Károlyi/Renette: Korchnoi Year by Year: Volume IV 1992-2016 (schwarz-weiß hardcover)

Autor: Károlyi, Tibor; Renette, Hans
Verlag / Hersteller: Elk and Ruby
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Sprache: Englisch
Buchumschlag: hardcover
Seiten: 528

A powerful farewell to one of chess history’s fiercest fighters

The fourth and final volume of FM Hans Renette and IM Tibor Karolyi’s monumental biography of Viktor Korchnoi offers a stunning tribute to one of chess history’s most enduring legends. Spanning 1992 to 2016, this volume features over 200 deeply annotated games and fragments, showcasing Korchnoi’s tactical brilliance, fighting spirit, and timeless skill well into his 80s.

Despite his age, Korchnoi remained fiercely competitive:
– In 1995, at 64, he won the category 16 tournament in Madrid ahead of Short, Salov, Polgar, and Timman.
– At 67, he scored a TPR of 2831 in Sarajevo.
– At 70, he reached a peak rating of 2639, and at 73, he achieved a near-2800 TPR in Paks, Hungary.
– He became World Senior Champion in 2006 and was still ranked among the top 100 in the world in 2007.
– In 2011, at age 80, he won the Swiss Championship for the fifth time.

The book includes battles with top stars such as Carlsen (whom he beat in 2004), Caruana, Kasparov, Karpov, Timman, Gelfand, Svidler, Short, Adams, and many more. It also features 80 tournament and family photographs, most of them published for the first time—70 of which are in full color in the deluxe edition.

Whether you're a historian, a fan of Korchnoi, or an ambitious player seeking inspiration, this is a deeply instructive and richly illustrated work celebrating one of the game's greatest fighters.

528 Seiten, kartoniert, 1. Auflage 2025

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