Mikhail Chigorin, the Creative Genius: New, Greatly

Mikhail Chigorin, the Creative Genius: New, Greatly

Mikhail Chigorin (1850-1908), the first great Russian chess master, belongs to that select group of exceptionally strong players who did not quite succeed in winning the world championship.
The defining moment for Chigorin came when he blundered away a completely winning position in the decisive final game of his second title match against Steinitz.
Chigorin remains universally admired for his creative and courageous style of play. He was not guided by Dr. Tarraschâ€™s â€˜general principlesâ€™, prevalent at the time, but by the specific characteristics of each individual position. He would always play to win, not only by his famed dashing attacks but also by precise calculation of variations, purposeful manoeuvring and exploitation of positional weaknesses, artful defence and refined endgame play.
Today Chigorin is best remembered for his contributions to opening theory. He was the finest gambit player of his generation, but it is his pioneering work in defences to the Spanish Game and Queenâ€™s Gambit as well as various Kingâ€™s Indian formations that has been the most enduring.
The present book is a hugely expanded second edition of that published in 1987. Over two hundred extra games have been included, annotated by Chigorin and his contemporaries in addition to more modern grandmasters. The biographical part has been extended with hundreds of pages of material depicting Chigorinâ€™s turbulent life.

Country	USA
Author	Jimmy Adams
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9789056916015
Edition	Enlarged ed.
ISBN	9056916017
Label	New In Chess,Csi
Manufacturer	New In Chess,Csi
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	750
PublicationDate	2016-04-15
Publisher	New In Chess,Csi
Studio	New In Chess,Csi
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Mikhail Chigorin, the Creative Genius: New, Greatly

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