Garry Kasparov (1963-), was born in Baku, Ajerbaijan URSS. Russian chess Grandmaster and former Word Chess Champion, writer and political activist, he is considered by many analysts to be the greatest chess player of all time. His peak rating was 2851.
Mastering Chess – Lines and Focal Points: The Heart and Soul of a Combination
Alexander Alekhine is universally regarded as a great attacking genius, and one of the most creative players of all time. White offers a pawn in order to open up attacking lines around Black’s king. Black accepts the sacrifice less than half the time at high level play, because White gets very dangerous play in return for the pawn. More 🡢
