Ivanchuk continues the line of great players who never became world champion, such as Keres and Korchnoi. However, in some respects, he has even surpassed them: Ivanchuk has finished ahead of myself and Karpov in tournaments, whereas his great predecessors practically never achieved such a success, where they finished in front of the entire elite of their day.
--Garry Kasparov

An eye-opening measure of Ivanchuk's greatness.
-- David R. Sands, The Washington Times

The games are annotated in a very entertaining way, always understandable for the beginner as well.
--Uwe Bekemann; German Correspondence Chess Federation

Ivanchuk's style is quite technical, he is always trying to find the truth at the board. That is why his games are so instructive for beginners as well as professionals. This book presents his best games with extensive annotations and shines light on his creations from different angles.
--Martin Rieger: Schachwelt

The games and analysis are of extraordinary quality and will reward those who wish to improve their chess or simply relish great games.
--Raymond Keene; The Sunday Times

Ivanchuk's best games are exceptional and distinctive, and this book will give you a good taste of his greatness as a player. There are wins over Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Carlsen, Aronian, Topalov, Caruana, Karjakin and pretty much every other great player of the past 20 years - generally multiple wins. Kalinichenko's analysis is competent and instructive.
--Dennis Monokroussos; The Chess Mind

The book begins with a portrait of Ivanchuk which not only throws light on the beginning of his career, but also deals, in an interesting way that was new to me, with his well-known form swings. Kalinichenko's work is an homage to the greatest lover of our game which is long overdue.
--Mario Ziegler; Rochade Europa Magazine

The games are fascinating and very well analyzed. Ivanchuk has the ability to tie up the greatest players in knots.
--Marshtower Chess Reviews

Almost all the games selected are little jewels. Do you see yourself as a real lover of the game? Then you cannot afford to miss this book.
-- Richard Vedder; schakers.info

The first major work on this most enigmatic of champions.
--British Chess Magazine

The author explains the plans and the moves in such a way that also the average club player can follow the games.
--Max Euwe Center, Amsterdam

The first major work on this most enigmatic of champions.
--British Chess Magazine