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Karpov on Karpov: Memoirs of a Chess World Champion
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Product Description One of the chess world's greatest champions describes his early start in the game, his winning of the world championship at age twenty-four, his bitter rivalry with Gary Kasparov, and his encounters with Bobby Fischer From Publishers Weekly Karpov, the Russian who gained the title of world chess champion after American Bobby Fisher relinquished it in 1975, then 10 years later lost the crown to his fellow countryman Gary Kasparov, proves that chess is not a game. It is war, with psychological strategy as important as the moves made on the board: Karpov maintains that an expert does not play against the pieces, but against his opponent, and is guided by principles intrinsic to the game, "the internal laws by which the game lives." He studied with former champion Mikhail Botvinnick. Furiously competitive, Karpov regrets most that he never played Fisher, whom he admires, and is not at all gracious about his toughest opponents, Victor Korchnoi and Kasparov, claiming that the latter did not win, but that he himself lost. The former champion, who continues to play, ends on an upbeat note: "Now I am faced with a new ascent." Photos not seen by PW. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Karpov (b. 1951) was the world chess champion between 1975 and 1985. Garry Kasparov, the current champion, dethroned him, and the two ideologically opposed Russians have had a bitter rivalry ever since. This book may be Karpov's way of responding to Kasparov's autobiography Unlimited Challenge ( LJ 11/1/90). The final 38 pages are devoted exclusively to describing their extensive competitions and disagreements. Karpov also offers insightful commentary on numerous other chess legends such as his long-standing challenger Victor Korchnai and American Bobby Fischer, whom he was scheduled to play in a heralded match that never took place. Recommended for libraries with large chess collections. - Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
