Leonid Stein Master of Risk Strategy Prt a special neon ey Setorae lig orc GM a: rd Gufeld haggis LL aheadCopyrighted Material ‘Leonid Stein Copyright © 2001 by Eduard Gufeld and Efim Lararev All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced nor transmitted in any form by any means, electronic nor mechanical, including photocopying and recording, nor by any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Included in these reserved rights are publishing on the Intemet of in annotated databases, Leonid Stein, Master of Risk Strategy July 2001 saftcover: ISBN: 0-939650-54-8 hardcover ISBN: 0-938650-96-3 Soviet Series: Leonid Stein (Outstanding Chessplayers of the World) Thinkers’ Press Series: Chess Assassins 1] Requests for permissions and republication rights should be address in writing to: Bab Long Senior Editor Thinkers’ Press, Ine. P.O. Box & Davenport, 1A 52805-0008 USA phone: ($63)-323-1226 Copyrighted MaterialTES CONTENTS A Few Words on Grandmaster Stein . From the Authors . The Strategy of Risk Part One Meteor on the Chess Horizon.....ccssssscesssceeresrecrnieseesennenesiee Chapter One: The Beginning Of The Road............ Chapter Two: On The Way To The Master's Title Chapter Three: The Way To The Top Chapter Four: Geandmaster Epaulets. Chapter Five: New Storming Of Olympus Chapter Six: In The World Elite ...... Chapter Seven: Whims Of Tournament Arithmer Chapter Eight: New Pursuits, Discoveries, Losses. Chapter Nine: Four Interviews With Stein .... Part Two Selected Games And Endgames ..sscccccssssssesssssnen 93 Indexing Opening: Players ... Leonid Ste Books, Articles and Ephemer Colophon... Thinkers’ Press Products........ Copyrighted Material