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Author:   Alexander Koblenz ,  Alexei Shirov ,  Valeri Bronznik
Publisher:   Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
Imprint:   Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.274kg
ISBN:  

9785604177051

ISBN 10:   5604177059
Pages:   173
Publication Date:   18 February 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Index of Games..........................................................................4 Foreword to the English Edition....................................................6 Introduction...............................................................................8 Twelve Years Ago.........................................................................9 Years of Trials...........................................................................12 The First Final..........................................................................35 Soviet Champion.......................................................................39 A Ticket to the Interzonal..........................................................71 Not Fearsome to his Friends.......................................................84 On the Adriatic Sea...................................................................86 The Absolutely Best Result.........................................................99 Petrosian's Victory.................................................................. 104 It's Good That You Weren't There!............................................ 108 The Yugoslav Marathon........................................................... 113 Reactions after the Candidates Tournament................................ 124 Only Fourth Place................................................................... 129 The Draw is Made!................................................................. 134 Gens Una Sumus.................................................................... 152 Botvinnik's Revenge................................................................ 157 Afterword............................................................................... 172

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Alexander Koblenz (1916-1993) was chess champion of Latvia four times in the 1940s, competed in the final of the Soviet championships in 1945, won a number of Latvian and international tournaments, and qualified for the USSR Master of Sports title, also in 1945. According to Chessmetrics he was the world number 43 in July 1945. He coached Mikhail Tal permanently over 16 years and seconded him in his two world title matches against Mikhail Botvinnik (1960 and 1961). Koblenz wrote 20 books on chess in his lifetime. He was also a leading chess organizer and journalist in Latvia.

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