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The Longest Game: The Five Kasparov Karpov Matches for the World Chess Championship

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By (author): Jan Timman

One of the greatest rivalries in sports history. On 10 September 1984, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov started their match for the World Chess Championship in Moscow. The clash between the reigning champion and his brazen young challenger was highly anticipated, but no one could have foreseen what was in store. In the next six years they would play five matches for the highest title and create one of the fiercest rivalries in sports history. The matches lasted a staggering total of 14 months, and the two Ks played 5540 moves in 144 games. The first match became front-page news when after five months FIDE President Florencio Campomanes stepped in to stop the match for reasons that still remain mysterious. A new match was staged and 22-year-old Garry Kasparov became the youngest World Chess Champion in history. His win was not only hailed as a triumph of imaginative attacking chess, but also as a political victory. The representative of perestroika had beaten the old champion, a symbol of Soviet stagnation. Kasparov defended his title in three more matches, all of them full of drama. In The Longest Game Jan Timman chronicles the many twists and turns of this fascinating saga. He includes his behind-the scenes impressions and takes a fresh look at the games. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 688g
  • Dimensions: 170 x 235mm
  • Publication Date: 31 Dec 2018
  • Publisher: New In Chess
  • Publication City/Country: Netherlands
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9789056918118

About Jan Timman

JJan Timman is the author of highly acclaimed books such as Curacao 1962 and The Art of the Endgame. His best-selling Timmans Titans won the 2017 English Chess Federation Book of the Year Award. His previous book The Longest Game is a riveting account of the epic rivalry between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov.

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