Boris Spassky's Best Games 1 1948-1968 The Rising Star by Tibor (hardcover)

This Boris Spassky's Best Games 1: 1948-1968, The Rising Star is an English-language hardcover chess book that follows Boris Spassky’s early career, combining selected games with the story of how he rose from wartime childhood to the world elite.

Written by Tibor Karolyi, it looks beyond the familiar 1972 match with Bobby Fischer and focuses on the years that shaped Spassky as a player. The book traces his path from the post-war years and his difficult evacuation from besieged Leningrad through to his emergence as one of the strongest players in the world by the end of the 1960s.

What the book covers

This is the first volume in a two-part study of Boris Spassky’s best games. It covers 1948-1968, the period in which his style developed, his talent matured and his rise to the top took shape. That makes it both a chess biography and a game collection, so you can follow the player’s progress alongside the evolution of his play.

Why it stands out

This volume will appeal to readers interested in chess history, leading Soviet grandmasters and annotated game collections. It is also a natural choice for chess book collectors and for anyone who prefers a hardcover edition.

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess book
• Author: Tibor Karolyi
• Series title: Boris Spassky's Best Games 1: 1948-1968, The Rising Star
• Volume: 1
• Coverage: 1948-1968
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Pages: 344