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Vladimirs Petrovs was one of the world’s leading chess players from the mid thirties to the early forties. This Caissa Editions book presents a biographical account of his chess career and collects all 265 games that could be found.
It also highlights his tie for first at Kemeri 1937 with Flohr and Reshevsky, ahead of Alekhine, Keres, and Fine, plus his outstanding Buenos Aires Olympiad 1939 performance, where he scored 72% at first board for Latvia against top players including Capablanca, Alekhine, Eliskases, Keres, Tartakower, and Stahlberg.
Many of the best games include notes, often by Petrovs and other outstanding players. The book also covers chess and chess personalities in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. Browse the category or compare with Clearance - Winning Correspondence Chess.
Petrovs’ style was largely positional, but he also played many ingenious tactical games. His strong play as White in the Catalan Opening is especially notable for readers studying his games.