"Making my move The Autobiography" by GM Victor Bologan
424 Seiten, Verlag New in Chess, Mai 2024, Neuware.
Victor Bologan is not only a strong and creative chess
grandmaster, he has also made a career in Moldovan and world chess politics. His
strong will and incredible versatility have enabled him to lead a colourful and
interesting life. ?Believe in yourself? is his motto and it has taken him to
places many of us will never see.
A sparkling description of the
many roads Bologan has travelled lies before you. In this autobiography you will
read about the adventures of an enterprising youngster in turbulent Moldova, his
collaborations with renowned chess coaches such as Vyacheslav Chebanenko,
Zigurds Lanka and Mark Dvoretsky, and his alliances with top players such as
Alexander Morozevich, Ruslan Ponomariov, Vladimir Kramnik and Garry Kasparov.
The book also offers a candid insight into Bologan's activities as Executive
Director of the World Chess Federation FIDE and his career in Moldovan national
politics.
Central to this book, of course, is Bologan's chess
career. His most impressive tournament victory was in Dortmund in 2003, where he
beat both Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. But he also won the incredibly
strong Aeroflot Open in Moscow in 1995 and twice came first in a personal
favourite, the annual Poikovsky tournament. Bologan has extensively annotated 88
of his best and most attractive games.
A truly inspiring life story
of a man who is so much more than a strong chess player!
Victor Bologan
(1971) is a world-class grandmaster who has won many prestigious tournaments. In
2005 he was ranked 18th in the world. For New In Chess Bologan has written the
acclaimed and ground-breaking opening manuals The Chebanenko Slav, The Rossolimo
for Club Players, The Powerful Catalan, Bologan's King's Indian, Bologan's
Caro-Kann, Bologan's Ruy Lopez for Black and Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open
Games.
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