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CONTENTS
Praecfte o t hReu ssiEadni tion
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TournameanntdM atchR esulotfAs n atoly
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TheQ uarter-FMiantaclhK :a rpov-
Polugayevsky 1
TheS emi-FiMnaatlc hK:a rpov-Spassk2y5
TheF inaMla tchK:a ropv-Korchnoy 63
PREFACTEO THER USSIAEND ITION
Ther oatdo t heCh esOsl ympus
AnatoKlayr pohva dt op latyh rmeeat ches-agLa.iP nosltu gayevsky,
B.S passaknydV .K orchnoyo-ridne trog aitnh er igthotp laay
decidmiantgc fho rt heW orlCdh ampoinshiTph.e nw,h enF ischer
refutsoed de fehnidts i tKlaer,p bove catmhete w elWfotrhl Cdh ampion
int hhei stooryfc hesHsi.st aswka sn ote aswyh:i lFei scihne1 r9 71
play2e1dg ameisnt hreCaen didaMtaetsc'h Sepsa,s s2k9yg ameisn
196a5n d2 6i n1 968K,a rpohva dc op laayt otoafl4 3g ames!*
Ina ddithieoh na,dt of acset ronogpepro siTtriuoenP,.o luegvasyky
wasp layiinnag C andidaetveesnfo'tr t hfei rtsitm beu,ro nt hoet her
handS,p asshkayd twices ucwahon ne venatn,dh ada lreabdeye n
WorlCdh ampiwohni,Kl oer chnhoaydp layienCd a ndidaetveesno'tn s
sevelor cacasiaonndhs a,d o ncree achtehdfe i nal.
Butl euts t ryt om akea m oreex acatp praoifsta hslee p layers.
Bacik n1 93I8s uggesttheaadt c hespsl ayer's csoturlbeedn gth
determibnyfe odu fra ctors.
The firosftt h eissec hetsasl ent. aWs iptehcoiufti c cohnees s talent
cannboetc oma es tropnlga y(earl thoaucgcho rdtioEn mg.L askoenre,
cann evertherleeascfshi rcsatt egroaryt inAgl)lt. h reoefK aprov's
matcohp ponesnattsi cshfiryse quiretmheonuttg,oha v aryindge gree,
whiliena ddittihoenri ers pecttailveean rtoesf d iffetyrpeenst.
The secofnadc tioscr h aracAtnednr o.t only competitive character,
whicihs u sualildye ntiwfiitewhdi ltlo w int,e naciintyd efence,
resourcefaunldpn eensest,r aitnittoohn pe s ychoolfot gyh oep ponent.
Ofn ol esism portainshc oewa playbeerh avwehse nh ei sn ota tt he
chesbso ard, hwehi esnn o tt akipnagrt i na c heessv ent.
Indetehdde,a irloyu toifna ec hemsass thearls i nilnce o mmowni th
• Accordtiotn hgFe I DrEe gulatthmieao xnism,pu oms sniubmlbeoe fgra mewsa 3s2
in1 965-a7n1d i6n10 9 74.
viii PRFEACET O THER USSIAEND ITIO�
hicso mpeticthiavrea cWtheert.h earp layselre eaptns i ghotr,l eadas
higlhi faen do nlgye tusp i nt imfeo rl uncwhh,e thheert akepsa ritn
sporotrsp lays cwahredtsh,he ert akecsa roef h inse rvoussy steomr
drintkoso m uch-altlh idse penodnst heh umans idoef hcihsa racter,
onh iusp bringainndsg e lf-education.
Whetheapr l ayteark easc ritiactatlit tuohd ieps l a(ya ntdo h imself),
ori sr eadtyol istteoan n yf lattewrheert,hh eeri sn otefdo hr issm all
mindedneosrhs e,p ickosu tt hem osti mporttahnitn (grse gardhiinsg .
self-improvwehmeetnhtce)hr,e sosrt hmea tersiiadloe fl iifset hmeo re
importtaonh ti m-thailss doe penodnsa playehru'msa nq ualities.
How manyg reatta lenhtasv. eb eernu infeodr t hes imprleea sotnh at
theoiwrn erwse rep etthyu manb eings.
Sincteh iissa d elicsautbej ewcetw ,i lnlo tp ursuieta nyf urther. Bur.
asi ti ss ai"dA,w ordi se nougthot hew ise".
