From the cover: in this book, author opens his extensive opening files and presents the most important games and unused novelties in the Spanish Game. He also explains the strategies and ideas behind these lines, and places the key games in their historical settings. Anecdotes abound, as do reflections on his key rivals, including Fischer, Karpov, Tal, Larsen and Smyslov. This is also a thoroughly modern work. As well as drawing upon games from his own long career, Portisch includes important Ruy Lopez games by modern champions, including Anand and Carlsen, describing them from his own unique perspective. All analysis has been computer-verified. Lajos Portisch is one of the best Hungarian players in the history, he was 8x World championship candidate. A sample of the book is available on publishers website gambitbooks.com