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Chess openings teach you openings. Tactics teach you tactics. But if you want to play winning moves from start to finish — then the full games of the World Champions is where it’s at. Uncover their secrets with Garry Kasparov.
Kasparov is the 13th World Chess Champion.
He’s also the first 2800-rated-grandmaster in history. His unbroken streak of 15 pro tournament wins is a record-setter. And his 255 months ranked as #1… untouchable!
One of his secrets? Almost 35 years of studying his 12 predecessors.
He studied their opening ideas. He studied how they attacked and defended in the middlegame… as well as the evolution of their endgame technique.
Again and again for over 3 decades. So he can squeeze every drop of knowledge from every World Champion.
And because Kasparov already paved the way:
You can now skip the decades-long study, and glean their secrets through My Great Predecessors.
In this 5-part series, Kasparov explores how the best chess players pushed the game forward. So you can…
Part 4 dives into the games of the 11th and most dominant World Chess Champion.
Bobby Fischer swept the 1964 US Championship 11 to nothing. He defeated 2 candidates for the crown, 6-0 in both matches. Then he ran away with the 1972 World Chess Championship, 12.5 to 8.5!
He didn’t dominate the way he did by waiting. He attacked.
And Kasparov teaches you how Fischer ups the pressure every chance he gets. From…
🏆 Fischer’s light-square setup for attacking the Sicilian.
🏆 His favorite pattern for refuting an opponent’s tactic.
🏆 The way he turns a lone pawn into a mobile center. So he can swat away defenders, and gain a “free hand” on the kingside.
Replay game 80 to see how Fischer nursed a lone e-pawn into
an aggressive d4-e5 pawn chain… blocking the g7-bishop
and keeping the defensive knight out of f6
🏆 The science of checkmating the king behind a fianchetto.
🏆 To the “compressed spring” setup with its cobra-like strikes.
Fischer’s compressed spring setup keeps everything
within the first 3 ranks. Then it uncoils on the
kingside, grabbing the initiative.
Fischer also ran into stubborn players, whose defense matched his offense. And through these games, you’ll refine your technique and positional sense.
🏆 Revisit his 1957 match in New York to strengthen your resolve to play the best move — not the attractive one.
🏆 Unable to escape the checks nor convert your extra pawn in a queen endgame? Learn from Fischer’s European debut how to promote your pawn, while keeping the enemy queen at bay.
🏆 Turn back the clocks to 1961 in Bled, and emerge with greater mental flexibility. So you can switch targets, pick up the pace when least expected, and throw the opponent off-balance.
🏆 Dive into the secrets of the Fischer Endgame with which he steamrolled the Candidates Matches!
Fischer milked these “bishop vs. knight” endgames
so well, they had to be named after him
🏆 And see how he broke down Boris Spassky in 1972… by relentlessly advancing his strategy with tactics.
Besides the 11th World Champion, Kasparov also paints a portrait of the “best of the west.”
These grandmasters from the USA and Europe submitted Fischer to the test of fire. So when he finally played for the crown, he was more than ready!
🏆 Discover the 3 keys to Samuel Reshevky’s simul success — based on tests by Berlin psychologist F. Baumgarten.
🏆 Break up the enemy structure with Reshevsky’s two-move tactics. So you can pick off their broken pawns without resistance.
🏆 Unlock your creativity with Bent Larsen. So you can find the right plan, even in strange positions.
🏆 And start attacks out of nowhere with the “pawn spikes” of Miguel Najdorf.
You’ll learn all of these and more through 859 MoveTrainer exercises and 12 hours of exclusive video by Kasparov.
They carry engine-checked updates never revealed before. So rest assured you’re picking up tactics and strategic patterns that pass the test of modern chess.
Meanwhile, 157 informational lines give you the analysis and instruction in the original 2006 book… preserving the piece of chess history Kasparov created.
Sign up for My Great Predecessors — Part 4 today. Then let the greatest chess players in history raise every part of your game.
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