Garry Kasparov: Part 3
When Garry Kasparov’s video set My Story first came out in five parts on
VHS tape several years ago, it took the chess world by storm. Here was the
world champion himself recounting his career highs and lows, analyzing games
and sharing some of his most personal thoughts with the viewer. These tapes
have now been converted to and are available on DVD.
Garry Kasparov:
My Story on DVD
Part 3: Rebels and Renegades
A close look at Garry Kasparov's career reveals a remarkable amount of sheer
brinkmanship. At a time when the Soviet Union was wired with paranoia and run by
invisible connections, the winds of political change were beginning to stir and
the brash renegade Kasparov would be in the right place at the right time to
capitalize on the new climate.
(Approximate running time: 110 minutes)
In this unique series of films, we are privileged to learn about the
struggles and successes of the 13th World Champion from his own unique
perspective. The story of his epic journey from teenage hotshot to modern
chess icon is chronicled in depth and with revealing detail. For the first
time ever we go behind the scenes and catch the inside stories to discover
the real Garry Kasparov.
This great new series reveals in detail all the highlights and drama of
Garry's meteoric career, and the inside story behind his one-man chess
revolution.
Garry offers new and dramatic insights as he looks back on the games,
incidents and personalities that have molded not just his own legacy but the
future of chess itself. Along the way we will gain a rare look into how the
strongest player of all time learns and improves. Every chess player will be
fascinated as Garry explains his pioneering approach to attacking play and his
unique chess theories of "material, time and quality".
This is not a calm, reflective look back. It is a thought provoking
collection of incident, instruction and high drama on and off the board. By
viewing these events through his own eyes we will come to understand who this
controversial, larger-than-life man really is - what drives him, and what shaped
him. Garry Kasparov has made enemies as easily and gladly as he has made
headlines. Be prepared to meet the strongest chess player in the world, and by
universal acclaim the greatest player in the entire history of the game. |
