My Best Games

by Anatoly Karpov

In 1975, Anatoly Karpov was declared chess champion of the world when the eccentric Bobby Fischer declined to defend his title against his Russian challenger. "Tolya" went on to prove that he was no paper tiger over the next three decades, during which he held the FIDE world championship for 17 years and won more than 160 major chess tournaments, an all-time record. The unique career of the Russian grandmaster can be appreciated from these 100 games, each of which is annotated by Karpov. All chess enthusiasts can profit and learn from these incredibly matches.

Genres: Chess

295 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Russian chess master Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анатолий Карпов) ranked from 1975 as world champion to 1985.

Garry Kasparov defeated this official grand doctor. From 1986, he played three matches against Kasparov for the title to 1990. After Kasparove broke away from Fédération Internationale des Échecs in 1993, he then held its title once again. He held the title but in protest against new rules resigned in 1999. Many consider Karpov of the greatest players of all time for his decades-long standing among the elite.

Reviews

[Isaac Clemente ríos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seleccionadas y comentadas por el propio maestro.

Para aficionados al ajedrez.

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 4 out of 5]

Karpov's quiet arrogance becomes annoying at times (the usual chessplayer nonsense). And the notes aren't always any too comprehensive. But anyway, a number of wonderful games here, and some of them are annotated very well indeed.

[TheF7Pawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good collection of games marred by bad editing and an excess of typographical errors. My edition is the RHM paperback that came out in the late 1970s. Karpov picked and annotated these games himself. I suspect he included some to dispel the notion that he was a dry, positional player only. Games cover only the years 1969-1977.

[Eddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are surprisingly few games collections devoted to Anatoly Karpov, the twelfth world chess champion. This edition, currently out-of-print, features 43 excellent games annotated by the man himself. The notes are interesting and instructive, and the reader isn’t bogged down by endless streams of analysis. Two caveats about this enjoyable book: one, Karpov plays white in a high percentage of the games; and two, a large number of the choices are against, you guessed it, Garry Kasparov. But these are small quibbles. The games show Karpov’s famous positional and endgame virtuosity at full strength; and for anyone who thinks that’s all Tolya was about, there are several selections that display his formidable attacking prowess. A book for the intermediate to advanced player.

[Rodrigo Monico-Barros · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the most instructive books I have read. This is a must have for anyone that opens 1. d4. His eye for tactics is impressive and the ability to improve his position is educational. Combinations come from positional superiority, this is on full display in this collection of games.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed seeing the games of a grand master but not necessarily best if you are just starting out or re-starting as was my case when I read this book.

[Alberto · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book had a good number of mistyped moves and analytical mistakes. How is it possible that Karpov's 1978 book, when there was no computer assistance available, is so much sounder than this one?

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

great games, great analysis.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

A tactical master in beast mode. Anatoly Karpov in all his greatness

[DanishAmar78 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very exciting book.I would recommend to it my class.