International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gyozalyan have written a comprehensive two-volume treatise on the life and games of Tigran Petrosian, who was world champion from 1963-1969. The present Volume II takes the reader on a journey from Tigran’s victory in the 1963 world title match against Mikhail Botvinnik, when he firmly established himself as the best player in the world, through his next two title matches against Boris Spassky in 1966 and 1969 and subsequent candidates matches against Bobby Fischer, Victor Korchnoi and other world-class players of the era. It covers all his tournaments and matches of the second half of his career, ending with his final games in 1983. Karolyi and Gyozalyan provide deep modern analysis of 175 full games and fragments, and summarise almost all known games played by Petrosian in the period. They also provide considerable background colour on each game, with round-by-round analysis of tournaments and matches in which they were played. Many of these games have not previously been analysed in detail in modern books, and those that were have nevertheless been subjected to considerably improved analysis. Petrosian’s opponents in Volume II include world champions and challengers Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Korchnoi, and Bronstein, as well as leading players such as Timman, Larsen, Reshevsky, Beliavsky, Polugaevsky, Portisch, Romanishin, and many others. There is a special focus on his coaches Suetin and Zaitsev. An added bonus is the inclusion of rare photos taken from private collections in Georgia and Armenia, many of which have never before been published in the West. Check out the publisher's website for special deals on this and other books! "A very enjoyable and instructive tribute to a great and unusual player!" Matthew Sadler, New In Chess magazine, May 2022 "The second volume of Karolyi and Gyozalyan's detailed look at the life and career of Tigran Petrosian begins with the story of how he dethroned Mikhail Botvinnik to become world champion in 1963, a title he would, of course, hold until 1969. The authors continue to tackle, taking one year at a time, Petrosian's life right up to his death when he was still a world-class player. As in the first volume, Petrosian's many fine games form the bulk of the book, with the annotations generally accessible and not overly long. Being an Elk & Ruby production, there are also a number of fine, previously unpublished photos" - Sean Marsh, CHESS Magazine, April 2022 International Master Tibor Karolyi is a former Hungarian chess champion. His book Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov won the Guardian Chess Book of the Year Award in 2007. He has written books on many great players' careers, including Kasparov, Karpov, Tal, Portisch and Judit Polgar. He has coached Peter Leko, Olympic champions Sofia Polgar and Ildiko Madl, and Olympic silver medalist and European Community champion Zoltan Gyimesi. Five of his junior pupils have won a total of nine world championship medals for their age groups. He is twice the Senior World Champion at Racketlon. Tigran gained bachelor's (1980) and master's (1987) degrees from what is now the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth, and Tourism in Moscow, specializing in physical education and chess coaching. Since 2005 he has been working as a chess coach in Singapore. His website is royalchess.sg. Petrosian Year by Year: Volume II Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House ABIS_BOOK