New In Chess Yearbook 87 ( Haardbound - Rare )
For sale is New In Chess Yearbook 87 — 2008 — Like New Condition — Hardbound — RareBobby Fischer passed away in January 2008 and this volume's tribute to him — a black and white photograph of a young, laughing Fischer with the headline "Bobby Fischer's opening legacy: very American, very efficient" — is one of the most fitting tributes the series ever paid to any player. Fischer's opening choices were indeed both of those things: practical, direct, aimed at getting a real game rather than theoretical draws, and devastatingly effective in the right hands. The survey inside examining what he left behind theoretically is the kind of historical perspective that makes this volume something beyond a routine quarterly publication.Vasily Ivanchuk astonishes again with a queen sacrifice in the Najdorf — the word "again" is key, because by 2008 Ivanchuk astonishing the chess world with queen sacrifices was practically a recurring event, and each new one somehow felt both surprising and completely inevitable coming from him. Survive the Polugaevsky Gambit with EuroChamp Sergey Tiviakov — the Polugaevsky is one of the most dangerous and theoretically demanding gambits in the Sicilian, and having the European Champion share his survival guide is exactly the kind of practical resource that serious tournament players needed. Even the Jaenisch Ruy Lopez will do for Teimour Radjabov — the "even" carries a lot of weight there, suggesting that Radjabov's preparation was so thorough he could make virtually anything work. And Alexander Morozevich defies all chess laws in the Nimzo-Indian — which for Morozevich was simply Tuesday, but the specific laws being defied here were presumably worth understanding.The volume contains more than 30 opening surveys across all major systems, written by grandmaster specialists with annotated games and supporting analysis throughout.Condition: Like New — hardbound, boards clean, pages bright and completely unmarked, binding firm throughout.
Condition: Like New.
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