Kasparov visits Italy and revisits St. Petersburg
18.05.2004 The super-tournament in St. Petersburg 1914 saw the 45-year-old world champion Emanuel Lasker inflict a terrible blow on a young contender for his title, Akiba Rubinstein. Garry Kasparov, who dealt with this game in his highly successful book "My Great Predecessors", revisits the historic encounter with fresh analysis.

Kasparov's 'Predecessors' under scrutiny
25.04.2004 Garry Kasparov's book, My Great Predecessors, is an invitation to readers to send in analysis and corrections. Many have, extensively, in our special section dedicated to taking Kasparov's challenge. GM Karsten Müller examines some of them in his Analysis Focus #6.

Kasparov mobbed in Dresden
27.03.2004 At first he couldn't understand what was going on: two thousand people crowding the posh "Altmarkt Gallerie" in Dresden. But it was true, they were all there for the book signing. With volume two of his "Great Predecessors" fresh out for the printers chess fans had snapped every copy in the eastern Germany city. Here's a pictorial report

Kasparov revisits Pillsbury-Lasker
26.03.2004 At the St Petersburg Tournament of 1895 world champion Emanuel Lasker beat the American Harry Nelson Pillsbury in a very complex game. This game was discussed in Garry Kasparov's very successful book "My Great Predecessors". Now the author provides additional analysis and corrections provided by readers. More...

Sorokhtin takes on Kasparov
31.01.2004 He asked for it, now he's getting it – in full force. After the appearance of Garry Kasparov's book, My Great Predecessors, the author invited readers all over the world, even if they are amateurs, to send in analysis and corrections. Nobody has taken him up with such vigour as Sergey Sorokhtin, a construction manager from St. Petersburg. Read about it all in our Analysis Focus #5

Our readers reply to Kasparov
09.01.2004 Volume two is out, and the discussion of Garry Kasparov's book "My Great Predecessors" continues unabated. Especially during the Christmas break many readers sent in commentary and analysis. Some add new insights to previous discussions, others tackle new positions. GM Karsten Müller presents his Analysis Focus #4.

Garry Kasparov's Great Predecessors: Follow-up #2
04.12.2003 Garry Kasparov's book My Great Predecessors continues to be scrutinized by analysts all over the world. A focus point is our special web site on the book, where the author discusses a famous game between Chigorin and Steinitz. Reader feedback is welcome in this second installment by Garry Kasparov...

Our readers reply to Kasparov
24.11.2003 The discussion of Garry Kasparov's book "My Great Predecessors" continues. In our previous column we discussed his assessment of Alekhine's famous queen sacrifice against Mieses. Our readers put a lot of effort into analysing the position, as well as Anderssen vs Dufresne. GM Karsten Müller presents the results.

Alexander Aljechin vs Garry Kasparov
15.11.2003 The man in the photo is Alexander Alekhine. In 1913 the future world champion played a legendary game agaist Jaques Mieses, sacrificing a queen for positional consideration and winning brilliantly. In his book "My Great Predecessors" Garry Kasparov thinks Mieses could have parried the attack. We invite you to debate the point with the author.

Garry Kasparov's Great Predecessors: Follow-up #1
02.11.2003 The release of Garry Kasparov's book has caused major ripples throughout the chess world. Every sentence, every variation is being scrutinized, everyone seems to have an opinion. The author himself encourages discussion, and has written a series of articles on volume one, taking the criticism and suggestions of readers into account. Here is the first installment by Garry Kasparov...

Lining up for a chess book
27.10.2003 "My Great Predecessors" is setting great precedents for the sale of chess books. After a wildly successful launch in New York Garry Kasparov's latest book caused gridlock when it was put on sale at the London Chess Centre. Here's the full story...

Analysing with Garry Kasparov – the readers reply
14.10.2003 In our Analysis Focus #1 GM Karsten Müller led the first session on a game from Kasparov's book "My Great Predecessors": Bird-Morphy, London 1858, p.38. There have been many interesting contributions by our readers. Would you like to join the debate?

Analysing with Garry Kasparov
09.10.2003 Garry Kasparov's book "My Great Predecessors" is causing quite a stir in the chess world. It contains so much analysis that it is a pleasure to study and devour. With so many deep problems it is no wonder that there are still open questions. Kasparov himself has invited us to join him in his search for ultimate chess truth.

My Great Predecessors – Nigel loved it!
15.09.2003 On the eve of his departure for China Nigel Short wrote a review of "My Great Predecessors" by Garry Kasparov, calling it "probably the most enjoyable chess book I have ever read." Remarkable praise from a man not known for gratuitous flattery, especially not toward his nemesis Kasparov. You can read the full review in Nigel's Sunday Telegraph column.

Mig on Chess #193: Garry Kasparov's Book of Matches
01.09.2003 Is Garry Kasparov's new book a timeless masterpiece or is it full of errors and copied analysis? Both? Read all about Part I before Part II comes out. If you are the one who has yet to buy "My Great Predecessors, Part I" this is a must-read. If you already own it, don't worry, you'll be buying it again soon enough. Plus, a photogragh you just can't miss.

Garry Kasparov Playchess.com chat transcript and photos
13.07.2003 "This book is the most important thing I have done in chess other than winning my title in 1985." With that you know that this is no ordinary chess book. No "winning with.." or "secrets of..." here. The world's top player took questions and gave answers on the 300 years of chess history and development covered in his new series of books. Read on.

Live from New York, it's Garry Kasparov!
13.07.2003 Like any author with a new book out Garry Kasparov is making the publicity rounds. We met with the author of "My Great Predecessors" at his hotel and logged in to the Playchess.com server for an hour of Q&A with 1500 online fans. We bring you an illustrated report of the session, including some portrait pictures by a budding young photographer.