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Najdorf: Life and Games
Lissowski Tomasz, Najdorf Miguel
Miguel Najdorf has been described as a flamboyant poet of the chessboard. A celebrated Grandmaster, his playing career spanned six decades. He is perhaps best known for the eponymous Najdorf opening variation of the Sicilian Defence - often used to good effect by Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. A highly influential chess writer he won many International tournaments although never played for the World Championship.
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Miguel Najdorf has been described as a flamboyant poet of the chessboard. A celebrated Grandmaster, his playing career spanned six decades. He is perhaps best known for the eponymous Najdorf opening variation of the Sicilian Defence - often used to good effect by Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. A highly influential chess writer he won many International tournaments although never played for the World Championship.
Here we have an informed biography complemented by one hundred selected games that demonstrate his originality and brilliance. The games are fully annotated by the well-respected authors.
About the Author
World Junior Champion in 1973, Alexander Beliavsky has been one of the world’s top players for over twenty years. Known as a brilliant and uncompromising player he has won the USSR Championship on several occasions and inflicted stinging defeats on both Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. He lives in the Ukraine.
Adrian Mikhalchishin is an International Grandmaster with a deserved reputation as a theoretical expert. A highly respected writer on chess he competes regularly at the highest levels. His other books for Batsford include Modern Endgame Practice, Winning Endgame Technique and Two Knight Defence. He lives in the Ukraine.
Tomasz Lissowski is a respected Polish chess historian. He lives in Poland.
Information
- Casa editrice Batsford
- Code 5447
- Anno 2005
- Pagine p. 256
- Isbn 9780713489200
