My Best Games of Chess, 1908 - 1937 (Paperback)

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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: 581 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (October 1, 1985)
• 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
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #616,766 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 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

By	Michael Story "math professor, consumer of media" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for middle-game improvement, July 8, 1999

By A Customer

Alekhine was not just the strongest player of his era, but also a gifted writer. In this book, strategic themes like weak squares, pawn structures etc.. are expressed in simple plain language for the uninitiated. Guaranteed to improve one's understanding of the middle-game.

This volume is also priced reasonably, as with most Dover Chess books anyway.....

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best games collection bar none, July 15, 1998

By A Customer

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.