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This title includes the 125 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with over 1,000 chess diagrams. Join the authors in studying these games, the cream of two centuries of international chess, and develop your own chess-playing skills - whatever your current standard. Instructive points at the end of each game highlight the lessons to be learned. Highlights include: Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal' and 'Evergreen' games; Bobby Fischer's 'Game of the Century'; Boris Spassky's James Bond' Mating Combination; Nigel Short's 'Sadistic King March'; Deep Blue's historic first win over Garry Kasparov; Kasparov's flash of genius against Topalov; and, Indian wizard Anand's bamboozling of the Russian champion Kramnik. Learn how to attack, keep the initiative, and defend and counterattack. Learn about logical opening play, endgame strategy, psychological warfare, and how the great players think.
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Graham Burgess has been a World Chess Federation (FIDE) Master since the age of 20. As well as having competed at international level for many years, he has written more than 20 highly acclaimed books on chess, two of which have won 'Book of the Year' awards, and edited more than 250. In 1994 he set a new world record by playing 510 games of blitz chess scoring a remarkable 87 per cent. Dr John Nunn is one of the most respected figures in world chess. He was among the world's leading grandmasters for nearly twenty years, winning four gold medals in chess Olympiads and finishing sixth overall in the World Cup in 1989. In both 2004 and 2007 Nunn was crowned World Chess Solving Champion, ahead of many former champions. John Emms is one of England's strongest grandmasters, and an experienced trainer and editor. He is also a skilful and versatile writer: who has written successful books on topics as vaied as opening monographs, general training guides and puzzle books.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A collection of 100 games from 1834 to 1997; providing history, entertainment and instruction.
Each starts with an introduction to the players and the game, an approach which I find very informative and which increases my interest in the game. The games are well annotated so you can follow what is happening, and they are followed with bullet points that emphasize the lessons that should be learnt from the game.
For me this is a great book. My preferred method of learning chess is to begin playing through annotated games, cover the moves and try to figure what happens next. Now I can also check my understanding of the completed game by covering the bullet points and seeing how many of the main lessons I can identify.
The authors appear to have re-evaluated as well as re-analyzed the games, and find improvements over earlier analyses. This may make the book appealing to more experienced players as well as improvers.
The only negative comment I can come up with is that the paper seems a bit thin. This book is such great value that to people who do a lot of boring travel I'd say consider this - buy two, rubber band a small magnetic set to one and leave it in the boot of your car or in your overnight bag.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the 3rd (2nd time expanded) edition of this games collection and now contains 125 games up to 2010; the World Championship match between Topalov and Anand.
Many discerning chess games collectors are likely to have the majority of these games somewhere already in their possession but it is marvellous to have so much fabulous chess all in the same book.
Personally I have not found any problems with the binding quality of the 3 editions I have all had but the purchaser should realise that this is very much a 'budget' chess games collection and you do need to handle it with some care, especially now it's 25% bigger than the 1st edition.
The games themselves are all complicated affairs but the annotations are as such that any player between Club and Strong Master strength is bound to obtain value and instruction from working through the annotations which are not too heavy and clearly pin point decisive turning points which led to the outcome of each fight.
I couldn't recommend this book too highly.
Many discerning chess games collectors are likely to have the majority of these games somewhere already in their possession but it is marvellous to have so much fabulous chess all in the same book.
Personally I have not found any problems with the binding quality of the 3 editions I have all had but the purchaser should realise that this is very much a 'budget' chess games collection and you do need to handle it with some care, especially now it's 25% bigger than the 1st edition.
The games themselves are all complicated affairs but the annotations are as such that any player between Club and Strong Master strength is bound to obtain value and instruction from working through the annotations which are not too heavy and clearly pin point decisive turning points which led to the outcome of each fight.
I couldn't recommend this book too highly.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a club player, I really appreciate this book and authors for opening my ability to understand master games. Some games of this book is well known, but before this book,I had no idea why black/white is playing certain specific move. This book really helped my playing and how to enjoy game. and the text is greatly entertaining.
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worlds greatest chess games
its a good book with some of the best games covering over 100 years with all the great players at there time. Read more
Published 11 months ago by K. Gunning
Excellent content, but...
5 stars for the excellent games, commentary, analysis and general format, but ZERO STARS for the dreadful quality of the book binding. Read more
Published on 13 May 2004 by therationalist
Excellent content, but...
5 stars for the excellent games, commentary, analysis and general format, but ZERO STARS for the dreadful quality of the book binding. Read more
Published on 13 May 2004 by therationalist
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