Nikitin: Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move, Volume II - The Assassin (1982-1990) grundlagen and he is a Russian

and he is a Russian Chess Federation coach

The book presents 54 carefully selected games

and since Black's structure is often the same in many Najdorf variations

He was the first coach of Magnus Carlsen (in 1999) and has worked with three other players who went on to become grandmasters

which was never extremely popular but is still played today

Nikitin: Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move, Volume II - The Assassin (1982-1990) grundlagen and he is a RussianHow Kasparov Became World Champion: Training Secrets from His Coach Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move, Volume II by Alexander Nikitin offers an insider's account of Garry Kasparov's rise to dominance during the 1980s. Nikitin, Kasparov's long term coach, second and mentor, reveals the training methods and strategic insights that transformed a talented junior into an unbeaten world champion. This volume spans 19821990, covering