The Soviet Championships
- Edition: Hardcover
- Author: Mark Taimanov; Bernard Cafferty
- Skill Range: All levels
- Publisher: Everyman Chess
- Year Published: 1998
- # of Pages: 226
- ISBN: 1857442016
Description:
The famous Soviet Championships, run annually from 1920 to 1991, were truly extraordinary events. Every top Soviet Grandmaster, including Botvinnik, Tal, Kasparov, Spassky, Petrosian, and Karpov, participated regularly, and the best games have gone down in history. This fine book gives a complete record of the results of the Championships (by Bernard Cafferty), while the superb selection of annotated games has been specially provided by the famous Russian Grandmaster Mark Taimanov.