International Grandmaster Lev Alburt, three-time U.S. champion and former European champion, is one of the most sought-after chess teachers in the world. He lives in New York. Jon Crumiller, of Princeton, N.J., is a national master and expert in computer chess analysis.
"The tradition of producing books on World Championship matches
goes way back in time. Many have been written, some published
shortly after the last handshake of the match, a few were
immediately forgettable, others have become classics, including
Tal-Botvinnik 1960 by Mikhail Tal which is still in print. In fact
my first "own" (not passed to me by my dad) chess book, was the one
on the 1978 match. Do books on World Championship matches still
have a place in today's world? After all, with top commentary
online and instant analysis by dozens, if not hundreds of experts
it might seem unnecessary, especially when such a book might only
appear a year or more after the match. Yet, in the case of the
present book, I most definitely feel it was worth the wait as it
makes for excellent reading. Not only were the authors present
throughout the match, but former world champion Vladimir Kramnik
has also made a significant input of both analytical and
psychological material. This makes the book so much more valuable
than the average contribution to the category of tournament and
match books.
An important feature in this book is that it is not all analysis
and long variations, but also includes a great deal of prose and
explanations of the ideas behind the moves. Average players are
therefore able to understand why the moves were played rather than
having an engine spitting out numerical assessments. No doubt this
was one of the reasons why the book won the award for Best
Instructional Book at the recent CJA awards.
An important work that deserves a broad readership.
"
*Carsten Hansen - ACM*
"A masterful job – probably the best book on a championship that I
have ever seen."
*Dylan Loeb McClain, Editor-in-chief for the Organizers of the 2016
WC match, and former New York Times chess columnist*
"Lev Alburt and Jon Crumiller have combined forces with former
world champion Vladimir Kramnik to produce a deeply considered
account of Magnus Carlsen’s narrowly successful title defence
against Sergei Karjakin in New York last year. The analysis
produces the last word on what both did and should have transpired
in every game while color photos convey a vivid impression of the
visual aspects of the competition."
*Grandmaster Raymond Keene OBE - New York Times*
"Vladimir Kramnik [provides] the most candid analysis of a
championship match ever made by a former champ."
*Grandmaster Andy Soltis - New York Post*
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