DragonMasters II

Resurrection - The Life and Times of the Fiercest Opening in Chess

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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When1975 dawned, the Sicilian Dragon, the most ferocious and exciting of openingsthe chess world had ever known, was on its knees begging for mercy.AnatolyKarpov had just slain Viktor Korchnoi and Fischer’s contemptuous approach –“open the h-file, sac, sac, mate!” – seemed to have spelled the Dragon’s end.But already in the background there were acolytes attempting to repair thedamage, to replace the beast’s scales and recharge its fiery breath.DragonMasters2 coversthe tempestuous two decades that followed, pitting the world’s deadliestattackers against each other: tactical brutes such as Planinc and Velimirovic,Miles and Mestel, Short and Tiviakov – all choosing sides in the greatestopening debate of all.Wouldthe sword-and-spear DragonSlayer followers of Karpov and Fischer prevail onceagain? Or would the reinvigorated DragonMasters prove that myth and legendcould survive in a modern setting? The final answer would arrive at the verytop of the world...

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-03-17
Mått170 x 234 x 28 mm
Vikt885 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieDragonMasters
Antal sidor380
FörlagThinkers Publishing
ISBN9789493435131

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DragonMasters II Resurrectionby Scottish Fide Master Andrew Burnett is the second volume of a trilogy thatexamines the Dragon variation of the Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd44.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6) from an historical perspective. The present work coversthe period from 1974 to 1995, tracing the ups and downs of the opening fromKorchnoi’s loss with it to Karpov in the 1974 Candidates Final (which turnedout to be a defacto World Championship match) to Kasparov’s successful rehabilitationof it in his 1995 World Championship match with Viswanathan Anand. Along the way the games of Dragon heroes likeTarjan, Mestel, Sosonko, Velimirovic, Miles, Ernst, and Tiviakov areextensively annotated. Two nice touches in this book are theinclusion of long forgotten games from a tournament held in Utrecht in 1986which pitted Dutch amateurs against the likes of Jan Timman and Tony Miles andRobert Huebner’s clock simul against the best German junior players the sameyear. Both were thematic events in which the use of the Dragon was compulsory.This book is not a theoretical guide tothe Dragon. If you are looking for an inspirational work that explains theideas behind the Dragon and how the opening has developed, Dragon Masters IIResurrection is the book for you. IM John Donaldson - Chess Newsletter - Mechanics' Institute April 2026.