The Longest Game: The Five Kasparov/Karpov Matches for the World Chess Championship

I really liked Jan Timman's way of setting the stage of the matches, and his excellent game annotations. One of my favorite chess books!

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Great insights into the Karpov-Kasparov rivalry

Timman lässt das ganze Match zwischen Karpow und Kasparow noch einmal Revue passieren und arbeitet die kritischen Momente der wichtigesten Partien heraus. Egal, wie tief und auch unvollkommen selbst ein Kasparow analysiert haben haben mag - ich ziehe die Ausführungen des damaligen WM-Herausforderes und späteren Schachweltmeisters Kasaprow vor.

I was lucky enough to follow the first K-K match in the mid eighties. A memorable experience. So I know pretty well this long story of confrontation and clash between these two fantastic players and opposite characters. But this book by Timman, in addition to offering a complete synthesis of this incredible saga, tells in an exciting way the complete story of this duel, with many unpublished anecdotes, and in depth analyses. Timman is an extraordinary storyteller and his writing skills are rare in chess literature. A definitive masterpiece.