Itw ilbleo fi nterteods its cuisnds e tatihlec ompeticthiavrea cotfe rs
thesteh receh esgsi antPso.l ugayeivsst khyeo new hoa ppeairnst he
leafsatv ouralbilgeh t-ihsie n sufficsihernetwaldsya c ompetiatnodr ,
fotrh irse asmoant chaersep robabmloyr ed iffifcouhrli tm t hatno ur
namentwsh,i leel iminaetvieonnat rsep articuulnaprlleya sfaonhrti m,
sinicite s h erteh aotn eh ast od ispltahye sceo mpetitive tqhuawatel ities
haveb eetna lkianbgo ut.
Spassiksya formidacbolmep etitorn-ehveeb re comedse pressed,
chancdee feahtasv neo e fefcto nh ima,n dh eh ast hea biltiotc yo n
centraalthlei pso werastt hed ecismiovmee n(ta lte ?istth,a th'osw i t
usetdo b e).
Korchnoiysu nablteo d iscipline ashw iemlsales lt fh ee x-world
champicoann A.s a c ompetihteio srl esss ophistiaclattheoduh,ge ih s
stiplrle tsttyr ong.
Thet hifradc tioshr e altAhl.t houcghhe sissa ni ntellectual exercise, it
involnveersv osutsr aainnd,a p layiescr a lloendt ob eaarh eavwyo rk
loadT.h atk indo fw orkl oadc anb ei llustrbaytt ehdefo llowing
examplien1: 691t het wentigeatmheo fm y retumrant cahg ainTsati
wasa djouranfetd5e hr o urpsl'a iyn a v erdyi ffipcouslitt fioomrne .A
sleepnliegshsfto lwleod-iwta se ssentthiaaItlf inadd rawicnhga nce.
Neverthebleefsostr,her e e sumptoifpo lna Iym ,a nagetdoh avaec ouple
ofh ourssl'e eIpnh. i asn alymsyio sp ponemnits saew di nnilnign aen,dI
coulhda vgea inaed dr awB.u tm y tirednteoslsIdm ,i xeudp t hev aria-
PREFACTEO THE RUSSIANED ITION ix
tiopnrse paarnedod n,c aeg afionu nmdy seltfh beor ni onfkd efeat.
Afttehr6e - hoaudrj ournsmeesnstim yo n,p oswiatsig oenn erally
thoutgohb teh opeeslsA.n othselerepe lsnsi gfholtlo we(dt hriismI e
didlni'et doawlnal n)tad,ht e an secaodnjdo ursnemsesntitho tinis,m e
of4 h ourIsnt. h een d-a draw. Csatna snaud c aph e srtsroani n if
hei sn ot a repalla yHceahrre?ds Plsoy l.au ygevasnkSdyp assky and
Korchanroaeyl a lb lteo .
Andf,i natlhfleouy r,tf ha c-tsoprecpiraelp arAafttireohrene x. a m
plseh owinnt hpea sbtyS teianniCdth zgi orEimn., LaskReurb iannd
steNiinm,z oswciahtn d AilneReka,hg oazniBdno leskly• ,ai ivtss well
knowwnh aitms e abnyts pecpiraelp araantwdih oyini t,ns e cesIsta ry.
isus efforue lv egrrye at tmoah satvheeir os w nt heyoo rfo penings,
whicohn lhyek nowasn,dw hicihsc losleiklneywd i tphl ainnts h e
middlegame.
Iti sv eruys efbuult,- alaiss!b -yi tmn eoa nesv erywohnoie s
capaobfdl oei ng atnhdmi asnp,yal yedrosn oatt tesmupctwh o rk.
Ino rdteoor p ersautcec esisnf utlhlioysn sefh ioeuhlladdvn, eo o tn ly
ac apacfiohrray r wdo rkb,ua tl saot alfeonrt searcihnivnegs, for
tigaWhteino ns.u amc ahj toarl aeppneta hresi ,n decitrilnlyfun ecetsh e
plaoyfo thgerra nadsmteirnss t;u dyhiignsag m eost,h mearse trdsi s
covtehrae s peocfct hse tshsey oo rnw hiicithts h en netcowe osrska,r y
antdh ien vestitgeantdoeirynn c yc threispushm sI.ft h eirsne o s uch
leadiinnvge sttihgeaintit tos hrpe,r agmaaptpoiarcc thh at triumphs.
Buitif nr ce enyte airitsps r agmatthihasatmps r evatihldieosden ,so r
meatnh agtrn adamstmerasyr escton tent-eti hsse trwiolrltk o b e
don,ae nsdp ecpierapla raitssi toninel cle ssary.
