- Taschenbuch: 272 Seiten
- Verlag: Everyman Chess; Auflage: annotated edition (Januar 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1857442709
- ISBN-13: 978-1857442700
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,6 x 15,5 x 1,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 411.788 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Vladimir Kramnik is something of an anomaly in the chess world, a top-seeded grandmaster who has refused to devote all his energy to the game. "By nature, I am not ambitious," he says. Nevertheless, the Russian-born prodigy has managed to float to the top of the chess world, ranked just behind champion Garry Kasparov at the turn of the millennium.
The subtitle to Kramnik's book is "My Life and Games," but there is, in fact, little distinction between the two; the game has dominated Kramnik's life from the age of 5. By age 16, he was playing on the world chess scene, and at age 25, in 2000, he is one of the few players who can regularly hold his own against Kasparov.
Kramnik reads less like a traditional autobiography than a transcript of 50-plus games from his career. They include key matches with Kasparov, Karpov, Anand, Topalov, Ivanchuk, Shirov, and other greats, stretching back to 1984. Colorful biographical tidbits appear between games, offering glimpses of Kramnik's life outside chess--we learn he's a lousy cook, suffers insomnia from the pressure of the game, and tries to stay philosophical about winning and losing. But most revealing are the interior dialogues that accompany his matches; they are deeply annotated. Kramnik explains exactly what was running through his head as he pushed a pawn or sacrificed a queen at key points, and it's a marvel to watch his mind at work. His comments are never boastful and even betray a self-effacing wit--a refreshing change in a profession known for its outsize egos. Chess enthusiasts should find plenty to occupy them in Kramnik and would do well to take a page from his playbook. --Demian McLean
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Since he arrived on the chess scene in 1992 at the age of 16, Vladimir Kramnik has been tipped as a future World Chamption. Here, he annotates 100 of his best games, and talks about his life and unusual childhood.
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Good analysis, good games, but somethings' missing.,
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I buyed this book because I basically wanted to have Kramniks games analyzed by him self in one volume, and this is what's definitely in the book (for that i give 3 stars). I was hoping for something more. Like Kramnik going over all his games and reflecting upon them as a whole. Showing similarities, mistakes he made and avoided later (lessons learned), showing the development of opening variations that he influenced (like the Meran or the Svesnikov). Maybe that was too much to ask for, before his important match against Kasparov. Still what is somewhat disturbing, is Damsky's text between the games. One quote, typical for Damsky's style :"Wether or not Kramnik felt in good form, it had become evident long ago that the chess pieces, which sometimes live their own lives, obey him, as - according to the ancient legend - the animals obeyed Orpheus. Using his invisible magic chess pipe, he forced them to add to their 'rightful' power that additional strength that always accompanies any harmonious concord: be it in art, in life or in chess." To much for me, the typing almost hurt my brain. But if you like this kind of lyrics, this is the definite book for you. --> If you don't have Kramnik's excellent game comments from other sources (magazines, the Informant), or if you like to have them in one place, the book is worth a buy. Helfen Sie anderen Kunden bei der Suche nach den hilfreichsten Rezensionen
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