimov Vugar, Jakovenko Dmitry, Maurice Ashley and Pontus Carlsson. 242 chess games of the current and past male chess players in the world. 8 fantastic games have been chosen from each of the modern chess Kings. The remaining 20 games are games that include previous and current male chess pioneers This book is full of history and an excellent book for studying openings, middle games, end games and solving problems. |
Contents
Foreword | 6 |
Introduction | 7 |
Top 100 male chess players | 10 |
The History of Blindfold Chess | 13 |
George Koltanowski Blindfold Chess | 14 |
Ruy López de Segura 15401580 | 22 |
Wilhelm Steinitz 18361900 | 26 |
Paul Morphy 18371884 | 35 |
Topalov Veselin | 250 |
Nakamura Hikaru | 267 |
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 284 |
Grischuk Alexander | 301 |
Caruana Fabiano | 318 |
Morozevich Alexander | 335 |
Ivanchuk Vassily | 349 |
Svidler Peter | 364 |
Emanuel Lasker 18681941 | 48 |
José Raúl Capablanca 18881942 | 68 |
Bobby Fischer 19432008 | 87 |
Garry Kasparov 1963 | 109 |
Anatoly Karpov | 129 |
Carlsen Magnus | 152 |
Kramnik Vladimir | 169 |
Aronian Levon | 187 |
Radjabov Teimour | 201 |
Karjakin Sergey | 217 |
Anand Viswanathan | 231 |
Leko Peter | 378 |
Wang Hao | 393 |
Kamsky Gata | 409 |
Gelfand Boris | 426 |
Gashimov Vugar | 440 |
Jakovenko Dmitry | 453 |
Maurice Ashley 1st Black GM | 468 |
Pontus Carlsson | 481 |
Amon Simutowe 1st African GM | 495 |
The end Sylvia Lovina Chidi | 508 |
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