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(Pergamcohn esbso oks) 1.C hess IT.i tl1e1 A.d amsM,i chael 794.1092 ISB0N- 06-037602-1 DI,trlbIutnte hdeU niteSdt ata.,n dC anada byM acm•l ..,P ublishCionmgp anIyN ewY ork 866T hirAdv .nu.N,o w YorkN Y 100222.1 2·702-2000 PrinitnGe rdeB aritt abiynB PCWCh eatLotnds, Exeter Contents Preface vii Howt hGea mwea Lse arned I 2 EarCloym petitions 5 3 CounDteyb ut 18 4 BritUinsdrhEe levCehna mpion 31 5 InetrnatRieocnotagilno in 42 6 Ont hWea yt oaR ating 54 7 BritCihsahim opnsDheibpu t 65 8 InteornnaMalat sitNeorr ms 77 9 Run-nUeirpn W orUlndd 1er6 91 10A nI tnernaMtaisotnAeatLrl a, s t! 140 11G ranadsmtaenrBd r sihtC ihampion 191 CheCsasr eReerc ord 153 HighloifCg hhetCssas r eer 141 IndoefPx l ayers 145 IndoefOx p enngis 174 Preface "Yo uar et oyoo utnogp lacyh eCshse.is ssg aam feo grr own-ups. Perhwahpesyn o aur eei ghtyeomeuin g,lh eta tropn l acyhs e.s" I regrtaehttt hewye rhea rdelnyc ourwaogridtnsogg reaent enthusyioausntgeispxctr eesrs,ai nin ngt eirtneh gseat m Heow.e vtehre y weert hweor dtsh aIu ts etdoM ichael. AftaelrIlh ,a rde acmhyem idd h-itrtwiietshs,ofue ufrti tnhgr oiutgsh absenacmeo nmgy i nterests. Vagmueemloyr,io eftsd h ees pite some pUblsiucrirtoyu tnhFdeii sncgh esrk-mySa ptacIi shm,a gicnheetsdobs e ag amfeop ri spme okgienngt loefrm eetni raegmee nnaotnt d s toohrfet thifnoogru yro ungster. BesiIdd esi ndo ktn ow how tgoa mpmely asyeI lh ftab.hde e e n brouugpoh ntd ruag hatnsmd y o nlcyo ntwaictcthh ehsasbd e ewnh eIn wagsi vaese nto fp iese.Ac sIh ando c ontwaictathns y ownhepo l ayed thgea me,s ewttah pseu atw aiyna c upboaanrfddo rgotten. Mywi f,eM argaraentId,h arde tutroon uenrda tCiovren waafltle,r teancgih nLi ondtoon ,b ufiyrohsuotru seb raiunnpadgf amiMliyc.h ael waosu fri brsotrnc hialndjdu saty eaanra dh allaft Jearnw,ea ts born. Michaealc hwiwalisdtt hr emenedenorugaysns dt amHienw ao.u ld walfkom ri laensmd il easn sdt niolbtlet ireendo utgoh gboe adtta o normbaetldi mTeh.e wreer teh rmeaei inn teirne slthisifn sea ,m ely soldsiteerasm, eanngmdie ncehisac ndailg gIec rasn.ne oxtp ltahiins ranogfie n tearse snotorsni eg ifnraohtmipe sad r eanltotsuh,gIs h u ppose wew enatl ownigth hie sn thusWihaeesnvmehsre.w agsi vmeonn etyo speniwdto, u ldt abkdeeo nw tnoM ra.n Mdr sP.l ummientr hP eo st OffaitPc eear nrpowrhtehwr,ele i vaendhd,ew outladak gele oso kaitn g altlh e stoolydb ieefromsra,ek ihnisgse lection. Hes howceodn sidaeprutadibfetlo gera megse,n eruaslislnoygl diers focro unwtheernse pvoesrs ibaljdeu sattnihdrne ug lo ers s tehtett oi ng haevm ilistiagirncyia fnHceee v.e lne artnore edab dys htoiodnogw n wordasn dw hehne w enttos chohoeil n,s iosntc eadl lhiifnsig r st headte"aCcahpetrDa,ei lnb"r idge. Oned ayIt ,h outghhaItw t o uilndt reo dhuticodma r ughHtews a.s alwaetynhsu siaabsoltueitac r ann iengwga mbeu,wt h eItn o ookut th e draubgohathrsewd