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Gormally, Calculate like a Grandmaster
Learn from the World-class Attacking Players
256 S., kart., 2010
In this fascinating book, leading UK grandmaster Danny Gormally dissects great games played by the fiercest attacking players of the modern era, unravelling their thought processes and analysing their powers of calculation. Players featured include the phenomenal attacking genius Mikhail Tal, the legendary Bobby Fischer, 'King' Garry Kasparov, computer maestro Veselin Topalov, speed star and present world champion Vishy Anand, and the leader of the new generation of chess stars - top-rated Magnus Carlsen.
By studying these game commentaries - which are interspersed with anecdotes and reminiscences from the author's own colourful chess career - you will be able to absorb the finest professional methods and apply them to your own games.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Tal and the tree of plenty
Chapter 2 Self Handicapping
Chapter 3 Simply Shirov
Chapter 4 Topalov and the age of computers
Chapter 5 The magic of Moro
Chapter 6 Vishy Anand - Speed Superstar
Chapter 7 Bobby, the two K's and Les Enfants Terribles
Chapter 8 My own experience
256 S., kart., 2010
In this fascinating book, leading UK grandmaster Danny Gormally dissects great games played by the fiercest attacking players of the modern era, unravelling their thought processes and analysing their powers of calculation. Players featured include the phenomenal attacking genius Mikhail Tal, the legendary Bobby Fischer, 'King' Garry Kasparov, computer maestro Veselin Topalov, speed star and present world champion Vishy Anand, and the leader of the new generation of chess stars - top-rated Magnus Carlsen.
By studying these game commentaries - which are interspersed with anecdotes and reminiscences from the author's own colourful chess career - you will be able to absorb the finest professional methods and apply them to your own games.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Tal and the tree of plenty
Chapter 2 Self Handicapping
Chapter 3 Simply Shirov
Chapter 4 Topalov and the age of computers
Chapter 5 The magic of Moro
Chapter 6 Vishy Anand - Speed Superstar
Chapter 7 Bobby, the two K's and Les Enfants Terribles
Chapter 8 My own experience