Find the Right Plan With Anatoly Karpov

by Anatoly Karpov, Anatoly Matsukevich

Can average chess players learn to plan their games like a grandmaster? Anatoly Karpov—the winningest world champion in history—says yes! With examples from his own matches, he breaks planning down into logical steps: evaluate the position, mobilize your forces, guard against threats to your king, control open lines. Through an orderly process, the attentive student will arrive at not just a plan, but the right plan. And as Karpov himself says, �Finding the right plan is the key to success.” Warmly and accessibly written, the book is an irresistible invitation to absorb a bit of the Karpov magic.

Genres: Chess, Games

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Russian 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.

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Reviews

[JAMH · Rating 5 out of 5]

READ THIS BOOK, AMAZING, MAGNUS CARLSEN READ IT WHEN HE WAS A KID

DO IT

[JStanz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Throughout my studies of this magical game, I would often hear a term that I failed to understand. The 'plan'. "Have a plan", or, "play according to the plan", etc etc. I knew and understood that it didn't mean anything other than just that, as defined by Websters, but I still didn't get it. I would think, what is that supposed to mean?, - open this file, sacrifice that peice, pin, deliver checkmate? Having read this masterwork, I have an infinitely better grasp on this crucially important element.
This book is a masterpiece of instructional, positional chess. A very fun read too. A 'must read' for any chess enthusiast, a player less familiar with positional chess will tack 200 points onto his rating overnight.