The Life and Games of Carlos Torre Board Games GM John Emms concentrates on

GM John Emms concentrates on White's best lines and strategies against each of the Lopez defenses

He opted instead to play Garry Kasparov in a chess tournament in Belgrade

released October 2014

which a popular workhorse for many tournament players

1) Slav Defense

The Life and Games of Carlos Torre Board Games GM John Emms concentrates onServing as the translator for Gabriel Velascos Vida y Partidas de Carlos Torre was my first big job in chess book writing and editing, and one of my most enjoyable. Besides the interesting work of turning Spanish into English, it introduced me to Carlos Torre as a chess player and as a person. It has been twenty three years since the first edition of this book went to press. It was well received critically, and I felt proud of what Dr. Velasco and I