This edition describes how Gary Kasparov progressed from prodigy to champion and gives details of his recent career from 1988 to 1995. It also affords insight into the thought processes of the man who has been chess World Champion since 1985. Many of the game notes are Kasparov's own.

Garry Kasparov has dominated the world of competitive chess for longer than any world champion. The period 1999–2005 represents one of the most fascinating and controversial phases of his career, including repeated and frustrated attempts to reunify the world championship. Following his retirement, this must-have guide is a celebration of the final years of one of the greatest players of our time. A large selection of games are covered, accompanied by in-depth annotation and analysis. Including games right up to the eve of his retirement, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide available, representing an unrivalled opportunity to draw on Kasparov's phenonemal experience on the chess board.

Garry Kasparov has held the number one position in chess for almost twenty years. He is considered the greatest player of all time. Now, beginning and intermediate players - 90% of the chess playing audience - can benefit from his wisdom. Packed with diagrams and easy-to-understand pointers showing what Kasparov was thinking and how players can apply these concepts and strategies to their own games, this great learning tool borrows from the grace and power of Kasparov's greatest games.

Garry Kasparov has dominated the world of competitive chess for longer than any world champion. The period 1993–1998 represents one of the richest phases in his career. With the announcement of his retirement, it is only appropriate that the games should now be appreciated in the greatest depth possible. Earlier games are analyzed with computer assistance for the first time – sometimes revealing blemishes in existing analysis – showing the richness of thought and the supreme versatility of the player many consider to be the greatest of all time. Particular emphasis is placed on evaluations of the openings chosen and statistics on the champion's record against his most fiercely competitive rivals. The author, International Master Tibor Károlyi, who played against Kasparov as a World Junior, gives an appreciation of an undoubted genius – this is an unashamed celebration of dynamism, diligence, desire and fighting chess.

Bent Larsen (1935-2010) was one of the greatest fighters chess has ever seen. In his rich career the great Dane defeated all World Champions from Botvinnik to Karpov. He was a Candidate for the World Championship four times and became one of the most successful tournament players of his time. His uncompromising style and his unorthodox thinking made him popular with chess players all around the globe. In 1967/1968 Larsen won five international elite events in a row, a truly spectacular achievement. His successes were such that Bobby Fischer let him play first board in the legendary match Soviet Union vs. the World in 1970 in Belgrade. Bent Larsen also was a highly original chess writer and an extremely productive chess journalist. Not surprisingly the first chess book that Magnus Carlsen ever studied was written by the strongest Scandinavian player before him. This collection brings together more than 120 of Bent Larsen’s best games, annotated by himself. His comments are lucid, to the point, instructive and humorous. Together, these games are a tribute to his genius and a continuous joy to read and play through.