- Hardcover: 385 pages
- Publisher: Chatto and Windus (1947)
- Language English
- ASIN: B0007J402S
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Tarrasch was the dominant force in European chess in the early 1890's and his ability to win top level tournaments continued via his huge triumph at Vienna 1898 on to the "World Tournament Championship" of Ostend 1907. Tarrasch was rightly regarded as the teacher of generations of European and world Masters , hence his title Praeceptor Germaniae - the Professor from Germany. His victories in individual games included wins against Capablanca, Alekhine, Lasker, Nimzowitsch , Tchigorin , Pillsbury , Steinitz and more. Each of Tarrasch's games is a lesson in method and accuracy in itself, hence his wins are superb teaching models for the aspiring chess student. Fred Reinfeld was a renaissance man, with interests in politics, numismatics and chess. On the latter subject he was known as the man of 100 books, with scholarly essays on Capablanca, Nimzowitsch and - here- Tarrasch to his credit. As a master active on the US chess scene Reinfeld drew with Alekhine and defeated Reshevsky.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful book by Reinfeld
27 May 2003
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Amazon entry is mistaken: this 385-page collection of 183 of Tarrasch's best games is written by Fred Reinfeld. It is nice to have a Reinfeld book where he is focusing so intently on one player. His annotations are wonderful and typically, aimed at the improving player. The games are gems, as Tarrasch played in a classical style that priduces vast rewards to the interested student. The vast majority of these games are not in 300 Best Games, so this is an essential work to the fan of Tarrasch. A great Dover book.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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11 July 2007
Format:Paperback
Tarrasch was the dominant force in European chess in the early 1890's and his ability to win top level tournaments continued via his huge triumph at Vienna 1898 on to the "World Tournament Championship" of Ostend 1907. Tarrasch was rightly regarded as the teacher of generations of European and world Masters , hence his title Praeceptor Germaniae - the Professor from Germany. His victories in individual games included wins against Capablanca, Alekhine, Lasker, Nimzowitsch , Tchigorin , Pillsbury , Steinitz and more. Each of Tarrasch's games is a lesson in method and accuracy in itself, hence his wins are superb teaching models for the aspiring chess student. Fred Reinfeld was a renaissance man, with interests in politics, numismatics and chess. On the latter subject he was known as the man of 100 books, with scholarly essays on Capablanca, Nimzowitsch and - here- Tarrasch to his credit. As a master active on the US chess scene Reinfeld drew with Alekhine and defeated Reshevsky.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Fine Reinfeld book on a great master's games
25 Jan 2007
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This is one of Reinfeld's better books, in my opinion. He annotates 183 of Tarrasch's best games, in a concise and instructive manner. This book is like having a fine chess teacher take you through many games of a master. The opening repertoire is rather limited, so you will not see many Sicilians, but this is a gret collection of master games from the Classical era. Most of these games are after the time period represented in Tarrasch's own "300 Games of Chess" so don't worry about this book being redundant. Since that book and Tarrasch's "The Game of Chess" are so valuable as instructive works, I consider this collection to be an essential part of my library, to see more well-annotated examples of Tarrasch's games.
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