The Big Book of World Chess Championships

1843 Pages·2016·24.2 MB·English

by  Andre Schulz

The Big Book of World
Chess Championships
Andre Schulz
The Big Book of
World Chess
Championships
46 Title Fights – from Steinitz
to Carlsen
New in Chess 2016
Rolf, we are missing you
© 2016 New In Chess
Translated from Das große Buch der Schach-
Weltmeisterschaften (Schulz, New in Chess
2015) by Ian Adams
Published by New In Chess, Alkmaar, The
Netherlands
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ISBN: 978-90-5691-635-0
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I – The age of private World
Championships
1. There can only be one: Steinitz vs.
Zukertort 1886
2. Fighting the Russian Bear: Steinitz
vs. Chigorin 1889
3. ‘Mephisto’ in person: Steinitz vs.
Gunsberg 1890
4. Tarrasch has no time: Steinitz vs.
Chigorin 1892
5. The triumph of defence: Steinitz vs.
Lasker 1894
6. The annoying return match: Lasker
vs. Steinitz 1896/97
7. Attacker against defender: Lasker vs.
Marshall 1907
8. Two top German players: Lasker vs.
Tarrasch 1908
9. The fateful tenth game: Lasker vs.
Schlechter 1910
10. Either Lasker won or Janowski lost:
Lasker vs. Janowski 1910
11. Hot games in Havana: Lasker vs.
Capablanca 1921
12. Friends become enemies:
Capablanca vs. Alekhine 1927
13. Duel of the cellmates: Alekhine vs.
Bogoljubow 1929
14. Chess WCh in Nazi Germany:
Alekhine vs. Bogoljubow 1934
15. Professor against alcoholic:
Alekhine vs. Euwe 1935
16. The title was only on loan: Euwe vs.
Alekhine 1937
Part II – The Soviet era
17. The victory of Soviet chess: WCh
tournament The Hague/Moscow 1948
18. Was he obliged to lose the 23rd
game? Botvinnik vs. Bronstein 1951
19. With great ease: Botvinnik vs.
Smyslov 1954