Books by Andy Soltis

Compiled by three grandmasters and two international masters this scholarly treatise explains in depth the thinking behind a defence that has been a favourite of champions such as Capablanca, Botvinnik, Petrosian and Karpov. Even Kasparov has been known to use the Caro Kann on occasion, for example in one case to defeat Mikhail Tal.

By the time the ""greatest tournament in chess history"" has only five rounds to go, five corpses have been discovered. Just who is the serial killer with a preference for 2700 rated grandmasters?

The best, the worst, the shortest, the oddest, the longest, the most deceitful, the most memorable, the most brilliant, the dumbest - of players, games, matches, tournaments, books and ideas. These lists are replete with background detail and exact facts.

This thoroughly updated and revised edition provides a definitive history of all championship events in the United States to April, 2011. Both the games and the occasions are covered in depth, including biographical details, descriptive settings, anecdotes, tournament drama, unusual games, and grandmaster analysis.