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Fire on Board, Part Two |
Reviews in Brief |  The Greatest Tournaments 2001-2009
by Chess Informant The English invasion, led by the Beatles and Rolling Stones was near its peak when Chess Informant made its debut in 1966. The impact on the chess world by the Yugoslav publication was just as great as that by the Brits to the music scene. No less than Bobby Fischer was soon giving the publication his strongest recommendation to participants in the U.S. Junior Closed. Later the franchise expanded to include not only the Informators, but also major series devoted to openings (Encyclopedia of Chess Openings) and endings (Encyclopedia of Chess Endings) as well as various specialist publications. The analysis of the games is top-notch, as one would expect from a list of the annotators: Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik, Topalov, Ivanchuk, etc. The physical production of this book is also of the highest standards. This thick book is sturdily bound, and the layout is generous and easy to read. The games, analysis and diagrams are crisp and clear. There is enough material in The Greatest Tournaments 2001-2009 to keep one busy for months if not for years. The question is not if this is a good book – it certainly is – but if it is the right one for you. First off, if you have all the Chess Informants of the last decade, it does appear that the analysis presented here has been published before. That said most chess fans interested in this work will appreciate having all the information in one place. A more important question, in fact the major one, is whether you play over games using a board and set. If you do, this book is for you. Read the full review here. | | |
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Puzzle Answer: 19...Bxa4! 20.Qxa8+ Rf8 21.Qxf8+ [21.Qxa6 Qxf2 22.Bd3 Bxe3+ 23.Kb1 Rb8 24.b3 Bxb3-+] 21...Kxf8 22.Bxh6+ Qxh6+ 23.Rd2 Nb4 0-1 San Segundo-Shirov, Madrid 1997 (Source: Fire on Board, Part Two)
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