World Championship Interzonals: Leningrad And Petropolis 1973
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the fiercely competitive world of championship chess, the 1973 Interzonal tournaments held in Leningrad and Petropolis stand as pivotal battlegrounds in the road to the World Chess Championship — arenas where grandmasters clashed in a dazzling display of strategic brilliance and nerves of steel. This authoritative volume chronicles every decisive game played across both tournaments, presenting annotated analyses that illuminate the tactical depth and psychological warfare waged across 64 squares, with commentary that brings the drama of each encounter vividly to life. Compiled by three distinguished chess authorities — R. G. Wade, L. S. Blackstock, and the legendary Soviet grandmaster Alexander Kotov — the work argues persuasively for the historical significance of these interzonals as a crucible of world-class chess talent. Kotov's insider perspective, paired with Wade and Blackstock's meticulous research, gives the annotations a rare authority, making this an indispensable reference for serious students of the game. Whether you are a competitive player seeking to absorb grandmaster technique or a chess historian tracing the lineage of world championship contenders, this record of the 1973 interzonals poses a tantalising question: which moments of genius — or error — truly shaped the fate of the chess crown?
Author: R. G. Wade, L. S. Blackstock, A. Kotov
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, B. T. Batsford Limited London / R.H.M. Chess Publishing, New York
Genre: Sport & fitness
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the fiercely competitive world of championship chess, the 1973 Interzonal tournaments held in Leningrad and Petropolis stand as pivotal battlegrounds in the road to the World Chess Championship — arenas where grandmasters clashed in a dazzling display of strategic brilliance and nerves of steel. This authoritative volume chronicles every decisive game played across both tournaments, presenting annotated analyses that illuminate the tactical depth and psychological warfare waged across 64 squares, with commentary that brings the drama of each encounter vividly to life. Compiled by three distinguished chess authorities — R. G. Wade, L. S. Blackstock, and the legendary Soviet grandmaster Alexander Kotov — the work argues persuasively for the historical significance of these interzonals as a crucible of world-class chess talent. Kotov's insider perspective, paired with Wade and Blackstock's meticulous research, gives the annotations a rare authority, making this an indispensable reference for serious students of the game. Whether you are a competitive player seeking to absorb grandmaster technique or a chess historian tracing the lineage of world championship contenders, this record of the 1973 interzonals poses a tantalising question: which moments of genius — or error — truly shaped the fate of the chess crown?