Présentation de l'éditeur
Anatoly Karpov is one of the chess world's greatest World Champions, with his prime strength being his subtle maneuvering and positional play. Many of his opponents have been baffled by the profundity of his strategies, but here Karolyi explains Karpov's genius.This volume features Karpov's most entertaining and instructive strategic wins from 1961-1985 as the Russian star proved he was a worthy successor to Bobby Fischer's title. The book starts with Karpov as a precocious youngster and tells the story of the making of a champion.
Biographie de l'auteur
Tibor Karolyi is an International Master of chess from Budapest who was Hungarian Champion in 1984. One of his previous books won the Guardian's Book of the Year prize in 2007. Karolyi coached Peter Leko when in the space of four years Leko improved from promising junior to world class grandmaster.
