The World Chess Championship 1963: M.M. Botvinnik v. Tigran Petrosian

218 pp. Includes black-and-white photographs. An account of the 1963 World Chess Championship, edited with commentary by International Chess Master and former British Champion R.G. Wade. Readers will find a full account of the chess career of the new world champion, plus a selection of his games, a summary of Botvinnik's career and a number of his games. The tortuous series of events from which Petrosian emerged as Botvinnik's challenger is scrutinized with the occasional tart comment and thoughts about Bobby Fischer, and other prospective champions, and the system expressed.