a,s more euxscuHiaotlwe.ed av stIeo hrpa enn ed the ticnon taitnhipeni gee sac nbde gpalna ctihneogm nt hbeo arhde, complatihnaIewt da su sitnhgwe r onpgie caeshs ep, o inttote hde pictoufkr neisg rhotosk,s ,a nqkdui enegnsss u rtrhoatuthn bedo eadIr d. explatihnatethd eb ye lotnoag n otghaemcrea lclheedas nstd h waat s wheInm admey p roneomuenoncntt hgea me. Mya nswdeinrdo stai tsMfiyhc aaenlhd ep ersiinhs itdsee dm atnod s pltahyge a mLeo.o kbiancigkw t,a a sl msatosi fkhnee iwwt a asg amfeo r himT.oi ncrtehapesr ee sosnuh ries pahrebe engtasdn,e mtaotn hde rigthost t oipnt hmea isnt raeneldto oatkas mawlolo dcehnes seistan crasfhtow pi ndWoews .h ohualvbdeo ugthhsteef toh ri Ims ,u ppbouste , It houtghhaItc t o ublead s d eteramsih niemIsd. h ouhlavdke n own better. Ono npea rtioccucilaoaswnrh, e hnew abse imnogrs et ubtbhoarnn usuIas lu,d dreenmleym btehcrehe edss est Iht ahbdae teg ni vWehne.n weh amdo veidn ttohh eo usIh ea,cd o llael cototefm d y c hildhood possesasnpiduo ttl hieSum pi nt hleo fIr te.m artkoMe idc htaheaIl t thoutghhIaht ta adc hesseistn thYeo sulh oofhutal.vds e e enm ohviem. Beforleo nIgw ,a s clambertihlneog af ntasd re oaurncfdho tirhn eg chessmen. Whetnh weeyr hea ndteohd i mhe,c ounlodht a vbee emno rpel eased. Hem adueph iosw gna mest hwpeii tehfc oea rws h ibluebt,e floorhneeg begtaodn e matnopd l ayr etgahalem e. ReltuacnItd leyc,i tdode ods ometahbiotni ugt . 1 How theG ame WasL earned Ih avree asde vearcaclo oufnh toswv aripoluasyl eerasr npelda yt o cheisnasm azingltyi. mM qeiucihcwakaed slefi nitneooltny oe ft hem, althohuogwlh o nigtd itda ke cilse Waneron .te vreera ltihsaetd countlewsesr gpeoe itonoapgk sl w eh enl ehaert nope ldaa ys, d winedo t havtehr ee moitdeoesfhat o twh nigwse rgeo itnotg u orunAt l.tl i mings argeu esswoorrtekha 'egbo eefe f ightIw ,o ubgluudte t shsha ewt a asb out siwxh ehnefi rslta idh ahsnio dsnt hceh epsise ces. Michaels haolwawenaid yn st einnestreei sentv erytthhaaiptnp ge aled toh imb,ua tb soeb lourtedaondmdsi intienr eosttthh ienwrgh se,r eas Janweotu dladb bilnme o st tahnitdnh gegsnoo n stoom ething else. Thuwsem igsheptn adn h ours owo irtM hi chwaaetlc ahJ ienBog n a builsdiiotnraegw hodlaeay t tenatd riancget nigorinan leTl hyew.ye re notth itnhggasrt e aitnltye ruesbs,ut itewt da nso g rehaatr dtsobh iep there, ieysfop ceuoc uiladla ln ryee wasdp oarapb eoro akt stahmee timWee.r eckotnheiadntt imteh,ep shea sweosup lads s. Tos atyMi iscfhadeelm'asstn odp lacyhe Iso sb,t aaib noeodak b out thgea mIec .a nnroetch aoliwlct a mieno m typ osseosrws hiiocnh i bto ok wasA,sI d on ohta vtehb eo onko wIa, s sutmheIab to rrowbeodo kt he froml tihbvreaa rny, which vmiastdioPet e srw reaenkiplntoyh r otshe dayIsf .o utnhdbe o ohka rgdo ianngdd i d rneoaitdat l Hlo.w evIe r managteomd a steirn stthreou cnht oitwoh bneos a wradss e utp , how the pieesmc oveadn d hocwa ptthuterhyei