Müller/Konikowski: The best combinations of the world champions Volume 2 - from Petrosjan to Carlsen

Since every world champion was the most outstanding player of his time, it makes sense to study the various aspects of the royal game using 'world champion games' - and of course to enjoy them too. In this second volume on the art of world champion combinations, the authors (both recognized experts in the field of chess literature) offer the reader the opportunity to discover a large number of the world champions' best combinations for themselves - and thus to assess or improve their own tactical skills.

But that's not all, because not only are tactically explosive and spectacular example games thoroughly analyzed and comprehensibly commented on by each world champion, but in addition, a special area in which he has achieved very special achievements is examined for each individual.

As a reader, you are invited to take a closer look at Petrosian's deep exchange sacrifices, Spassky's always tactically alert attacking skills and Fischer's often combinatorial exploitation of advantages in the endgame. Furthermore, at the tactical aspects of Karpov's dominance and restriction methods, Kasparov's dynamic pressure game, Kramnik's positional power play, Anand's fine sense of dynamics and - last but not least - at Magnus Carlsen's combinatorial crowning of his excellent endgame strategy.

Using QR codes on each diagram, you can download the position directly to your smartphone and analyze or replay it.