Python Strategy (Chess Classics)

Python Strategy (Chess Classics)

• Author: Tigran Petrosian
• Pages: 392
• Publication Years: 2015

<span style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span>Tigran Petrosian is a titan of chess history. All agree he was a genius of strategy, defense and sacrifice, but didn€t he take too many draws? Possibly so, but when Petrosian selected and annotated his best games, that flaw disappeared, leaving only brilliance and profound chess understanding. As Garry Kasparov said: "My games with the 9th World Champion broadened my understanding of chess. Had it not been for these two defeats, I would possibly not have reached the top in chess."</span></span><br /><span style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span> </span></span><br /><span style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span>This book is an English translation of a Russian classic that is a favorite of many grandmasters, including Mihail Marin and Levon Aronian. A literal translation of the Russian title might be 'The Strategy of Soundness' but </span><span style="font-style:italic;">Python Strategy</span><span> is a better fit for Petrosian€s more ambitious games. As another World Champion, Max Euwe, once wrote: "Petrosian is not a tiger that pounces on its prey, but rather a python that smothers its victim."</span></span>