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The Big Book of World Chess Championships Andre Schulz The Big Book of World Chess Championships 46 Title Fights – from Steinitz to Carlsen New in Chess 2016 Rolf, we are missing you © 2016 New In Chess Translated from Das große Buch der Schach- Weltmeisterschaften (Schulz, New in Chess 2015) by Ian Adams Published by New In Chess, Alkmaar, The Netherlands www.newinchess.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission from the publisher. Photos: New in Chess archives Cover design: Ron van Roon Production: Harald Keilhack Supervision: Peter Boel Proofreading: Ian Adams, Harald Keilhack Have you found any errors in this book? Please send your remarks to [email protected]. We will collect all relevant corrections on the Errata page of our website www.newinchess.com and implement them in a possible next edition. ISBN: 978-90-5691-635-0 Contents Preface Introduction Part I – The age of private World Championships 1. There can only be one: Steinitz vs. Zukertort 1886 2. Fighting the Russian Bear: Steinitz vs. Chigorin 1889 3. ‘Mephisto’ in person: Steinitz vs. Gunsberg 1890 4. Tarrasch has no time: Steinitz vs. Chigorin 1892 5. The triumph of defence: Steinitz vs. Lasker 1894 6. The annoying return match: Lasker vs. Steinitz 1896/97 7. Attacker against defender: Lasker vs. Marshall 1907 8. Two top German players: Lasker vs. Tarrasch 1908 9. The fateful tenth game: Lasker vs. Schlechter 1910 10. Either Lasker won or Janowski lost: Lasker vs. Janowski 1910 11. Hot games in Havana: Lasker vs. Capablanca 1921 12. Friends become enemies: Capablanca vs. Alekhine 1927 13. Duel of the cellmates: Alekhine vs. Bogoljubow 1929 14. Chess WCh in Nazi Germany: Alekhine vs. Bogoljubow 1934 15. Professor against alcoholic: Alekhine vs. Euwe 1935 16. The title was only on loan: Euwe vs. Alekhine 1937 Part II – The Soviet era 17. The victory of Soviet chess: WCh tournament The Hague/Moscow 1948 18. Was he obliged to lose the 23rd game? Botvinnik vs. Bronstein 1951 19. With great ease: Botvinnik vs. Smyslov 1954
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