Gary Kasparov's Fighting Chess
Author: Kasparov, Garry Kimovich (1963- ); Jonathan Simon Speelman and Robert Graham Wade signed by all authorsYear: 1995Publisher: B T BatsfordPlace: LondonDescription:viii+312 pages with diagrams, photographs, tables, drawing and map. Octavo (8 /2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Signed. First edition.Garry Kasparov is one of the most exciting players of all time, combining the will to win of Fischer with the tactical genius of Alekhine. His five epic matches with Karpov, during which he gained and successfully defended the world title, enthralled the chess world. Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at age 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov.[5] He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association.[6] In 1997 he became the first world champion to lose a match to a computer under standard time controls, when he lost