The Big Book of World Chess Championships

The Big Book of World Chess Championships
46 Title Fights – from Steinitz to Carlsen
by André Schulz



Wilhelm Steinitz, the winner of the first official World Chess Championship in 1886, would have rubbed his eyes in disbelieve if he could have seen how popular chess is today.

With millions of players all around the world, live internet transmissions of major and minor competitions, and educational programs in thousands of schools, chess has truly become a global passion.

And what would Steinitz, who had financial problems his whole life and died in poverty, have thought of the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen, who became a multi-millionaire in his early twenties just by playing great chess?

The history of the World Chess Championship reflects these enormous changes, and Andre Schulz tells the stories of the title fights in fascinating detail: the historical and social backgrounds, the prize money and the rules, the seconds and other helpers, and the psychological wars on and off the board.

Relive the magic of Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Tal, Karpov, Kasparov, Bobby Fischer and the others!

Andre Schulz has selected one defining game from each championship, and he explains the moves of the Champions in a way that is easily accessible for amateur players.

This is a book that no true chess lover wants to miss
This is a great addition to any serious collector's chess library. However, the PDF version is 1843 pages long. I have reduced this by some 530 pages, to 1315 (still too long, of course...) and have added page numbers (the size of this PDF version is 12.2 mb):
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Could you post the original pdf or epub of the book without any modifications? thanks

Thanks ChessCaissa, please check the link again (no download link showing!)