My Best Games of Chess, 1908 - 1937 [Paperback]

Alexander Alekhine (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Chess | Publication Date: November 2, 2011

One of chess’s great inventive geniuses presents his 220 best games, with fascinating personal accounts of the dazzling victories that made him a legend. Includes historic matches against Capablanca, Euwe, and Bogoljubov. Alekhine’s penetrating commentary on strategy, tactics—and a revealing memoir. Numerous diagrams. Approx.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (November 2, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486249417
• ISBN-13: 978-0486249414
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There are Certain Books the Serious Player Just Must Read:, December 10, 1999

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Michael Story "math professor, consumer of media" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Best Games of Chess, 1908 - 1937 (Paperback)

This is on of those books. Like My Sixty Memorable Games or My System, you just won't be able really to understand this game until you read it. Bottvinik thought that the study of Alekhine's (and Capablanca's) games should make up the backbone of one's chess learning. Yet don't think of this book as a mere obligatory read. The games are enchanting: You will find reading this book demanding, but you will also find it fun! The author of this book is one of the four or five greatest players of all time and it shows! His games, esp. those against Reti at Baden Baden, Rabinovich, and Nimzowitch, rank as some of the greatest ever played.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There is nothing better, August 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: My Best Games of Chess, 1908 - 1937 (Paperback)

Look. This is plain and simple. There is not a collection of better annotated games out there, and for this price, how could you not buy it! The annotations will instruct you just as well as any middlegame book, and if you ask 10 masters if they think this is a good book, all 10 will say yes.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best games collection bar none, July 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: My Best Games of Chess, 1908 - 1937 (Paperback)

This is simply my favorite book period.Those who claim that Alekhine was the greatest ever have this collection of games as proof.Alekhine probably came up with more original winning schemes than any other player in history.Some of his moves seemingly come from nowhere.You are sure to improve by studying this collection of games.