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Book Description
Winner of the World Open in 2003, the New York Open in 1994, and the European Junior Championship in 1983, among many other championship titles, Estonian-born Grandmaster Jaan Ehlvest shares his unique insights into what takes to become one of the top chess players in the world. Written in an accessible, easy-to-read manner, this book should be of interest to both newcomers to the game as well as seasoned chess players. It covers both personal stories with various characters in chess history as well as detailed annotations to some of Grandmaster Ehlvest’s most memorable and outstanding games.
About the Author
Born in Estonia, International Grandmaster Jaan Ehlvest became an International Master in chess by winning the European Junior Championshipin 1983. After tying for the second place in the Zagreb Interzonal in 1987, he became a Grandmaster.
In the first series of the World Cup tournaments, Ehlvest came fourth after World Champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov, and grandmaster Valery Salov. In 1989, he won the Reggio Emilia supertournament ahead of grandmasters Vassily Ivanchuk and Karpov. In the last World Championship in Delhi he finished on the top 16th. Ehlvest’s highest international rating is 2660, and he has been one of the top 5 players in the world. In 2003, he won the World Open Championship.
Ehlvest has been once elected as zonal President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. He is currently an active participant in FIDE’s “Chess in Schools” and various training committees. He is currently managing Ehlvest Chess Gates, an organization for teaching chess to children.
