• One of the world’s greatest chess players reveals the
secrets of how he plans his play
• Packed with invaluable information on how to mobilise
your forces, avoid threats and win the game
• Illustrated with a wealth of annotated examples from the
author’s own games
The legendary Anatoly Karpov has won over 250
Grandmaster tournaments, many more than any other
player in chess history, and his games are characterised
by his gradually and patiently pushing an opponent back
to the wall, before finally finishing him off with a deadly
blow. In this unique book, aimed at ordinary club players,
Karpov gives a wealth of tips on how to incorporate this
dramatic style of play into your own repertoire, through
careful planning and evaluation of positions: looking at
the fire-power of your forces, being aware of threats to
your own king and how to safeguard it, and careful control
of open lines. As he says himself: ‘Finding the right plan
is the key to success’. Warmily and accessibly written,
but with Karpov’s usual air of authority, this book makes
you feel like you are spending an evening with the man
himself, and will help you to absorb a little bit of the
Karpov magic.
THE AUTHOR
Anatoly Karpov is a living legend; he dominated the
chess world for over a decade as the world chess
champion between 1975 and 1985. Garry Kasparov
dethroned him and the two ideologically opposed
Russians have had a bitter rivalry ever since. He is
considered the best positional player in the history of
chess and is the author of several other books on chess
theory.