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  • Gata Kamsky - Chess Gamer Volume 1: Awakening 1989-1996

Gata Kamsky - Chess Gamer Volume 1: Awakening 1989-1996 1st Edition

by Gata Kamsky (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars (24)
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Gata will share in his first volume how he became one of the world elite class players and contender for the title of World Chess Champion. Why and how he used different styles of play and will reveal how this learning process helped him to become a chess professional.
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    Thinkers Publishing
  5. Publication date
    April 28, 2019
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    6.75 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  8. Print length
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Kamsky analyses these games exhaustively, often explaining the mindset with which he approached them and why they have special meaning for him....it is still an amazing read... Carsten Hansen - ACM 01/2019. Kudos to Thinkers Publishing for convincing the American Chess Legend to publish with them, especially when we learn that "This is going to be my only work on chess, a subject that I feel I have learned enough about to share with you some of my knowledge". - Chess Magazine April 2019.

So far two volumes in this series have been released and they do not disappoint in the slightest. Kamsky has a unique story in that after losing the 1996 FIDE world championship match to Karpov, he hardly played until his return in 2004. Shortly returning to a top level after his return, Kamsky has given us a splendid collection of his best efforts with some of the most in depth annotations I have ever seen. With each game taking up approximately 15-20 pages of analysis this is definitely not a book for the lazy. However Kamsky does not seek to drown the reader in an endless sea of variations, rather it is representative of the depth to which he understands chess, providing first-class explanations in the process. One of the few books I have read which gave me the instant impression of feeling stronger from going over the content. Gopal Menon 0620

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Grandmaster Gata Kamsky, five times US champion, has one of the most extraordinary career trajectories of any chess player. In 1989 he arrived in New York, at the age of 15, with his father from his home country Russia. Just two years later he became for the first time US champion. He reached the top 10 at the very young age of 16 and played a World Championship match at the age of 22, losing to the reigning World Champion Anatoli Karpov. He then decided to stop playing chess for 8 years, studying Medicine and Law. In 2004 he reappeared as a full-time player, became again a world-elite player winning many international tournaments and supporting the US team for many successes.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thinkers Publishing
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 28, 2019
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 315 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9492510286
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9492510280
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.78 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,280,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars (24)

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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  • tturgut
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2019
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    I am a correspondence chess GM and an FM. I have a library of 2500+ chess books.

    This is an excellent book (especially for advanced players) Analysis of games are extremely detailed and at a very high level. GM Kamsky not only analyzes his games, also discusses about the psychological conditions during and before the games.

    GM Kamsky is a genius in my opinion. he is traumatized by his father unfortunately. A big talent (not at world champion level, but very close) He went into medical school (forced by his father) for a year and then to law school. he also had an arranged (mail order?) marriage from Russia.

    Actually, GM Kamsky behaved very appropriately and I do not remember him having any major problems. But his father sabotaged his career by humiliating him (one example is when Kamsky won the Samford fellowship and his father slaped him during the dinner, leading to cancellation of his money award. Another one is threatening to kill GM Shabalov etc...His fathers unfriendly behavior really hurt him.

    I saw him in tournaments after his prime. Multiple marriages, wifes ,kids... A wasted genius... If his father did not force him to quit chess and go to medicine, who knows? (just like Reshesvsky, who had to quit chess for 5 years in his prime, to go to accounting school)

    I really enjoyed the book. Especially the background stories. My favorite is his game against Gm Curt Hansen, in which he describes (after 14th move h4) How the king belongs in the center, and where each piece belongs. Not moves, just evaluation of the position.. Just a treat..

    I hope he keeps playing actively. (sad to see Kramnik leave chess after finding out that he can not be one of the best any longer,,, only world champion and nothing else? why?)

    Summary: Highly recommended... Especially for stronger players...
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superior Quality Book!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2019
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    This is my first book regarding Gata Kamsky. I enjoy reading chess books from other authors and learning about their strategies, career highlights and so forth. I just got the book today so I haven't started reading just yet but looking through it, it looks very interesting. This is also my first book from Thinkers Publishing and I'm very impressed by the overall quality of the book. The pages are bright white, not that yellowish porous paper that so many other books have. The print quality is excellent giving an outstanding contrast to the black ink against the bright white pages. They almost have a glossy feel to them. The book feels nice and heavy when you hold it. I liked the book so much that I bought three more titles from Thinkers Publishers.
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  • Laurence T.
    5.0 out of 5 stars no comment
    Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019
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  • Vishnu Sreekumar
    4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended - but too many variations that are way too long
    Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2019
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    Love the fact that a top player chose to write such a book and I went through 4-5 games as soon as I got the book, over a few days. The games and notes are instructive of course. However, I found the lengthy variations (sometimes they begin early in the opening and end on move 30 or 35!) a bit distracting. It added to the bulk of the book. Now, I can see that Kamsky felt the need to justify every single claim he made with a lengthy variation. However, sometimes a subjective evaluation with more abstract justification can help a weaker player understand aspects of the position that can then guide more concrete variations. I felt Kamsky could have done more of that instead of go straight into a variation immediately after making a claim. Kamsky did provide verbal human-like explanations though in many places and my only wish was that he'd done more of it. So that only knocks off 1 star from my review. Great book, hope to go through the rest soon!
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  • Vincent
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5stars
    Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2021
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    An underrated masterpiece by one of the most underrated legends,great analysis..
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  • K.D.M
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great work for chess lovers
    Reviewed in Germany on October 16, 2019
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    What you are going to find in this first volume of this monumental work is a selection of his most memorable battles on the chessboard during the first (1989-1996) of two different periods. It covers the time from his arrival in the USA as an up-and-coming young talent in early 1989, acquiring the freedom to play in any open tournament in the world and quickly gaining precious experience to grow into a challenger for the World Championship in 1996. This period ended with his early retirement from the game to pursue other goals in life. Kamsky was one of the best three players in the world. He gives a detailed description of his best games with extensive analysis. Very good book, nicely produced..
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  • EFT
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully enjoyable reading and analysis
    Reviewed in Canada on August 10, 2020
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    I just started the book and I love the written prose, love the layout and very generous number of diagram-positions. A candidate-master like myself is enjoying the great analysis. Although the analysis is abundant, the reader can choose which stage of the game’s analysis they wish to delve into; no reason to stress. If you want to learn how to play an opening, then read closely the notes to the opening, the endgame the endgame notes , middle-game etc. Five stars for me.
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  • Périclès
    3.0 out of 5 stars Too much !
    Reviewed in France on December 7, 2022
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    Yes, these are very deep analyses. But too deep ! Each game is made up of 20 pages. It's too much ! You have to plan a minimum one hour for each, after which you have to sleep or take a walk because your head is too hot.
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  • ChessProPlus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in Australia on July 27, 2020
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  • JCSimmons
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top class chess book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2019
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    Kamsky gives very detailed analysis of games, clearly software checked, so not easy in places, but with lots of positional/strategic insight. There is considerable Botvinnik style emotional inpact recorded too. Clearly Kamsky is one of those players who plays best when doesn't like opponents. Mr Kasparov gets particular stick, but not without justification. He is fair with judgements.
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