Chess Duels: Games with World Champions by Yasser Seirawan

Chess Duels: Games with World Champions by Yasser SeirawanWhat Does It Feel Like to Face the Greatest Chess Players Who Ever Lived? Four time US Champion Yasser Seirawan knows because he did it, repeatedly, over 25 years. In Chess Duels, he takes you inside his most memorable encounters with the legends of the game: Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Petrosian, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, and Euwe. This isn't just a game collection. It's an insider's account of what it's really like to sit across the board

What Does It Feel Like to Face the Greatest Chess Players Who Ever Lived?

Four-time US Champion Yasser Seirawan knows — because he did it, repeatedly, over 25 years. In Chess Duels, he takes you inside his most memorable encounters with the legends of the game: Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Petrosian, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, and Euwe.

This isn't just a game collection. It's an insider's account of what it's really like to sit across the board from a World Champion — and what these giants are like away from it.

What's Inside:

• In-depth annotations of Seirawan's most memorable games — famous victories and painful defeats alike
• Personal stories and anecdotes from 25 years of encounters with chess royalty
• Revealing portraits of each champion's personality, on and off the board
• Instructive and entertaining — ideal for players of all levels
• Paperback, 432 pages — Everyman Chess

The legends of chess, seen up close. 432 pages of games, stories, and insight from a man who was there.