Unlimited Challenge: The Autobiography Of Garry Kasparov
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the age of twenty-two, Garry Kasparov became the youngest World Chess Champion in history, defeating the legendary Anatoly Karpov in a match that gripped the global chess community — and Unlimited Challenge is his own electrifying account of that extraordinary journey. Written with Donald Trelford, this autobiography chronicles Kasparov's meteoric rise from a precocious child prodigy in Soviet-era Baku to the pinnacle of a fiercely competitive intellectual world, capturing the political intrigue, personal sacrifice, and relentless ambition that defined his ascent. Beyond the sixty-four squares of the chessboard, the narrative illuminates the turbulent landscape of Cold War Soviet politics, revealing how Kasparov's career became entangled with the machinery of the Soviet state. His account argues persuasively that chess, at the highest level, is as much a psychological and political battlefield as an intellectual one. With the authority of a grandmaster and the candour of a man who fought institutional forces as formidable as any opponent across the board, Kasparov leaves the reader wondering: what does it truly cost to be the best in the world?
Author: Garry Kasparov
Format: Hardback
Published: 1990, Grove Weidenfeld, New York
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the age of twenty-two, Garry Kasparov became the youngest World Chess Champion in history, defeating the legendary Anatoly Karpov in a match that gripped the global chess community — and Unlimited Challenge is his own electrifying account of that extraordinary journey. Written with Donald Trelford, this autobiography chronicles Kasparov's meteoric rise from a precocious child prodigy in Soviet-era Baku to the pinnacle of a fiercely competitive intellectual world, capturing the political intrigue, personal sacrifice, and relentless ambition that defined his ascent. Beyond the sixty-four squares of the chessboard, the narrative illuminates the turbulent landscape of Cold War Soviet politics, revealing how Kasparov's career became entangled with the machinery of the Soviet state. His account argues persuasively that chess, at the highest level, is as much a psychological and political battlefield as an intellectual one. With the authority of a grandmaster and the candour of a man who fought institutional forces as formidable as any opponent across the board, Kasparov leaves the reader wondering: what does it truly cost to be the best in the world?