This legendary tournament features 210 hotly contested games, many of them masterpieces of the first rank. The first authoritative English translation from the Russian, this volume was written by one of the leading competitors. Its perceptive coverage includes games by Smyslov, Keres, Reshevsky, Petrosian, and 11 others. Algebraic notation. 352 diagrams.
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By F. Kennedy
Format:Paperback
Dover Publications publish many fine books on chess, but this is not one of them.
Nothing wrong with the content - a great tournament written about by David Bronstein, one of the leading post-war artists of the game. But the book, as a book, is a dismal product and quite unworthy of Dover. The text appears to have been composed on a pre-electric typewriter and then faithfully and ruinously copied
as the published text; and the chess diagrams too are dreadfully executed.
Dover should destroy these copies and publish a new edition, printed to the standard one expects from this house.
F.Kennedy
Nothing wrong with the content - a great tournament written about by David Bronstein, one of the leading post-war artists of the game. But the book, as a book, is a dismal product and quite unworthy of Dover. The text appears to have been composed on a pre-electric typewriter and then faithfully and ruinously copied
as the published text; and the chess diagrams too are dreadfully executed.
Dover should destroy these copies and publish a new edition, printed to the standard one expects from this house.
F.Kennedy
By Diego Acosta
Format:Paperback
How nice it is to sit down and go over a well played game with good anotations that go beyond things like: 18.Kxe7+ Kd2 19.Re5! Nxe5?! +- and where the author doesn't explain what's going on... Bronstein is an excellent writer that did more than to keep a record of a tournament with soul-less annotations and without realizing it compiled a book that shows how difficult is the game of chess when the level is high. In these games we see more than a textbook exploitation of a good knight against a bad bishop or games where one of the players was highly cooperative with his/her counterpart allowing him/her to demonstrate a win by simple means. What we see here are games where ideas in the opening clash and where important material in the middlegame is reviewed. This book is a classic and it is by far one of the best games compilation in the market. I strongly recommend playing solitaire with these games and enjoy the game of chess with it.
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my best chess book
this book is my favorite chess book. it's very exciting (unlike some chess books) and the games are great. Read more
Published on April 12 2004 by clarnibass
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Great book in every way
This book is one of those books that is used by good players as the definition of a good chess book. It is universally considered one of the classics in chess literature. Read more
Published on Dec 27 2003 by D. Buck
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one of the best chess books of all time
This book is great. David Bronstein's love for the game comes through in this book. There are very few things i'd change about the book. Read more
Published on Dec 26 2003 by Brian E. Mitchell
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Absolutely Outstanding Book !
I have owned this book for many years. However, I never really studied it until recently. I had no idea what a treasure I had right under my nose! Read more
Published on Sep 10 2003 by M. H. Smith
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Excellent for intermediate players and up.
Note: This is a re-translation of a book also known as "Chess Struggle in Practice". This Dover book is in Algebraic Notation; the older McKay translation is in... Read more
Published on July 23 2003 by C. Dunn
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The book that helped me gain 256 rating points in 4 months.
GM Bronstein has become somewhat forgotten in chess history, though he drew Botvinnik in the 1951 World Championship Match 12-12. In this book he TEACHES POSITIONAL PLAY. Read more
Published on April 12 2003
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games good- annotation better!!
even though i have only completed about 15 games of this book it has so far been very educational. i am near a 2000 level player and am shocked by why i dont know! Read more
Published on Sep 6 2002 by stevesimmons
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Most instructional book imaginable
And fun too!
For anyone rated 1600+ this will be one of the most instructive books you will find. Read more
For anyone rated 1600+ this will be one of the most instructive books you will find. Read more
Published on Jan 17 2002 by Ken Braithwaite
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Well Written Book About Tourny...
This book is rather well written and fun to just read without playing over... Bronstein at the time was considered a top chess player... Read more
Published on Dec 29 2001 by Blaze Jericho
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A very good teaching chess book
This book is about the best tournament of all time (in my opinion). It teaches players how to use their pieces, how to sacrifice to gain initiative, and many more things. Read more
Published on Aug 5 2001 by a 13 year old
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