The Art of Chess Analysis

210 Pages·2016·5.59 MB·English

by  Jan Timman

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Contents
EditoFro'rse word 5
Preface 6
1 Portisch-Sm3yrsdMl aotvc,hG a me,P ortor1o9z7 1 9
2 Polugaevsky-MeMcakrid neglP ,l at1a9 71 13
3 Gligoric-PoArmtsitsecrhd,1a 9m7 1 20
4 Fischer-La1rssMtea nt,c Gha me,D enve1r9 71 26
5 Taimanov-SLteeniinn,g r1a9d7 1 33
6 Fischer-Pet1rsoMtsa itacnGh,a me,B uenoAsi re1s9 71 38
7 Fischer-Sp4atshsM kayt,c Gha me,R eykjav1i9k7 2 47
8 Fischer-SpalsOstMkhay t,c Gha me,R eykjav1i9k7 2 56
9 Spassky-hFeir1s,9c tMha tcGha me,R eykjav1i9k7 2 69
10 Bronstein-LjuPbeotjreovpio1cl9,i7 s3 78
11 Karpov-Spas9stkhyM ,a tchG ame,L eningr1a9d7 4 88
12 Korchnoi-Ka1r1ptohv ,M atch MGoasmceo,w1 974 92
13 Gulko-TimmaSno,m bo1r9 74 107
14 Gligoric-PoWritjikas acnZh e,e 1 975 114
15 Geller-SpaMsosskcyo,w1 975 120
16 Ljubojevic-AndWeirjskas aonZn e,e 1 976 128
17 Karpov-TimmSakno,p je 1976 136
18 Timman-Karp,oA vmsterd1a9m7 6 142
19 Spass-kKyorchn4otihM, a tcGha me,B elgra1d9e7 7 149
20 Korchnoir-pKoav2,1 sMta tcGha me,B aguiCoi t1y9 78 154
21 Kasparov-PolugTabeivlsi1ks9yi7, 8 168
22 Spassky-TimMmoannt,r e1a9l79 176
23 TimmanT-seshkovBslkeyd,/ Port1o9r7o9z 185
24 Karpov-HoWartd,d inxve1e9n7 9 194
Indeoxf P layers 206
Indeoxf O penings 207
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Preface
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