Kasparov versus Anand. The Inside Story of the 1995 World Chess Championship Match

Author: Patrick Wolff (1968- ) signed by the author and a laid in card by "Vishy" AnandYear: 1996Publisher: 3H PublicationsPlace: BostonDescription:191 pages with diagrams, photographs and appendices. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Signed by Patrick Wolff and "Vishy" Anand. First edition.Although stripped of his title by FIDE for holding his 1993 match with Short outside the world chess body's auspices, Kasparov was nevertheless widely considered the legitimate World Champion. The Professional Chess Association (PCA) created by Kasparov held a series of a series of candidate matches to choose an opponent for him. Viswanathan Anand succeeded in becoming the champion's opponent. The 1995 PCA title match was played on the Observation Deck on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center in New York City. The prize fund was 1,500,000 US$, with 2/3 for the winner. Ten percent of the fund would to go to the PCA. In case of a tied match, Kasparov would retain the PCA tit