Devoted To Chess: Creative Heritage of Yuri Razuvaev by Postovsky

The Trainer Behind Karpov, Kramnik, Carlsen, and Caruana. Finally, His Story.

Yuri Razuvaev (1945–2012) was one of the most respected chess trainers in the world — a grandmaster with a refined positional style who worked with an extraordinary list of elite players: Karpov, Kramnik, Gelfand, Topalov, Kosteniuk, and more. Both Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana had sessions with him.

In this tribute compiled by Boris Postovsky, dozens of chess players and contemporaries share their anecdotes, insights, and memories of a man who was not only a world-class trainer but also intelligent, cultured, and deeply witty.

What's Inside:

• Razuvaev's best games — accessibly annotated by himself and others
• His finest articles and interviews on a wide variety of chess subjects
• Personal stories from the players he coached and the colleagues who knew him
• Unique Russian historical material, largely unknown in the West
• A foreword by Vladimir Kramnik: "Studying the creative heritage of Yuri Razuvaev will bring you great benefits."

A tribute to one of chess's greatest trainers. Instructive, moving, and unlike any other chess book.