Bareev/Levitov: From London to Elista - Behind the Scenes of Kramnik's Title Matches (hardcover) Strategie Polgar and countless other grandmasters

Polgar and countless other grandmasters have played the Paulsen Variation and achieved excellent results

Black players allowing the Ruy Lopez main lines are usually condemned to passivity

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Bareev/Levitov: From London to Elista - Behind the Scenes of Kramnik's Title Matches (hardcover) Strategie Polgar and countless other grandmastersPart 1: Overthrow of a Colossus: London 2000, Part 2: Photo Finish in Brissago: 2004, Part 3: Big Brother in Chess City: Elista 2006 An extraordinary account of the main battles in the life of Vladimir Kramnik, a World Champion and a Samurai, in Bareev's words. From London to Elista gives a fascinating look behind the scenes of top level chess. It provides superb analysis of all the games by Bareev, but it does much more. In Socrates style dialogues,