Epic Battles of the Chessboard (Dover Chess) [Paperback]

R. N. Coles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 5, 1996 | Series: Dover Chess

Enjoy and learn from 50 of the greatest games ever played, featuring a roster of chess immortals: Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik, and many more. All are immersed here in titanic struggles that bring out their most courageous, resourceful and tenacious play. 99 diagrams. Index of openings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (November 5, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486293556
• ISBN-13: 978-0486293554
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,551,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is an old collection of games., May 21, 2000

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This review is from: Epic Battles of the Chessboard (Dover Chess) (Paperback)

This is an old collection of games. The first games are from the MacDonnell - La Bourdanaisse match of 1834. The last games are from 1951. The book is in old descriptive notion. Coles is the author and Reinfeld simply checked the annotations. Coles was looking for hard fought games and not necessarily the most briliantly played games which makes this an interesting collection. There is almost a minimal amount of annotations and diagrams. Chernov's Most Instructive Games of Chess is from about the same period and certainly a better buy than this.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a high level book. Enjoyable but not very useful., January 8, 2002

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Hui Fang "booklover" (NASHVILLE, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epic Battles of the Chessboard (Dover Chess) (Paperback)

I played through all the games in this book. Well, every game is indeed a battle. But a lot of them are not in a high level from a viewpoint of strategy. Don't expect to learn much useful from this book, it's only for entertaining.