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Viktor Kupreichik - The Maestro from Minsk. With forewords by Anastasia Sorokina and Genna Sosonko.
In English. Algebraic Figurine notation. Foreword by Anastasia Sorokina. Foreword by Genna Sosonko. 1) The Hussar from Minsk (Sosonko). Friendship Made by a Moscow Blizzard (Karpov). A Memoable First Meeting (Beliavsky). A Crushing Defeat (Gelfand). Will He See It, Or Not? (Kasparov). Chess Troublemaker (Sveshnikov). 2) 85 Selected games annotated in detail. 3) Play like Kupreichik! 26 examples. 4) Memories of His Closest Family. Index of openings. Index of Opponents.
The book features tributes to the legendary attacker from those who regularly faced him at the board, including Alexander Beliavsky, Oleg Romanishin, Evgeny Sveshnikov and Vladimir Tukmakov. Viktor Kupreichik [3.7 1949 - 22.5 2017] also inspired the next generation, as the contributions of Boris Gelfand, Garry Kasparov, Andrey Kovalev and Rauf Mamedov reveal. Our picture of Viktor Kupreichik is completed by a series of pen portraits from his family, which make clear the kind and principled man this hero of Belarusian chess was, as well as his love for the 64 squares.
Translated by Ken Neat, this work is also a collection of Kupreichik’s best games, many annotated by the man himself. His wins over Tal and Zilbershtein are legendary examples of the power of a knight sacrifice on d5 in the Open Sicilian. Inside you will learn not just about handling Kupreichik’s favourite Classical Sicilian, Slav and King’s Indian, but attacking and sacrificial chess in general. Viktor Kupreichik was a leading Soviet Grandmaster in the 1970s and 1980s, famed for his attacking prowess. He twice won a staggering five games in a row at the super-strong USSR Championship. A former world student champion, Kupreichik won many tournaments, including the Masters section at Wijk aan Zee in 1977 and the Hastings Premier of 1981/82.
London Chess Centre Publishing, London, 2021. 17.5 x 24.5 cm hardback. 325 pages + 16 unpaginated pages on glossy paper with 35 photos. Condition brand new. Weight 740 g.
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