Batsford Chess Openings
A guide to contemporary openings giving the strategic ideas and historical background. Gary Kasparov is a Grandmaster and World Champion and Raymond Keene is an International Grandmaster and author of "The Pirc Defence", "The Modern Defence" and "The Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack".
Games & ActivitiesChess
RELEASED1986
PUBLISHERBatsford
LENGTH346
LANGUAGEEN
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Garry Kimovich Kasparov (13 April 1963) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being passed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. Kasparov also holds records for consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars (11). **Source:** <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov">Wikipedia</a>
Batsford Chess Openings
by Garri Kimovich Kasparov, Raymond D. Keene, Eric Schiller
A guide to contemporary openings giving the strategic ideas and historical background. Gary Kasparov is a Grandmaster and World Champion and Raymond Keene is an International Grandmaster and author of "The Pirc Defence", "The Modern Defence" and "The Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack".
Games & ActivitiesChess
RELEASED1986
PUBLISHERBatsford
LENGTH346
LANGUAGEEN
Garry Kimovich Kasparov (13 April 1963) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being passed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. Kasparov also holds records for consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars (11). **Source:** <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov">Wikipedia</a>
