Bernard Cafferty & Mark Taimanov: The Soviet Championships (1998) Add to Watch List Watching View Watchlist >

Bernard Cafferty & Mark Taimanov: The Soviet Championships (1998).

58 championships 1920-1991.

Starting in 1920 and running through to the early 1990s, when the political break-up of the USSR meant the end of the competition, the prestigious Soviet Championships were truly representative events with all of the top Soviet players participating.

This book is a permanent record of those extraordinary times. it encompasses every single Championship, giving a report and the full crosstable of results, as well as a carefully chosen selection of the finest and most memorable games.

The introductions to each Championship are equally fascinating, as the majority of these tournaments were played against the oppressive political backdrop of communism. Revered chess masters could get away with more than most, but veiled threats by the authorities were always there for those who might consider stepping out of line.

Many games, crosstables, photos and diagrams.

222 pages.

Publisher: Cadogan Chess, London & New York, 1998.

Condition: Publisher's hardback with dust jacket. Slight wear / as new.

Approx. unpacked weight: 730 g.

Shipping will be from Germany (Braunschweig) on November 20th. Shipping prices.

-x-