Description
| Product ID: | 9785604177068 |
| Product Form: | Undefined |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Grandmaster Ivan Bukavshin: A Chess Prodigy's Career in 64 Games |
| Authors: | Author: Jakov Geller |
| Page Count: | 215 |
| Subjects: | Board games: Chess, Chess |
| Description: | Ivan Bukavshin, born in Rostov-on-Don in 1995, was a Russian chess prodigy. He was European U12, U14 and U16 champion and placed third in the world U16 championships among many other successes, gaining the Grandmaster title at just 16 years of age. He tragically died in early 2016 at the age of 20. Ivan Bukavshin, born in Rostov-on-Don in 1995, was a Russian chess prodigy. He was European U12, U14 and U16 champion and placed third in the world U16 championships among many other successes, gaining the Grandmaster title at just 16 years of age. Ivan finished third in the Aeroflot Open in 2015, behind Daniil Dubov and Ian Nepomniachtchi, where he put in a performance rating of 2803. Ivan achieved a series of 2700+ performances over 2013-2015. He tragically died in early 2016 at the age of 20.This book, by his friend and coach Grandmaster Jakov Geller, takes a detailed look at Ivan’s life and career in 50 deeply annotated games and 14 fragments. Apart from Jakov, 20 other guest grandmasters annotate games in this book, including super GMs Dubov, Alexander Morozevich, Vladislav Artemiev, Vladimir Fedoseev, Maxim Matlakov, and Evgeny Alekseev. The list of Ivan’s opponents in these games includes Peter Svidler, Alexander Morozevich, Vladimir Fedoseev, Ernesto Inkariev, Richard Rapport, and Dmitry Andreikin. This book will be of interest to active chess players seeking to improve their game, where they can learn from interesting opening novelties, spectacular attacking combinations and subtle endgame victories. |
| Imprint Name: | Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-01-07 |