Int hirse speKcotr,c hunnoyd oubteexcdelSlyps a ssakndya lso,
perhaPpouslg,a yevNsekvye.r thIte hlietnshksae ,tv e Kno rchhnaosy
noatc hiehvifesud pl olt enitnti hails fipeoliidnts.th aaTm tha es tcearn
bes uraeb ohuitas n atliycsakli llw hoehnnil asyn asliiysts e stBeutdth. i s
tensgt ipioss soinbllwyeh etnh eirsce r itiocfpi usbml ishebdy work
readIetfrh sre.e adoefcr hse msasg aezsai rnsei liemtne ta,nt sh atth e
masthealrse artnoae ndla ysitef;h r ee aders finda n"ashlioysl,e s" in his
imte antsh atthm ea sters thtiaolp sle rfheicastn alystkiiclall.
Karpoovp'pson ntewsi,t thhe ex cepotfPi ooulnga yevhsakryed,vl eyr
•andB orvinn(i.KkP !. N .)
x PREAFCET O THE RUSSIAroNm oN
publtihseahin rat liycwaolr Cko.n sequtehnehtyal vybe,e eunn abtloe
reatchhe pierai kn atrhotefc heasnsa lsy. si
Nowt hwaeth avceh atrearcitzhseetd r enogfKt ahrpso vo'psp onents
accortdoi nfauoglr fl a ocrttsh,re e adweihrla lv ace l eapriecturro ef the
barrwiheircw ha so vercboymt eh yeo ungrga ndmasitnte hre se
matches.
Int hwei ntoef1r 69 4I g avaec loscmiku alnteoduiss palgaayi nst
severalp lyaroysiue Mnno gs coAwm.o ntgh ewma Tso yiaK arpforvo m
ZlautsoStm.a alnlfd r ail, hyee 1tw3 ya esa rnsao tlo tlhdoh,ue wg ahs
alreaac dayn didateH impsal saatytte hrte.i mdei d notag rmeaakte
impresbsuioto nnes, h ounlodtb es urpraitst eh:diy sounBgo ris
Spassaktty h,e sampel aayagegeda, i mnesi tna m asssi multaneous
dispilnLa eyn ingarnahddi p,sl atyod oi ndo mtu cihm persbsu,t th is
dindo ptr evheinmfrt o mb ecomWionrglC dh amp2i0oy ne alrtase r.
Karpowva st oa chieve gtohaewl i stah1mi1yen e ars!
Somtei mee rrl,eau ttrninfgr oCmh elyabIiv nisskiZ,tl eadt oust
togetwhietYrh.R ohkliann,gd a vaes imaunletodusisp lay--chiess s
popuilnat rh teo wn.R okhpleirns uadteoda ppmeeia nZr l atoust
becaiuwtsa est hereT o tlhylaait v edw-ahsae l ready gsrheoawti ng
promiOsnte h.oa ctc aswiebo enc,a amceq uaiwnittToeh ld 'y psaa rents
anwde rien evdit tot hehiorue As.g oofda mialnyads, e riyoouusln ag!d
In1 696w,h eTno lywaa s1 5h,eg ained the amtaa sttoeurr title
nameinnLt e ningrad.
Int hUeS SR TCehaampm ions(hRiipgD ae,c emb1e69r8T )o lya
achieavg erdes autc cPelsasy.i ntgh Aefr omre d Ftoeracme tsho en
juniboorad r,h es cor1e0pd o inotuostf 1 !1
Att hatti mhee,w asa lreaa" dkyi laltel ri"g htcnhienGsgrs .a nd
masetrwse raef raoifhd i ma,n da voi5d-emdi eng uatmewsi thhi m.
To lycaa lculvaatreida wtiitaohsn tso nirsahpiiandgnia dtc yc urOafc y.
courlsieg,h tncihnehsgas ns o thiincno gm mwoni tshe ritoouusrn ament
gamebsu,et v esnoT olywaa sb eginntiown ignr espect.
Iwta sth en Iwt rhoaattnea rticprleed iscutcicnfegosK rsa rpov both
in ytohuemn ags teelrisa'mt iintoonu rnamaennidtnt , h Jeu niWoorr ld
ChampionTshihasirt pi.c lep uwibaslshi enFd e bru1a69ry9 .
In stuhmem oefrt he syaemaKera rpboevc atmheJe u niWoorr ld
ChampiIonSn t.o ckhhoefl nimi shtehdr (e)!ep oinathse aodfh is
nearreisvtFa olu.r tyeeeahnra spd a ssseiedn, ic n1 595B,o rSipsa ssky
