The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played

62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy

The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
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Author: Irving Chernev
Publication Date: January 1, 1992
Notation Type: DN - Descriptive
Page Count: 279 Pages


Publisher: Dover
Author: Irving Chernev
Year of Publication: 1992

Pages: 279
Notation Type: Descriptive (DN)


Book DescriptionSixty-two masterly demonstrations of the basic strategies of winning at chess, featuring games by the greatest chess masters Capablanca, Tarrasch, Fischer, Alekhine, Lasker, Petrosian among them compiled and annotated by one of chess literature's most brilliant authors. Each game selected offers a classic example of a fundamental problem and its best resolution, described and diagramed in the clearest possible manner for players of every level of skill. 146 illustrations.

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