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Winning With the Spanish
Introduces the Spanish, or Ruy Lopez chess opening, and its variations, and offers advice on attacking with the Spanish opening and defending against it
- GenresChess
174 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1994
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Anatoly Karpov
136 books23 followersRussian chess master Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov ranked from 1975 as world champion to 1985.
Garry Kasparov defeated this official grand doctor. From 1986, he played three matches against Kasparov for the title to 1990. After Kasparove broke away from Fédération Internationale des Échecs in 1993, he then held its title once again. He held the title but in protest against new rules resigned in 1999. Many consider Karpov of the greatest players of all time for his decades-long standing among the elite.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly...
Garry Kasparov defeated this official grand doctor. From 1986, he played three matches against Kasparov for the title to 1990. After Kasparove broke away from Fédération Internationale des Échecs in 1993, he then held its title once again. He held the title but in protest against new rules resigned in 1999. Many consider Karpov of the greatest players of all time for his decades-long standing among the elite.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly...
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November 15, 2012
He held the World Championship for nearly a decade and is still one of the best players around. He is held in the highest esteem as his knowledge of the game and various lines seems to be on a level with some computers at times. In fact, before there were all the computer databases everyone relies on nowadays, you would go ask Anatoly Karpov if you had a question none of you could answer. He seemed to know all the lines that well.
Karpov might be a less flamboyant champion than some would like but I'm not sure how you can complain about his playing style when he wins and rarely makes an error that costs him a game. People can complain he draws too often but I think that complaint should be leveled on all grandmasters not just one who can turn poor positions into draws more often than the rest. Karpov is simply one of the ten best players ever ... and his books are almost always well worth having and this Winning with the Spanish from the fine 'Winning with ...' Batsford series is one to add to your Ruy Lopez shelf.
This is the counter-part so to speak of Flear's 'Open Ruy Lopez' as the conservative and cautious Karpov spends nearly half the book on the Closed Ruy Lopez. No one can play a closed position better than Karpov in my humble opinion so when you want to learn one, go to the master. His chapter on the Marshall Attack is another part of the Lopez that seems to be a bit passed-over in many books and it is an excellent attack to spring. Karpov will show you how, never fear.
Another fine book from one of my favorite champions, players, and writers.
Karpov might be a less flamboyant champion than some would like but I'm not sure how you can complain about his playing style when he wins and rarely makes an error that costs him a game. People can complain he draws too often but I think that complaint should be leveled on all grandmasters not just one who can turn poor positions into draws more often than the rest. Karpov is simply one of the ten best players ever ... and his books are almost always well worth having and this Winning with the Spanish from the fine 'Winning with ...' Batsford series is one to add to your Ruy Lopez shelf.
This is the counter-part so to speak of Flear's 'Open Ruy Lopez' as the conservative and cautious Karpov spends nearly half the book on the Closed Ruy Lopez. No one can play a closed position better than Karpov in my humble opinion so when you want to learn one, go to the master. His chapter on the Marshall Attack is another part of the Lopez that seems to be a bit passed-over in many books and it is an excellent attack to spring. Karpov will show you how, never fear.
Another fine book from one of my favorite champions, players, and writers.
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