Master Class Band 12: Viswanathan Anand the big greek 255 Chapter 8 - Other

255 Chapter 8 - Other 7th moves

He qualified for a Candidates Tournament for the first time in 1962 and then took part in many more Candidates Matches for the World Championship

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FM Valeri Lilov shows the importance of understanding flank attacks by presenting a number of concepts and typical scenarios that a master of flank attacks should be familiar with

Steve Giddins is a FIDE Master and a former editor of British Chess Magazine

Master Class Band 12: Viswanathan Anand the big greek 255 Chapter 8 - OtherWhen Viswanathan Anand appeared on the European chess stage, he had already achieved some success in India, winning the Indian youth championships and, as a teenager, the national adult championships. At just 14 years of age, Anand was called up to the Indian national team for the 1984 Chess Olympiad. In 1987 he became junior world champion, and in 1988 FIDE awarded the 19 year old the title of grandmaster. After the reunification of the world