dnt,kh isanhtgo d bu eel noufgohr any sioxl dy.e ar Armewdi tthhi inosfr mantI,ib oegatne attcohdh ee ttaoMi ilcsh ael. RealitshiaIo ntn glk yn eswo emo f rtuhleIed sin,do gti hveia ml tlh e inofrmataitoo nnca el,st oh intkhiantgt hltrlwhiseo ullads t tlhoantg er wayIc. a rne memtbhewarets tarwtiettdhhp ea wns and opfl ayed lots gamweis tthh eNme,x Iti t,nr odtuhcreeod o aksts h,se eyme eds enes ibl peicetsom ea st hey atlrwaavyeislns l terdal iignahentscd hanged direcattri ioganhnstg lWeems u.sh ta vgeo noent ot hoet hpeire bcuest, mym emoorfty hiinsso ctl eHaorw.e Ivc earrn e mempblearyr ionogk 2 Developm0e/an Gtr andmaster anpda wgna mweis tMhi chIac ealan.l rsoe memhbiemmra kiunphg i s owng ameiswn,h itchhpe i eaclewsma oysva endcd a ptiutnrh ecedo rrect wayb,u wti toht her adoafpt thaet irounlsew sa.sn evTehre rea ny csatlichnegc,k oirmn agt ianstg h,e assep eocftt hsge a mwee rien chapttheIarh tsa e di tnhoertre aodr 'u nndoetr sCteorotdaId. ii nndol ty tatkhee liboruaatrg yap ibanor,bot eklcy a Idu isndeop ta rtiwcaunlta rly toa npda rbtelcya Muisceeh lwa asp eercfthlayp pwyi,tt hhl ei mited informtahthaietho andIs .u opspteh haetm ighhatve ev etnh outghhatt was tahlewlra ets oc heIsefsv .Ie w ra usna vaitloapb llaaenyM d i chael wantseodm etoopn lewa iyt thh,Me anr gahratdeop t l aUyn.l miyksee lf, shdeo enso t olruin kdee rmsatnagyna dm es, buwto uwMlridict thheae e l moevsd owfno hre arn uds ihneg"r n eosts"h weo uplldga aym weist h him. Ip lyaeadf uglalm oefc hebsesf Moriece hlNa.e ws oifn ettseihtrne cheasts Atdhmaes h ousemhuoslhtda vsep reaandad f riaenndd neighRbioacurhrHd,o weilnlv,im tet eohda vage a moen eev enAisIn g. hada lwaeynsj oay feadis cruc ersasta etd raugIh twsae,nl to ng, dreamoifenx gh ibmiynt eiswnk gi Rlilcrshdw.a a vse trhyo ugahbtofuutl his bpulta eymfo,fyr w tesrr ea tphreirm iwtiitvhe ,om poevnleiisnIk ge h42ll ha3n d 3a sIlI ehs3ap,de s nolt o pngl ayrionoagkn p da wgna mes. Whehnec astilstee de,mr eadt uhnfearrai sIh asdp emnytt i lmei ntihneg rooukpw ithhik si nogn,fl oyh ri tmop laam yo vteh Iad ti ndo ktn ow anytahbionsugotr a,t shheere pIai sskhhelidyfm ro a ne xplanaantdi on he tmoeal ladlb ocuats tAlsit nhggea. md ee velsooIpl eeda,ro ntehde r thinwghsiI,cw ha asb lteop asosnt oM ihcaetlhn ee dxaty . Ia mn ostue hr olwo niwgta asf tertwhaMaritdc seh plal ahyiefsdi rst flugla mIemt.a hy avbee ewni tmehb, u itif wt a sIh, a vfeo rgoatbtoeunt itH.o ewveIdr o r ememberg ovoifdsrn iidtesRi,an yag n Mda ureen Woohdo usaen,dw hewne a rriRvaeywd a,ps l aycihnewgsi stt heh ir chilwdhraoer nae,c ouopfly eea orlsdt ehrao nu rWsh.eR na bye gan to pactkhg ea maew ayIi, n teravnetdno eldd htohiwen mt erMeisctheade l waisnc h essots h,ce ayr roinpe lda ywihniwgle,we e notft fot hleo unge. Inas howrhti wleew ,e rjeo ibnyet dh ecihri lwdhroee xnp,l atihnaetd Micehalan Rda wye rsetp illaly Iia nmng o.st u hroelw o