Clearance - The Young Pretenders

Who will challenge Garry Kasparov for the World Chess Championship? This book will help you judge for yourself!

Never before in chess history have there been so many young players with genuine world championship potential. Name such as Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Vissily Ivanchuk, Alexei Shirov, Judit Polar, Nigel Short, Michael Adams and america’s own Gata Kamsky - all world beaters, but only one will mount the chess Olympus.

Also, what are the chances for a comeback by Bobby Fischer or Anatoly Karpov, and will a chess computer ever be world Champion?

- Brilliant games by the leading young grandmasters

- Career details of the most exciting rising stars in international chess

- Raymond Keene’s own assessments of the strengths and weaknesses of the main contenders