Mack: The Berlin Defence: A Novel Vereinsbedarf International grandmaster Sergey Kasparov

International grandmaster Sergey Kasparov

At 16 he became an international master

He lives with his family in San Diego

and this book details many of his travels on simul tours

Regardless of whether they were renowned tacticians or excellent positional players – regardless of whether they analyzed their openings in depth or played them more intuitively: it is completely out of the question that any of them could have reached the highest title without perfectly handling the endgame

Mack: The Berlin Defence: A Novel Vereinsbedarf International grandmaster Sergey Kasparov"That afternoon, Lothar sat down opposite Lev Ivanov, and with a furrowed brow, determinedly pushed his Kings pawn forward two squares, punching down the clock as he did so. When Ivanov ventured a Sicilian Defence, Lothar sacrificed first a Knight and then a Rook for a raging attack." Lothar Hartmann dreams of reaching the big time in chess. Overcoming the mind games of his opponents at the chessboard is a challenge in itself, but how will he cope