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Fire on Board Alexei Shirov

Fire on Board By Alexei Shirov

Fire on Board by Alexei Shirov


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Summary

Fire on Board begins where the best-selling first edition left off in 1996. Grandmaster Alexei Shirov traces his progress at the top of the chess world since that year and presents a delightful collection of his favorite games, all explained in great detail to readers.

Fire on Board Summary

Fire on Board: Pt. 2 by Alexei Shirov

Alexei Shirov has dazzled and inspired a generation of chess fans with his unique brand of attacking chess. The Grandmaster, originally from Riga, Latvia, is widely regarded as one of the most aggressive and inventive chess players of the modern era, an argument backed up by his wealth of amazing games, rich in tactical fireworks and extraordinary moves. Fire on Board begins where the best-selling first edition left off in 1996. Shirov traces his progress at the top of the chess world since that year and presents a delightful collection of his favorite games, all explained in great detail to readers.

Fire on Board Reviews

When I first read this book, I felt like I was being treated to a long display of stunning fireworks.--John Watson, The Week in Chess A tremendous game collection by a top star.--Eric Schiller, Chessworks.com It contains many amazing games, that are full of wonderful combinations and sacrifices. --Bill Kelleher, ChessCafe.com

About Alexei Shirov

Since becoming a Grandmaster in 1990, Alexei Shirov has firmly established himself amongst the world's leading players and has a string of tournament victories to his name. Highlights of his career so far include a runners-up spot in the 2000 FIDE World Championship, plus an impressive match victory over the BGN World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. More recently, Shirov came outright first in the 2004 Sarajevo super-GM tournament, his winning margin over his nearest rival being an emphatic 1.5 points.

Additional information

GOR004142819
9781857443820
1857443829
Fire on Board: Pt. 2 by Alexei Shirov
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Everyman Chess
2005-05-05
192
N/A
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