Karpov's Strategic Wins 2: The Prime Years (1986-2010)

571 Pages·2011·17.62 MB·english

by  Tibor Karolyi

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Contents
Keyt oS ymboulsse d 4
Preface 5
Bibliography 6
1986 7
1987 33
1988 61
1989 97
1990 121
1991 147
1992 175
1993 219
1994 265
1995 293
1996 343
1997 375
1998 401
1999 413
2000 433
2001 447
2002 453
2003 477
2004 491
2050 505
2006 513
2007 523
2008 533
2009 541
2010 549
Epilogue 555
Classification 557
GameI ndebxy P agNeu mber 559
GameI ndebxy K arpoOvp'pso nents 565
AlphabetiGcaamleI nde-xN on-KarpGoavm es 567
NameI ndex 569
Statistics 575
TournameRnetc ord 576
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Preface
Int hitshse,e covnoldu mwee,w i cloln tionuirun ev estiingKtaaotr iposontv 'rsav tiecrgtiiofecors m,
thtei mweh ehne l ohsitWs o rlCdh amiponsthiiatptl ee tnhodef 1 895u nttihelen odf t hyee ar
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heltdhh ei ghteisittnlc e h ebsusat,l dsoom intahtteeo du rnacmierncmtuo ircteo nvincingly than
anoyt hpelra iynec rh ehsissy t.Ano dr yedte,s pbietioenn goe ft hger eawtoersclthd a mpoifoa nlsl
timiewt,a osn layft elro shiintsgi tle that hKivaser rbpyeo csvht sep sDl.ua ryiehndig s decade-long
reiagsWno rlCdh amipoKna,r pwoovr kheadrb duh tea lresatdohyo edaa dn sdh oulders above the
othleera dgirnagn dmaBsutwteh resn. y tohuenG ga rKrays patroooovkv earst hdeo minfaorncte
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champiomnasthc(ihap ft tehre fiirrsm ta tcwha sa boratsee dx,p laoinnp eadg4e 1 o7f t hfier st
volu,mh eef) orceKda rptoov whoarrkdt ehrah nee vehrab de ofriena ne fforttor eclhaitisim tle.
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numbtewro pltahyweeo rr ulindnt w ielli ln ttho1e 99 0Isn.d eheigdsr, e attoeusrtn asmuecsncste,
whicihsw idecloyn sidtehmreoe sdit m pretsosuirvnea pmeeornrftm anocfae l l otcicmuer,r ed
in1 994AB. t hyee awresnb ty K,a rpov wass ugpreardsbueyat dlhenledey x gte neroafts iuopne r­
grandmabsuhtteec rosn,ut eitdno acehxiceevlrele esanuntld t sp road uhcooefbsd et a utgiafumle s
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Withofuurtt haedro i,n vIti htreee adteocr o ntihnivusoe y aogfde i scoivnettrohype r iymeea rs
ofK arpov's career.
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