Viktor Korchnoi is a chess legend. In a career which has spanned over 60
years, he won countless grandmaster tournaments, was a four-time Soviet
Champion, a multi-time World Championship Candidate, and twice fought
for the World Championship in famous battles with his adversary Anatoly
Karpov. Throughout his career Korchnoi continually refined his style and
he was as comfortable in defence as he was in attack. He was happy to
provoke opponents, accept sacrifices, defend precisely and then
ruthlessly exploit weaknesses. In this book, former American Open
Champion Cyrus Lakdawala studies his favourite Korchnoi games and
examines Korchnoi's skills in the key areas of attack and defence,
initiative, exploiting imbalances, accumulating advantages and endgame
play. He demonstrates clearly how we can all improve by learning from
Korchnoi's play. Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess.
By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions
throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the
learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional
assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are
designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your
progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to improve your chess
skills and knowledge.
