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The World Chess Championship 1948: How Botvinnik Became World Champion (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics)
 
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The World Chess Championship 1948: How Botvinnik Became World Champion (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics) (Paperback)

by H. Golombek (Author)
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  • Paperback: 248 pages
  • Publisher: Hardinge Simpole; New edition edition (April 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843820056
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843820055
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.4 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 835,521 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars classic tournament book by russian expert, 17 Jul 2002
By A Customer
harry golombek is one of the greats of chess literature-probably the best wrting ever to come from any chess player stems from him. he wrote for the times the observer and the british chess magazine as well as producing a huge number of very readable books such as bios of capablanca and reti.

this book is one his masterpieces-an authoritative account of the match tournament to decide who should become world champion after alekhine died in possession of the title. botvinnik won ahead of smyslov keres reshevsky and euwe-it may have been the strongest tournament of all time-but the notes cetainly do it justice with every game painstakingly annotated and the drama of the competition -which golombek attended- described in great detail.
a modern controversy has arisen as to whether keres who had played in nazi tournaments threw his games to botvinnik who was a staunch communist and favourite of stalin. watch out therefore for golombeks pithy and sometimes caustic comments about the five games betwen keres and botvinnik!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Upon the death of a great., 30 Oct 2005
By S. Hameed "shire-reader" (Berkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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This is perhaps one of the most interesting chess tournaments of the 20th century. The ‘Famous Five’ tournament, held to establish a new world champion after the legendary Alekhine’s death, pitted Botvinnik, Smyslov, Reshevsky, Keres and Euwe against each other (although Botvinnik was almost as far ahead of his competitors as Euwe was behind them) in a historic clash, the politics of numerous associations each backing a champion miring the tournament in intrigue.
Despite the superb game played by Botvinnik, who would reign virtually unchallenged through the 50s, this book allows its readers to question the political undertones behind the victory of Stalin’s favourite player. Najdorf, who had defeated Botvinnik was not invited to this series, and it was alleged that Keres was pressurized to lose in Moscow (in the heart of Stalin’s power). Golombek is a true artist when it comes to chess coverage, and his columns in The Times and The Observer are a testament to his skill, as is this book. As a specialist in Soviet chess, and an expert at the tricky annotation of games, Golombek builds up interest and tension, and he never disappoints.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 1948 World Chess Championship, 29 Jul 2002
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A great read! Golombek delves into the controversial 1948 World Chess Championship and with personal insight adds a depth to the games that would not otherwise be possible.
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Mikhail Botvinnik, disciple of Josef Stalin and iron man of Soviet chess, seized the chess crown in 1948 in the 'famous five' Match Tournament. Read more
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