Bareev Evgeny, Levitov Ilya. From London to Elista

New in Chess, 2007. — 400 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-219-2.Захватывающий взгляд за кулисами шахмат высшего уровня с превосходным анализом всех игр Евгения Бареева, бывшего чемпиона мира Владимира Крамника. Авторы раскрывают все о трех матчах чемпионата мира по шахматам: подготовку, прогресс и последствия, тайную стратегию и жестокий стресс. Полный честности, иронии, истории, остроумия, гнева, мудрости и даже поэзии. Победитель английской шахматной книга-Год Федерации, 2008 премия. Со многими фотографиями.Behind the Scenes of Kramnik's Title Matches.
Part 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, Bareev and co-author Ilya Levitov reveal everything about the preparation, the progress and the aftermath, about the secret strategy and the brutal stress of the three battles.This rich book is indispensable for anyone who wants to know what makes top grandmasters tick. It is written from the horse’s mouth, and it is full of honesty, irony, history, wit, anger, wisdom, and even poetry. With many photographs.About the Authors
Evgeny Bareev is one of the world’s strongest grandmasters today. He was Kramnik’s second during the matches against Kasparov in 2000 and against Leko in 2004, and was in close contact with the Kramnik team during the.