Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games: Improve Your Chess by Studying the Greatest...

Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games: Improve Your Chess by Studying the Greatest Games of All ... | Graham Burgess, John Nunn, ... | Chess at his best

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	Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games: Improve Your Chess by Studying the Greatest Games of All ... Graham Burgess, John Nunn, ... Running Press, 2004 - 512 pages average customer review:based on 30 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Highly Recommended!

Even though I already own a few "great chess games" books, I feel this is an awesome addition to my library. This is a book that not only entertains but educates. I enjoyed the verbal explanations of plans, move orders, and thematic summaries of "lessons learned." I felt confident that the authors had not simply rewritten previous annotators' analysis' but checked detailed move variations for tactical flaws (with computer assistance not available in the past). For example, the Reti-Alekhine (Baden-Baden, 1925) game is analysed by the Grandmaster authors with the help of computer chess software, not to diminish Alekhine's abilities but to aid in seeing how complicated the game was. I finished the book with a better appreciation of the accomplishments of world-class players and I would recommend this book to advanced beginners and beyond.

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Reading this book is only comparable with walking around in the Louvre in Paris.I have hundreds of good chess books, but this is the only great one. Every chessplayer and chessfan m u s t buy it!!!!

Good, but left some other ones out.

This books certainly contains some of the best, most creative games ever played, but it left some other good ones out. For example, Karpov/Kasparov World Championship game 23 from 1986. The game with the famous Nd7!! and then Rb4!! Although they were sealed moves by Kasparov, it is an unbelievable combination...No games by Paul Morphy!! The first star of the game of chess has no games in this book. Also, Fischer/Spassky 1972, game 10. Fischer played, in my opinion, one of the most devestating endgames ever. Finally, Deep Blue/Kasparov 1997, game 2. One of the greatest players ever resigns in a drawn position! The game should have been in here for its historical value. Other than that, it is a good book for a reasonable price.

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Modern Masterpiece!

Mr. Earhart wrote a wonderful review and I suggest you read his review first.

For my part, I will say this is an unbelievable book. It is a modern masterpiece that belongs next to, "The Art of Chess Analysis," by Jan Timman. This is a comparison I have made for NO other chess book. (Thus far.)

Every chess player will find something here to benefit from. If I were only going to buy 10 chess books, this would definitely be one I would purchase. If I were only allowed to take 10 books and a chess set to a deserted island, this would be one of them!! If ... well, by now you should get the idea. Right now this book is out of print. But as soon as you can, buy it!!! Better yet, write the company and demand a second reprinting...
(Since I wrote the above review, I made this book a part of my list of, "The Ten Greatest Chess Books Ever Written!!"...

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A Modern Classic!

This is my all time favorite! Imagine a book which puts all the greatest chess player's games together PLUS their annotations along with corrections by top grandmasters. Burgess, Graham, and Nunn went all out in this book to entertain while subtley teach. A must have for any true lover of the game!

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