Description
The 1993 World Chess Championship was one of the most eagerly anticipated clashes in the games rich history
On one side was Garri Kasparov the greatest in a long line of Russian World Champions and a player whose remorseless aggression both in play and in person seemed to terrify his opponents
Across the board was Nigel Short a bespectacled guitarplaying twentyeightyearold Lancastrian who had earned his place in the contest over a grueling threeyear qualification campaign
Their epic duel of the intellect was fought out in the full glare of the worlds media and the intricacies of the battle captivated observers around the worldchess experts and novices alike
The Inner Game is an intimate and gripping insiders account of this unique sporting contest It reveals the secrets of chess at the highest level from dirty tricks behind the scenes to bugged conversations stolen tapes and sexual intrigue and opens up the strange inner world of the Chess Grandmasters men of a narrow but allconsuming passion
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