World Chess Championship – Carlsen v. Karjakin

great book so easy to follow the layout makes it easy to know whats going on

Before reading this book I always viewed this match as been pretty dull due to the number of decisive games. However after going though the games you realise there is a lot more happening than you first see when it is explained by experts.I found the comments by Kramnik to be very good and nearly always spot on.The pictures in the book were a nice addition and gave it a nice addition. All games are time stamped which is useful as you can see where the players spent their time, I wish all world championship books had this information as I find it useful.Overall I found it a good book and it is bound well.I would give it 4.5 stars as it has a few adverts for training with Lev Albert which was slightly off putting and reduces the overall end value. Regardless I find it a good book and enjoyed reading it.

Formato do livro é pra mim fora de série! Olha que eu tenho muitíssimos livros de xadrez!

You really feel that the book does justice to the match, and that it spotlights and explains the key decisions as they are experienced by top players in real time. Kramnik's input is priceless. I find myself thinking, "so THAT is how a world champion is thinking about his positions during a match", which is just different than what other players may say, even GMs. Because of Kramnik's insight, you can appreciate why these games rise to a "world championship caliber" that is distinct from even other top games. The presentation is also great; it's a comfortable book to flip through, despite over 300 pages.Perhaps the best part of the book, what makes you really leave it feeling that you truly understand those games, is the equally comprehensive treatment of the games in both their objective and subjective assessments. Most books seem to have either one or the other. Too much focus on the computer evaluation, or too much narrative from inside the mind of a player. Of course we usually prefer the latter to the former. But here we get both objective data and inside the mind of Kramnik as a peer to these players.I hope they copy this model for future books, and revisit previous championships in this light. It would be great to have this for Kramnik's own matches!

Tengo varios libros sobre campeonatos mundiales de Ajedrez; pero este ha sido el primero que mas completo en cuanto cobertura, comentarios, fotos, reportajes, comentarios de las partidas por parte de grandes maestros incluído el GM Vladimir Kramnik. Me gusta que hayan incluído los tiempos de reflexión de cada jugada. El formato del libro en si es muy bonito con una combinación de texto y fotos a color. Lo recomiendo ampliamente. Un gran libro.

Génial de revivre les parties du match avec en plus les commentaires instructifs de Kramnik

Pretty much likes the format of the book as well as insights from former World Champion Kramnik