The Soviet School of ChessThis book discusses the first Russian grandmasters and prominent masters, such luminaries as Mikhail Chigorin, Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Paul Keres, Alexander Kotov, Boris Spassky, Mikhail Tal, Alexander Tolush and many others. Also included is a section dedicated to the women players. There are numerous, chessboard diagrams, and page upon page of annotated games and game fragments in the book.Chess is a national game in Russia. It is played by millions of men, women, and children. Large-scale tournaments are held regularly in factories, offices, and schools.The Russian style of play is characterized by creative scope, boldness and energy in attack, plus tenacity and resourcefulness in defense. It is founded on scientific methods of studying theory and training for competitions. |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chapter Two Founder of the Russian School | 16 |
Chapter Three Russias Greatest Player | 36 |
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Alekhine attack Bishop Boleslavsky Bondarevsky Bronstein Bx Kt Bx Ktch Bykova Capablanca centre chess theory Chigorin combinational defeat DODO end-game Euwe first-category Flohr following game Geller Grandmaster International Tournament K-side Keres King King's Indian Defence Knight Kotov Kt Kt3 Kt xP KtxB KtxKt KtxP KtxR Leningrad Levenfish Lilienthal Lisitsyn Ludmila Rudenko manoeuvre match mate ment Mikhail Botvinnik Moscow Moscow Championship move nament Nimzovich's Defence Olga Rubtsova opening Panov Petrosyan pieces play position Px Kt PxKt Queen Ragozin Rauzer Resigns Romanovsky Rook Russian Ruy Lopez Rx Kt Sicilian Defence Slav Defence Smyslov Soviet chess Soviet masters Soviet players Soviet school Taimanov Tarrasch theoreticians threat tion title of Master Tolush tourna U.S.S.R. Championship variation Vasily Smyslov victory White 1 P-Q4 White Black world title