title: Mikhail Botvinnik: The Life and Games of a World Chess Champion
author: Andy Soltis
description: "another Soltis tour-de-force...a fascinating book that is must reading for anyone wishing to learn more about this fascinating figure"--IM John Donaldson (<i>JeremySilman.com</i>); "a fascinating story...a brilliant account, the best book written on Botvinnik by far"--<i>Chess News</i>; "meticulously researched...combines a multitude of Soviet and American sources to paint a rich and detailed picture of one of the game's most enigmatic and powerful players"--<i>Chess Life</i>; "a really excellent read...an interesting and comprehensive account of Botvinnik's life...respect is etched on every page and considerable effort has obviously been made both at the editing and writing stages. Botvinnik himself would surely have nodded approval"--<i>British Chess Magazine</i>; "recommended"--<i>Kingpin Chess Magazine</i>; "Soltis has written another fine book. He makes you aware of Botvinnik's myriad achievements and gives you a good sense of his life and times"--<i>Manchester Chess Federation</i>; "covers more background information on the person Botvinnik, that I ever have ever seen on print before!"--<i>Chessbook Reviews</i>; "Soltis tells a fascinating story...a brilliant account, the best book written on Botvinnik by far"--<i>Huffington Post</i>; "an excellent job...recommended"--<i>Chess Life</i>; "Soltis's best book so far"--Dale Brandreth, <i>Caissa Editions</i>; "Grandmaster Andy Soltis exceeds all expectations in this epic life of chess' most enigmatic world champions. McFarland Publishers have set very high standards in the world of chess publishing with many of their titles winning prestigious book awards. With this new work on Botvinnik, McFarland has again raised the bar for excellence. Soltis presents a wonderful selection of games with stories behind their competitive significance. The games are well analyzed by Soltis. Soltis has written a modern day classic chess biography. Soltis' readable portrait of one the great players of all time, once picked up, is very hard to put back down"--<i>The Birmingham News</i>; "Soltis exceeds all expectations in this epic life of chess most enigmatic world champions. McFarland Publishers have set very high standards in the world of chess publishing with many of their titles winning prestigious book awards. With this new work on Botvinnik, McFarland has again raised the bar for excellence. Soltis has written a modern day classic chess biography. Soltis' readable portrait of one of the great players of all time, once picked up, is very hard to put back down"--<i>al.com</i>.
zlib_text: New In Chess- The First 25 Years 
  
  New In Chess- The First 25 Years 
  Edited by Steve Giddins 
  New In Chess 2009 
  
  © 2009 New In Chess 
  Published by New In Chess, Alkmaar, The Netherlands 
  www.newinchess.com 
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or 
  transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or 
  otherwise, without the prior written permission from the publisher. 
  Cover design: Volken Beck 
  Production: Joop de Groot 
  
  Contents 
  Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  . 7 
  Interview Mikhail Botvinnik [I 984l o] 
  . I I 
  Jeroen Piket, an early game [ I984l I] . 
  . I7 
  The inimitable Tigran Petrosian [I 984/2] 
  . I 8 
  John Nunn's best ever: Beliavsky-Nunn, Wijk aan Zee I985 [I985I 4]. 
  . 26 
  Tony Miles: Impossible challenge [I 985 I I I] . . 
  . 30 
  Tim Krabbe, king of chess curiosities [ I987 I 3] 
  . 43 
  Ricardo Calvo: One bridge too far {I986I8]. . . 
  . so 
  Bent Larsen: Too much preparation 