The book is dedicated to the main chess event of 1981 - the match for the world championship held in the Italian city of Merano. The introductory article was written by V. I. Sevostyanov, Chairman of the USSR Chess Federation. The reader will find in the book commented games of the championship, an interview with the three-time world champion A. E. Karpov, the theoretical article “Debuts of the game in Merano”, as well as opinions of leading grandmasters about the match and the responses of foreign press. Designed for highly skilled chess players.
