How Karpov Wins

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Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 1994 - Games & Activities - 383 pages
Newly revised, enlarged edition of first book on great Russian chess master focuses on the tactics, strategy and even psychological approaches employed by Karpov in winning against Bronstein, Smyslov, Browne, Gligoric, Spassky, Korchnoi and other greats. 100 games analyzed simply and clearly, showing exactly how Karpov won. Over 300 chess diagrams.
 

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Contents

Statistics Reasons Explanations CHAPTER 2 A Star Is Born Moscow 1971 International Tournament
1
KarpovBronstein 2 LengyelKarpov
2
KarpovHort
3
KorchnoiKarpov
4
KarpovSavon vii
12
Hastings 197172
16
SteinKarpov
17
GAME
18
KarpovFranklin 12 KarpovKurajica 13 KarpovMarkland 31 34
212
50
213
52
214
European Team
218
Soviet Team Olympiad Moscow 1972
231
KarpovKudryashov 15 KarpovTaimanov 16
236
57 58 61 64 67 71 72 75
243
Madrid 1973
255

KarpovStoica
19
KarpovR Byrne
76
BotterillKarpov 8 KarpovHartston
78
San Antonio 1972
127
Budapest 1973
153
Special USSR Team
170
Leningrad Interzonal 1973
179
KarpovMecking KeeneKarpov 10
210
Polugaevsky Match 1974
281
Spassky Match 1974
294
EstevezKarpov
308
KarpovHübner 22 KarpovMarkland 78 81
311
The World Champion Years
358
World Championship
377
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

active advantage allows Anatoly Anatoly's attack better Black Resigns Black's Bishop Black's King Black's pieces Black's position Black's Queen BxBP Caro-Kann Defense central Championship chess clear counterplay decisive draw endgame equality exchange fianchetto forced grandmaster immediate KARPOV Black Kingside Knight Korchnoi logical loses maneuver Match Game mate middlegame Najdorf NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE opening opponent passed pawn passive play player Polugaevsky posi pressure protect Q-side pawns QB-file Queen's Gambit Declined Queenside R-KI result retreat Rook Round RPxP Ruy Lopez RxRch sacrifice SICILIAN DEFENSE Spassky square strategic superior tactical Taimanov tegic text move threat threatening tion tournament USSR variation weak weakened White White Resigns White's King White's QB winning chances zwischenzug

Bibliographic information

TitleHow Karpov Wins
Dover Books on Chess
AuthorEdmar Mednis
Editionillustrated
PublisherCourier Corporation, 1994
ISBN0486278816, 9780486278810
Length383 pages
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