num_pages: 256
description: One of the greatest players of all time Alexander Alekhine (18921946) was world chess champion for over 16 years. Not only a supreme master of the complicated position he was also an excellent annotator. In this volume he supplies much information and insight about more than 100 games played between 1939 and 1945 as well as delightfully candid views on fellow masters and rivals for the world title.In Part One devoted to open games Alekhine analyzes games featuring such openings as the Ruy Lopez Four Knights Game Philidor's Defense and the Scotch Gambit. Part Two is devoted to semi-open games featuring the French Defense Caro-Kann Defense Sicilian Defense Alekhine's Defense and King's Pawn Nimzowitsch Defense. In Part Three Alekhine discusses examples of closed games including the Queen's Gambit Declined Orthodox Defense; Queen's Gambit Declined Slav Defense; Queens' Gambit Accepted; Queen's Pawn Nimzowitsch Defense; the Queen's Pawn Game English Opening Catalan System; and more.This book lets you discover the stratagems and strategies involved in a host of fascinating struggles between the world's greatest chess Alekhine Capablanca Bogoljubov Kashdan Reshevsky Tartakower Keres Najdor and numerous others. With characteristic thoroughness clarity and humor Alekhine guides you through the intricacies of each contest illuminating complicated positions and offering a world champion's special insight and commentary.Whatever your level of chess expertise you'll enjoy and benefit from studying these games presented and analyzed by one of the supreme strategists in chess history.
language: English
title: 107 Great Chess Battles, 1939-1945
publisher: Dover Publications