The Russian Boris Spassky was a chess genius who became World Champion in 1969 - a title he lost only three years later to the American Bobby Fischer in the Match of the Century. This chess biography includes fifty of his best games, annotated by former Russian champion Alexey Bezgodov, and a biographical sketch of a few dozen pages, written by Dmitry Aleynikov, the Director of the Chess Museum in Moscow.
Only the very best dared to play for a win against Tigran Petrosian. The 9th World Champion was extremely difficult to beat because his defensive techniques were virtually unmatched. In the rare case that someone managed to bring him into difficulties they ran a serious risk of having to face a vicious counterattack.Former Russian Champion Alexei Bezgodov explains to a wide range of players how they can employ the skills of ‘the Tiger'. How to deal with pressure, how to anticipate threats or march you King out of danger even if it feels you are entering a minefield. That you should not hesitate to give up an exchange or spoil your own pawn structure if the position calls for it. How to find unlikely decoys and start a counterattack.This book aims to help amateur players improve the standard of their defensive play. In many training programs a serious analysis of the art of defense is lacking. That explains why most club players are much better at attacking than at coping with adversity and difficult positions. ‘Defend Like Petrosian' points the way to creative solutions and will help you save lots of points.
The Tarrasch Defence is a highly ambitious way to play against 1.d4. Former Russian Champion Alexey Bezgodov, one of the world's greatest experts, and has conducted a deeply researched journey into the positional structures and the variations of the Tarrasch. He has injected his main line, the neglected Kasparov System, with a lot of surprising ideas and presents new ways to handle White's offbeat variations. Bezgodov also shows that quite a few lines for Black with a bad reputation are actually good. He teaches how great fighters like Boris Spassky, Paul Keres and Garry Kasparov have exploited the many dynamic possibilities of the Tarrasch Defence, and he includes plenty of practical exercises. This is a must-have book for fearless players who wish to surprise their opponents and who like to play aggressively with Black - but only with a reliable opening with a sound positional foundation.
Alexey Bezgodov provides a complete chess opening repertoire for Black against 1.d4. In The Double Queen s Gambit, Black s attitude is as active and ambitious as that of White in the Queen s Gambit. After thoroughly investigating and analysing this opening, the former Russian Chess Champion concludes that there is no clear and compelling way for White to reach an advantage. The fresh ideas and the clear explanations in The Double Queen s Gambit may change your view on modern chess opening theory. Bezgodov provides dozens of exercises to test your understanding of his system."