Books on Karpov
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Books on Karpov
Forgive for sounding like an inveterate consumer but I only went and bought Karpov's Strategic Wins by Karolyi without checking whether they are worth reading beforehand. Has anyone read them? If so how did you find them? It seem as though in terms of literature produced on Karpov they are worth a read but its the first time I've read anything on him which wasn't written by him. Have the aforementioned publications been bettered by anything?
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Re: Books on Karpov
The only book on Karpov I've read is Markland's, which I thought was pretty decent.
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Re: Books on Karpov
Modern Chess have a "database" (i.e. a book in pgn format) by Marin. I don't have it, but Marin is usually good value. All their stuff is currently 40% off, but they have a sale at least once a month.
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Re: Books on Karpov
How Karpov wins (Mednis) - 2nd ed. reprinted by Dover is OK.
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Re: Books on Karpov
There is Karpov Move By Move, written by Sam Collins.
No idea how good it is, but the mere fact it isn't by Cyrus Lakdawala may be seen by some as a point in its favour.
No idea how good it is, but the mere fact it isn't by Cyrus Lakdawala may be seen by some as a point in its favour.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Re: Books on Karpov
It has been a while since I dusted them off the bottom shelf of my bookcase by Garry Kasparov's coverage in My Great Predecessors (Part V, along with Korchnoi) and Modern Chess (Parts Two, Three, Four) was quite good if, by definition, not unbiased.
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Re: Books on Karpov
Thanks, I didn't know that book existed.Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:18 pmThere is Karpov Move By Move, written by Sam Collins.
No idea how good it is, but the mere fact it isn't by Cyrus Lakdawala may be seen by some as a point in its favour.