niwgta bse fore therjyeo iunse,d Idb our te memtbheeerix rrpe ssPiooonRrsa .wy a s looksilnigge hmtbrlarya sasshe etd r iteocd o nsavo eltreey a Mrifuclh ael, whoh aldo asg ta maen,td o e xplhaoiwwn e hlelt houMgihcthh aaedl playMeidce.hwl aa nso atta liln terients htpiersda iHseh ea.ad l ways hatleods wihnagt,te hvgeea rm e awnaidswt ,a j su tshtse a mwei th chess. HOII't hGea me Lweaasrn ed Wec erthaaildno lotyfgs a moefcs h etsosg eItb heelrit.eh Mavitec hael womno sotft heImhf.ed iwdi ang amIew ,o uhludr rietdhbleoy a rsde t upa gaitnh,i nmkyil ncugkw oulcdh aen sgoobnu,it tr a rdeildy. Howeoventr hf ee owc coanstsih Maithc aleolhsetw, o urledf tuops lea y anmyo rteh eavte ning. Int hseu mmoef1r 9 7w8em, o evdt oF almotuolt ihav seIh , a bde en appoihnetaeddt eoafKc ihnegr CJhunairSolcreh soi ontl hp er evious AutnuM.mi hcaeiltn'esri ecnsh ted sese peanbeotduh tti ismO eno.etf h e factwoatrshs e tfhatachtste c hhoaoadlc hecslsur bu,n by aRnady Rice HarTrryu mbtewlhola ,rw do rktienagc IhientrisIa.h l alndyo t ta ken much eisintntt hecerl uobt,ht ehram na kiicntlg e tahrIaw ta asw aorfe itesx istaenondfct ehh ea rd pwuoitrbn k yt htew toe ascH.ho ewrever durtihnnege swc hyoeobalre gininnSi enpgt e1m79b8Ie,f r o und myself beiincngr easdirnagtwlony ltuhnec htimaen wdsa etscswhiiiotnnhgs inerteIsa tle.sc noo augretdht ee acthoae rrrsam nagteca hgeastio ntsher schoTohliwssa.r s a tuhnefraa sHi arr arnyRd a wye rael ready heavily commiwtitoteuhdt doori tnsh apefo tretrss seocsnshCsioo.on ls equently Ib ecammoeri en volvtehdce h wecisltsuh b . At etnhodefe acdhaM yi,ca ehwla ntteokd n owwh ahtah da ppeante d checslsua bnw dh etthheerwra eas n ytthoip nasgso nt oh imTh.u hse leardneetdas iulcahsst ehe np assraunldtei ,f fwearyetsnh tda rta ws coubleod b taainnkden do lwedogfse o mbea soipce nings. Anotfhaecrt ort hawFtaa sl mohuatadhp ermalnieabnrrty and Michahealfd o usnodmm eo rceh ebsoso Wkesd .ic sovetrahetd hyaodu tol eadrens crinpottiavtbeie foonmr aen oyf t hee bsoobkesc ame understaannwddh aebwnleh e a ddo nteh iwse, waebrlteeod iipn to "ModernO pCehnnegissas"n l do oukpd etoafsi olmsoe fh ifsa vourite opegnsiw,nh ich itnhcKelin ugdG'easd m baintd StihceiN laijadno rf. Miclh'afsei rrestatel is nt cchaemasetos n oeft hKei nCgh alreesa'r ly matcHheew sa.ss t oinllalytI nfaSncthsob'ou hlti,m s u mb rouhgihmt alotnoog n oefo umra tcahgeasiA nlSslat i anntost,lh oecsraco lho slo, thhaetc ousledwe h at weWnhteo nn ooenfo . ut ro bpo ardqsu ilcokslty , Ia skMeicdh ealS adktah,e ir itMfei acchhcaeoerulp l ldaa f yr iendly agaitnhwseit n rnI.we aqsu iatmea zaeswd e,al rsle litesove teehd na,ot t ondliyMd i hcaheoll hdio sw ang aiabn osfyti yveeao rlsd erh mitshealnf buhted efehaitmIep .du itdt o wtnob egirn'lnsue ciknt,se oadfg e tting exciatbeodiu ttO .n eo fm yr egriestt hsaM ti chnaeevlpe lra yed compecthietasitasv ne e a rliIea rmn oattgh ei.nt