Batsford, 2003. — 128 p. — ISBN: 978-0713486049. Although Garry Kasparov was not recognized as a champion by FIDE, the rest of the chess world continued to acknowledge him as the best player. He had continued to dominate the chess tournaments while FIDE's new system to select their champion, consisting of a single tournament of short knockout matches, offended the sensibilities...
Batsford, 2003. — 128 p. — ISBN: 978-0713486049. Although Garry Kasparov was not recognized as a champion by FIDE, the rest of the chess world continued to acknowledge him as the best player. He had continued to dominate the chess tournaments while FIDE's new system to select their champion, consisting of a single tournament of short knockout matches, offended the sensibilities...
Chess Championships, 2000. — 61 p. London, October 2000: Garry Kasparov, World Champion for 15 years, defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik, the only player alive to withstand the champion's whirlwind attacks, emerging from 23 previous encounters with an even score. At stake: a cool $2,000,000 and the coveted title of World Chess Champion. The account is an exciting,...
London: Brain Games Network/Everyman Chess, 2000. — 132 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-268-7. Grandmaster Ray Keene, chess impresario, broadcaster, and writer, has been responsible for organizing more world championship matches outside the USSR than any other person in the history of official contests. In 1986 he brought Kasparov and Karpov together and in 1993 Kasparov and Short. Finally,...
Batsford, 2003. — 128 p. — ISBN: 9780713486049. London, October, 2000: Garry Kasparov, World Champion for 15 years, defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik, the only player alive to withstand the champion's whirlwind attacks, emerging from 23 previous encounters with an even score. At stake: a cool $2,000,000 and the coveted title of World Chess Champion. The account is an...
Batsford, 2003. — 128 p. — ISBN: 9780713486049. London, October, 2000: Garry Kasparov, World Champion for 15 years, defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik, the only player alive to withstand the champion's whirlwind attacks, emerging from 23 previous encounters with an even score. At stake: a cool $2,000,000 and the coveted title of World Chess Champion. The account is an...
Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2000. — 58 p. In the fall of 2000, World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov met challenger Vladimir Kramnik in London in a sixteen game match in defense of his title. Kasparov had dominated the game since winning the title in 1985 from Anatoly Karpov. Before the match, Kasparov was favored to retain his title. Indeed, no one could have predicted that not...