My Great Predecessors Part IV – Garry Kasparov

Introduction: Stars of the West
1	Sammy, Miguel and Bent
	Reshevsky
	Olympian Long Liver
	Second Coming
	A bitter Pill
	The Fine Enigma
	The lone Warrior
	Champion of ‘the Rest of the World’
	The last Chance
	Seven-Times Champion
	Finale
	‘I want to play and play ...’
	Najdorf
	Don Miguel
	Echo of Groningen
	The last of Mohicans
	King’s Indian Revelations
	Hard-Hitting Veteran
	‘Chess is a Mirror of the Soul’
	Larsen
	The Danish Prince
	Joining the Elite
	At the Peak of his Career
	Lessons in the ‘Meran’
	Against the two ‘K’s
2	Robert the Eleventh
	The lone Genius
	‘He learned from God himself!’
	European Debut
	Adult Games
	Duel of the Prodigies
	Hat-Trick in Bled
	‘The Russian Pact’
	Hello America!
	Endurance Test
	Hara-Kiri
	He came, he saw, he conquered!
	A vertical Ascent
	The first Victim
	Battle in Denver
	The Miracles continue
	Battle of the Gods
	Abdication
	The great Recluse
	Bibliography
	Index of Players
	Index of Openings

My Great Predecessors Part III – Garry Kasparov

Introduction
1	Tigran the Ninth
	Not just a Defender
	Favourite Sacrifice
	The Saga of Svetozar
	A Modest little Pawn Move
	How to overcome Botvinnik?
	The Challenger’s Mistake
	The Lion shows its Claws
	The Tiger wakes up
	The ‘Hungarian Botvinnik’
	Petrosian’s Lessons
	Finale
2	Boris the Tenth
	Riga Catastrophe
	In his Element
	A burnt-out Star
	The Hand of Bondarevsky
	The Storming of Olympus
	The first ‘Oscar’ Winner
	“Forward, Kazimirych”
	Spassky’s Lessons
	Index of Players
	Index of Openings

My Great Predecessors Part II – Garry Kasparov

Introduction
1	Max the Fifth
2	Mikhail Moiseevich the Sixth
3	Vasily the Seventh
4	Mikhail Nekhemevich the Eighth
	Index of Players
	Index of Openings

My Great Predecessors Part I - Garry Kasparov

Introduction
1	Chess before Stetnitz
2	Wilhelm the First
3	Emanuel the Second
4	José Raúl the Third
5	Alexander the Fourth
	Index of Players
	Index of Openings

LEARN FROM GARRY KASPAROV'S GREATEST GAMES – Eric Schiller

Introduction
Garry Kasparov: The Greatest Player of All Time
	Early Days (1963-1979)
	Exploding onto the Scene (1979-1983)
	Winning and Securing the Championship (1984-1986)
	The Battle Within FIDE (1986-1992)
	The Schism (1993-2000)
	The Once and Future Champion (2000-2004)
How to Read Chess Notation
Game #1: Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself
	Lesson: Take advantage of pawn weakness.
Game #2: It's My Line, Now!
	Lesson: Get defenders out of the way.
Game #3: Champion of the World (Junior Style)
	Lesson: Target the f7 square!
Game #4: When the Cats are Away, the Rats Invade
	Lesson: Don't leave your king alone.
Game #5: It's Never Too Early for a Refutation
	Lesson: Castle ... or else!
Game #6: The Tale of the Travelling Bishop
	Lesson: The bishop is a long-distance runner.
Game #7: A Kingdom for a Horse
	Lesson: Make an offer that can't be refused.
Game #8: They're Just Pawns
	Lesson: Breaking pawns.
Game #9: Got You at Last, Tiger!
	Lesson: Open files are express lanes to victory!
Game #10: Starting Off on the Right Foot
	Lesson: When the coast is clear, the king can join the fun.
Game #11: Earning the Title Shot
	Lesson: Stick with your plan.
Game #12: A Spanish Adventure in Holland
	Lesson: Make something out of nothing.
Game #13: World Champion at Last!
	Lesson: Prepare your counterattack.
Game # 14: Drama in the Theater District
	Lesson: The powerful stare of the bishop.
Game #15: Teaching the Student a Lesson
	Lesson: Navigating the opening labyrinth.
Game #16: Top of the World!
	Lesson: Critical positions need the most work.
Game #17: New Year's Resolution­ Just Win, Beautifully!
	Lesson: Man-an-man coverage.
Game #18: Breaking Down the Wall
	Lesson: Play your opening persistently.
Game # 19: The Next Generation
	Lesson: Open file, double rooks.
Game #20: Fortune Favors the Brave
	Lesson: Play boldly, no matter how strong the opposition.
Kasparov's First Place Achievements
Recommended Reading
Index of Openings
Index of Opponents
Glossary

GARRY KASPAROV’S GREATEST CHESS GAMES VOL. 2 – Igor Stohl

GARRY KASPAROV’S GREATEST CHESS GAMES VOL. 1 – Igor Stohl

Kasparov's Chess Openings - Otto Borik

1	The Queen's Gambit
	1.	The Orthodox Defence (2....e6)
		A	The Exchange Variation with Bg5
		B	The Exchange Variation with Bf4
	2.	The Slav Defence (2....c6)
	3.	The Semi-Slav Defence (...e6/...c6)
	4.	The Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
		A	The System with 4....a6
		B	The System with 4....c5
		C	The System with 4....e6
2	The Nimzo-Indian Defence
		A	The System with ...b6
		B	The System with ...d5
		C	Alternatives on Black's Fourth Move
3	The Modern Benoni
4	The Grünfeld Defence
5	King's Indian and Old Indian
		A	King's Indian
		B	Old Indian
6	The Sicilian Defence
		A	The Scheveningen System
		B	The Keres Attack
		C	The English Attack
		D	Other White Systems
7	The King's Indian as Black
		A	The Exchange System
		B	The Blockade System
		C	The Gligoric System
		D	The Sämisch System
8	Black against other systems
		A	Bird's Opening
		B	Queen's Pawn Opening
		C	The Double Fianchetto Opening
		D	The King's Indian Attack