A collection of Great Games, inside insights into the play and preparation of the world's strongest players and engaging human story too! What more you could ask? 5 Stars! GM Matthew Sadler, NIC MAG 07.19

Autorentext
Grandmaster Romain Edouard is a world class player and member of the French national team. He has won many prestigious tournaments including the Al Ain Open 2012, Dubai Open 2014, World Open 2015 and Montreal Open 2015. He was the second of ex-World Champion V.Topalov and now more recent of the number 2 in the FIDE ranking, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. He is a successful commentator and outstanding author of several books, being also the 'Editor in Chief' of Thinkers Publishing.

Klappentext

In this new book, Romain examines the latest aspect of his chess career being the second of a world-class player. He worked with Veselin Topalov from 2010 until 2014, notably helping him win the 2012-13 Grand Prix series and become a World Championship candidate. Romain tells you everything about his `magic experience in this book. Going through the tournaments where he assisted GM Topalov, the author not only analyses beautiful games, but also explains how they managed to invent new ideas and even reveals some that haven't been played yet. He also answers questions most chess fans will be curious about: How do you become the second of a top player? What does the job involve? How do you work together? How do you prepare for an important game or important tournament? What is a chess genius like in real life? If you enjoy fascinating games and unexpected opening ideas, and would like to know what goes on behind the scenes, this book is for you!

Zusammenfassung
In this new book, Romain examines the latest aspect of his chess career being the second of a world-class player. He worked with Veselin Topalov from 2010 until 2014, notably helping him win the 2012-13 Grand Prix series and become a World Championship candidate. Romain tells you everything about his 'magic' experience in this book. Going through the tournaments where he assisted GM Topalov, the author not only analyses beautiful games, but also explains how they managed to invent new ideas and even reveals some that haven't been played yet. He also answers questions most chess fans will be curious about: How do you become the second of a top player? What does the job involve? How do you work together? How do you prepare for an important game or important tournament? What is a chess genius like in real life? If you enjoy fascinating games and unexpected opening ideas, and would like to know what goes on behind the scenes, this book is for you!