2006 marks the 40th anniversary of Chess Informant. Begun in 1966, it has become one of the great chess publications of our era. In honor of this milestone, Chess Informant is releasing a special CD, The Best of Chess Informant – Garry Kasparov. This CD, created in conjunction with Kasparov himself, looks at the great chess career of the champion many believe to be the best ever:
The Man Behind the Legend: Bio, Stats & Facts, Photos, etc.
The Inventor: Trailblazing Novelties & Trendsetting Opening Ideas and Plans
The Hurricane: Storming initiative, annihilating attacks, devastating counterattacks, mind-boggling combinations & crushing moves, etc.
The Immortal: Timeless masterpieces annotated by the Man Himself
For Mortals: Play Like Garry, Test Your Skills, Rare Blunders & Misconceptions
FOREWORD by Garry Kasparov
CLOSE-UP
Bio & Facts
Farewell to Chess at the Peak of his Fame by Aleksandar Matanovic
Tournaments
Photos
GAMES
1,193 games published by Chess Informant, 595 annotated by Garry himself
White/Black repertoire trees
Statistics
CREATIVITY
Best games
13 selected by Kasparov himself!
Chess Informant Jury
40/202 (Kasparov audio)
Most important theoretical novelties
Chess Informant Jury
Theoretical surveys (B80, C45, E04, E92)
PLAY LIKE KASPAROV
Combinations
Excellent moves
Attack
Storming initiative
Defense
Endings
Rare Blunders & Misconceptions
In 4 different formats (Chess Informant Expert, PGN, ChessBase and Chess Assistant)