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Lyev Polugayevsky: Grandmaster Preparation. Translated by Kenneth P. Neat.

In English. Algebraic annotation.
Introduction by Mikhail Tal. On How this book Found its Author. The Birth of a Variation: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 b5. In the Interval. On the Eve. Postscript. Index of Opponents. Index of Openings.

In this remarkable book, Soviet grandmaster Lyev Polugayevsky, one of the world's leading players over the past two decades, describes his highly personal approach to chess, which is based on meticulous practice. In the opening he is constantly striving to suprise his opponents, and this has led to his developing one of the on of the sharpest line in the Sicilian Defence, which has rightly become known as the Polegayevsky Variation. He we can share the author's joys and disappointments as her attempts over a period of many years to uphold his brain-child against attempts to 'bury' it. The author then delves into the technique of analysing adjourned positions, illustating this by several fascinating, and at the time, fantastic, examples from his own games. The final chapter describes how he prepares, both techniqually and psychlogically, for decisive encounters where everything is a its stake. He illustrates this through games against many leading grandmasters, including seven World Champions.

240 pages stapled. 17 x 25 cm paperback.  Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1981. Lusis 385. Condition VG. Weight 571 g.

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