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Paul Keres: The Road to the Top

Paul Keres was one of the greatest players in chess history, and a leading contender for the world championship for a third of a century.

His modesty, honesty and open-minded approach to chess made him popular with chess enthusiasts the world over. These qualities come over supremely well in his writing. He has neither axes to grind nor points to prove; he merely helps the reader understand the secrets of chess.

In this book, the first of two volumes covering his entire career, Keres charts his progress from his early days as a self-taught young talent to the end of the 1940s and his battles for the world title. During these years his play developed considerably, as he honed his flair for wild sacrificial tactics into an elegant, world-beating attacking style.

Contents:

Foreword by John Nunn

Introduction by Paul Keres

1. First Steps, 1929-35

2. First International Appearances, 1935-7

3. On the way to the Grandmaster title, 1937-8

4. The Last Pre-War Years, 1939-40

5. Tournaments of the War Years, 1942-4

6. Before the World Championship Tournament, 1945-7

7. The World Championship and other Tournaments, 1948-50

Index of Opponents

Index of Openings 

Paul Keres: The Quest for Perfection

It was arguably only Soviet politics that prevented Keres from becoming World Champion. You can judge for yourself from the games in this book, which charts his career through many Candidates cycles as he refined his classical attacking style. John Nunn annotates Keres's best games from his final years, completing coverage of his whole career.

Contents:

Foreword by John Nunn

1 Events and Tournaments of the Years 1950-2

2 Budapest 1952 - A Great Tournament

3 Tournaments and Events of the Years 1952-5

4.Fresh Attempts at the World Championship, 1955-6

5. Tournaments and Events in the Years 1957-8

6. The Candidates' Tournaments, 1959-62

7.Tournaments of the Years 1962-4

8. The Last Candidates

9.Tournament Successes 1965-71

10. The Final Years

List of Events and Career Record

Index of Opponents

Index of Openings 

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