Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part One Revolution in the 70's
This book, an essential companion guide to the highly acclaimed and best-selling My Great Predecessors series, sees chess legend Garry Kasparov reflecting on a pivotal time in chess history. Bobby Fischer's spurt towards the chess summit (1970-1972) marked the approach of a new era, affecting all aspects of the game, and opening theory in particular. Fischer demonstrated the need for deep preparation with both colors, expanded the range of openings studied and laid the basis of present-day...
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This book, an essential companion guide to the highly acclaimed and best-selling My Great Predecessors series, sees chess legend Garry Kasparov reflecting on a pivotal time in chess history. Bobby Fischer's spurt towards the chess summit (1970-1972) marked the approach of a new era, affecting all aspects of the game, and opening theory in particular. Fischer demonstrated the need for deep preparation with both colors, expanded the range of openings studied and laid the basis of present-day professional chess. He became the first real chess professional in the West. The leader of the new generation, Anatoly Karpov, fully reaped the fruits of the Fischer revolution and mastered the lessons of his great predecessor. Of the players of the older generation, only Victor Korchnoi was able to achieve such a high level of professionalism. Alas, Fischer left the chess stage. But the tectonic shifts caused by him led to the start of a genuine revolution in opening theory, which overturned many traditional impressions about various typical positions. Between 1972 and 1975 alone, progress in the field of opening theory was more significant than in the entire preceding decade! Under the influence of Fischer, who imparted a great impetus to the development of the game, chess was radically regenerated. This process, with increasing acceleration, also continued in later years. As a result, the overall picture in the openings changed almost beyond recognition. By studying this fascinating book, the reader will certainly learn a great deal, discover things that are unexpected, and see how rapidly and inexorably chess development approached the computer era.
Foreword: Era of Great Changes 5'Hedgehog' System (Game Nos.1-9) 7Chelyabinsk Variation (Game Nos.10-29) Evgeny Sveshnikov Gennady Timoshchenko 41Najdorf Variation - 6 [Bishop] e3 (Game Nos.30-41) 80Dragon Variation - 12...h5! (Game Nos.42-49) 105Classical Scheveningen (Game Nos.50-61) 123Neo-Scheveningen without...a7-a6 149In the Sicilian Labyrinths 153Main Variation of the Grunfeld Defence (Game Nos.62-82) 165The 'Hungarian' Grunfeld 206Caro-Kann with 4...[Bishop]f5 (Game Nos.83-86) 212Caro-Kann with 3 e5 (Game Nos.87-90) 225Sicilian 2 c3 232French with 3 e5 240Zaitsev Variation of the Ruy Lopez (Game Nos.91-95) 243Arkhangelsk Variation of the Ruy Lopez 259Metamorphoses of the Nimzo-Indian Defence (Game Nos.96-99) 264Queen's Indian Defence with 4 a3 (Game Nos.100-101) 281Queen's Gambit Accepted with 3 e4 (Game No.102) 291Semi-Slav Circle 303Sergey Makarichev's Triptych 317The Chebanenko Line 324Volga Gambit 334Odds and Ends 340The Opinions of 28 World Experts 349'The revolution is the computer!' 350'All the global discoveries have already been made' 352'The secret of chess will not be revealed in the near future' 353'The opening has become the guarantee of success' 354'How to save the future of chess?' 356'The fruits of professionalisation' 358'Analytical talent is a great rarity' 359'The revolution is continuous' (Game No.103) 361'Remember Lasker's legacy' 367'I like exceptions to the rules' 369'A surge in the openings was made by Kasparov' 372'The players are the main problem, not computers' 374'Deep understanding of the position' 375'The driving forces of opening revolutions' 376'English chess of the 1960-1970s' 380'Accelerated development' 383'There will always be fresh ideas!' 384'A system of opening principles' 385'Chess is unlimited!' 392'Against the background of social upheavals' 394'Fashion is dictated by the champions' 398'We were imbued with the analytical spirit' 398'There was a change of generations!' 401'Fischer tore away the shroud of mystery' 404'Work with your brain!' 406'Endless searches' 407'Still plenty of scope for human innovation' 409'New leaders - new ideas!' 411Epilogue 412Index of Complete Games 414