khiianhttga mpehriesd progrmeesrset,lh yha etw apsr evefnrtohemad v ilnoogtfes n joyment, 4 Df.'ve/opmoefan /G randmas/er whitchhe gwaomueulsnd d oubhtaevbderl oyu hgihmt. Myn extta wsakt sog oa lotnotg h leo calC lCuhwbeh,si smc ehat at locsaolcc ilaulabc ,cd oigrnt ot hien formdaitsipolanat y letidhb er ary. Byt hisi wttai tsmh eseu,m meor f1 799a nIdd iscotvhesarotem cdeh ess cludbons o mte eittn hseu mmer amnoFdna tlhmso utChl uCwbha ess s onoeft heHmo.w eIvw earfs o rtutnhaattse e ctrheet waarasytt hcel ub anIdw as aabslfkeod ret toa imlesn,t intoohntIai w tna egs n iqruifrno g my seven yseouanrn tnioellatd rhe e n dIw .a rse liteov ehtdeh aharet woubledw elcopmreodv,ti hdhaeetd couclhde bspeslh,aah yiv mes elf adnb ea cmcpoainebdya na duallotlf,w hiscuhi tuesdf ine. 2 EarlCyo mpetitions Int hAeu tuomf1n 9 7M9i,c hjaoeilKn iendCg h arJluensSi cohro ol. Tos atyh ahta bdhe eel no okfionrgwt aotr hdta itwm oeu blesd o mething ofa nu llderstaaltoteuhmgiehhtna tnd,o thtidono wg i Mtaht hematics or Engloiras nhoy t hcealrs srsouobmj FeocMrti .c hiastei lm,pm leyan t thsactoh owlo ubledc ommeor eaa t trapcltaaicstve he ew raeasc hnaec ofp laycihnetgsh se re. Asf ortwuonuehl adv e oiwtn,i nvmoyl vweimttehhcn eht e sscse ne haidn cretaots heeexd t tehnIath t a fdo uonudwt h awtah sa ppeinni ng CornwJaunlilCo hre Tshsae.n nuParliy mS acrohloCso ngrweatssbo se helodnN ovem1b7etrwh h,i jcuhhs atp petnobe eMd i chaeeilg'hst h birthId deacyi.td hetadhtC e o ngrweagssos itnobg et hfeoa cplo ionft schcohoelas cst iTvhireteyfI.oa rded tewdo ecxhtesrseass swihoincsh, took plsaccheo aoanlfsd,te leerac g treodou fap b otuwte cnthdyir len, whsoe emteogd et th bee rsets uTlhtcesh .i ldrenac ocnosviedreerda ble agsep aann idfn a ct wtehrveeer freey fw o uyretjahur in orwsh,it lhee re waosn oet hfeiryr esjatnur i boers iMdiecsh Iaw ealps.l e aasbeotduh ti s, asIr eckotnhieawtdto ubleqd u ialt oenp rgo grabemfmwoeer b ee came asg ooadss omoeft he ostchheotroh lIash t a d haebaorudt . Them ain oafmi ymi nicthieassles s siotnosi nwcartseh aes e competiotfit vheen ecshsIih lodprteehdna t.th w iosu mladk teh em detertmoip nleuadypt ot heaibri lity liewtvo eull da ntrdhe edt uhcaet numboefsr i mlilsyt tahktaehtse m ya dHeo.w evIde irhd a vaen other motiavntedh waats Itr heaatl isIwe adis el tqlhu aeitdtp bope t eaching chetsots h eBmy.o rganmiisnliien agg Iup erso,v tidhceeod m piettive aspetchtat th eeyjn yoeda nda lscooc nealmeydo wnd eficiencies. HowevIse orob ne cadmies sawtiitswhfih eawdta hsa ppeansti hneegn ,d oft hsee sswioounlo df tceonm jeu swth etnh gea mwea sg etting inetrteisanngid st e emaesid af l ootfe ffhoaradtc hielvietBdty l e. teacthhirene gosf tt h ceh iltdorr eecno rd tahnetdih rie nngs aimsetsi ng thtahtde iysd o i,mt e antt htgeha amceto ublecd o ntianatlu aettdei rm e. Antohtehri tnhgIad tiw da tsso t iltrhetgi armf ersoa mni nterpeositnitn g 5