Chess World Championships
All the Games, All with Diagrams, 1834–2004, 3d ed.
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About the Book
With six new chapters, this expanded edition contains every move (standard international algebraic notation) of every game played in world championship competition, including all official such titles since 1886 and all decisive matches by the world’s leading players for the 50 years before that date. A diagram of the critical or most interesting moment accompanies every game. All games are dated, with playing locations noted. All source material discrepancies have been researched and resolved. Charts or crosstables showing overall results precede each match or tournament. A lengthy bibliography and a detailed openings index complete the work.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
James H. Gelo
Format: softcover (6 x 9 in 2 vols.)
Pages: 897
Bibliographic Info: tables, 1,375 diagrams, bibliography, indexes
Copyright Date: 2006
pISBN: 978-0-7864-2568-6
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Volume 1 1
Preface to the Third Edition xi
Symbols xiv
1. Louis de la Bourdonnais v. Alexander McDonnell, 1834, First Match 1
2. Louis de la Bourdonnais v. Alexander McDonnell, 1834, Second Match 16
3. Alexander McDonnell v. Louis de la Bourdonnais, 1834, Third Match 22
4. Louis de la Bourdonnais v. Alexander McDonnell, 1834, Fourth Match 29
5. Louis de la Bourdonnais v. Alexander McDonnell, 1834, Fifth Match 40
6. Louis de la Bourdonnais v. Alexander McDonnell, 1834, Sixth Match (unfinished) 47
7. Pierre de Saint-Amant v. Howard Staunton, 1843, First Match 53
8. Pierre de Saint-Amant v. Howard Staunton, 1843, Second Match 58
9. Howard Staunton v. Bernhard Horwitz, 1846 71
10. Howard Staunton v. Daniel Harrwitz, 1846 85
11. London Match Tournament, 1851 98
12. Paul Morphy v. Johann Löwenthal, 1858 147
13. Paul Morphy v. Daniel Harrwitz, 1858 155
14. Adolf Anderssen v. Paul Morphy, 1858 160
15. Paul Morphy v. Augustus Mongredien, 1859 167
16. Adolf Anderssen v. Ignatz Kolisch, 1861 171
17. London Tournament, 1862 177
18. Adolf Anderssen v. Louis Paulsen, 1862 221
19. Adolf Anderssen v. Wilhelm Steinitz, 1866 226
20. Wilhelm Steinitz v. Henry Bird, 1866 235
21. Wilhelm Steinitz v. Dr. Johannes Zukertort, 1872 244
22. Wilhelm Steinitz v. Joseph Blackburne, 1876 251
23. Wilhelm Steinitz v. Dr. Johannes Zukertort, 1886 256
24. Wilhelm Steinitz v. Mikhail Chigorin, 1889 268
25. Wilhelm Steinitz v. Isidor Gunsberg, 1890/91 278
26. Wilhelm Steinitz v. Mikhail Chigorin, 1892 288
27. Wilhelm Steinitz v. Emanuel Lasker, 1894 300
28. Emanuel Lasker v. Wilhelm Steinitz, 1896/97 312
29 Dr. Emanuel Lasker v. Frank Marshall, 1907 323
30. Dr. Emanuel Lasker v. Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch, 1908 332
31. Dr. Emanuel Lasker v. David Janowski, 1909 [see Preface] 342
32. Dr. Emanuel Lasker v. Carl Schlechter, 1910 348
33. Dr. Emanuel Lasker v. David Janowski, 1910 355
34. José Capablanca v. Dr. Emanuel Lasker, 1921 362
35. José Capablanca v. Dr. Alexander Alekhine, 1927 370
36. Dr. Alexander Alekhine v. Ewfim Bogoljubow, 1929 389
37. Dr. Alexander Alekhine v. Ewfim Bogoljubow, 1934 404
38. Dr. Alexander Alekhine v. Dr. Machgielis Euwe, 1935 420
Volume 2 2
Symbols viii
39. Dr. Machgielis Euwe v. Dr. Alexander Alekhine, 1937 437
40. The Hague-Moscow World Championship Tournament, 1948 452
41. Dr. Mikhail Botvinnik v. David Bronstein, 1951 480
42. Dr. Mikhail Botvinnik v. Vasily Smyslov, 1954 495
43. Dr. Mikhail Botvinnik v. Vasily Smyslov, 1957 508
44. Vasily Smyslov v. Dr. Mikhail Botvinnik, 1958 520
45. Dr. Mikhail Botvinnik v. Mikhail Tal, 1960 533
46. Mikhail Tal v. Dr. Mikhail Botvinnik, 1961 545
47. Dr. Mikhail Botvinnik v. Tigran Petrosian, 1963 558
48. Tigran Petrosian v. Boris Spassky, 1966 571
49. Tigran Petrosian v. Boris Spassky, 1969 585
50. Boris Spassky v. Robert Fischer, 1972 598
51. Anatoly Karpov v. Victor Korchnoi, 1974, Final Candidates Match 610
52. Anatoly Karpov v. Victor Korchnoi, 1978 624
53. Anatoly Karpov v. Victor Korchnoi, 1981 643
54. Anatoly Karpov v. Garry Kasparov, 1984/85 654
55. Anatoly Karpov v. Garry Kasparov, 1985 679
56. Garry Kasparov v. Anatoly Karpov, 1986 692
57. Garry Kasparov v. Anatoly Karpov, 1987 705
58. Garry Kasparov v. Anatoly Karpov, 1990 718
59. Robert Fischer v. Boris Spassky, 1992 732
60. Anatoly Karpov v. Jan Timman, 1993 750
61. Garry Kasparov v. Nigel Short, 1993 762
62. Garry Kasparov v. Viswanathan Anand, 1995 773
63. Anatoly Karpov v. Gata Kamsky, 1996 782
64. Anatoly Karpov v. Viswanathan Anand, 1998 794
65. Alexander Khalifman v. Vladimir Akopian, 1999 799
66. Garry Kasparov v. Vladimir Kramnik, 2000 803
67. Viswanathan Anand v. Alexei Shirov, 2000 812
68. Ruslan Ponomariov v. Vasily Ivanchuk, 2002 815
69. Rustam Kasimdzhanov v. Michael Adams, 2004 819
70. Vladimir Kramnik v. Peter Leko, 2004 824
Bibliography 833
Openings Index—ECO Classification 841
Openings Index—Descriptive Classification 867
Index of Players and Opponents 871
Book Reviews & Awards
- “This reference work ought to be in the library of all chess players who take chess seriously, or even casually…impressive…outstanding”—IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com)
- “A useful reference work”—British Chess Magazine
- “Many great games by most of the best players of all time…. As an historical reference the book has considerable value, but it can also be used for leisurely pleasure…I for one am glad to own it”—ChessCafe.com
- “Impressive volume…this is an exciting reference book I can recommend. I know of nothing to equal it”—Australian Chess Forum
- “Truly a reference work”—Blitz Chess
- “Outstanding”—ChessGeek.com
- “Detailed”—American Libraries
- “For players who want to trace the history of chess development over 150 years”—Philadelphia Inquirer
- “A complete record of the game’s most important competitions…a welcome addition”—Inside Chess
- “An amazing work”—Chess Post
