From London to Elista gives a fascinating look behind the scenes of the main battles in the life of Vladimir Kramnik: London 2000, Brissago 2004, and Elista 2006. In Socrates-style dialogues, Bareev and co-author Ilya Levitov reveal everything about the preparation, the progress and the aftermath, about the secret strategy and the brutal stress of the three battles. This rich book is written from the horse’s mouth, and it is full of honesty, irony, history, wit, anger, wisdom, and even poetry. With many photographs. Winner of the English Chess Federation 2008 Book of the Year Award.