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The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
62 masterly demonstrations of the basic strategies of winning, featuring games by the greatest chess masters — Capablanca, Tarrasch, Fischer, Alekhine, Lasker, others. Each game offers a classic example of a fundamental problem and its best resolution, described and diagramed in the clearest possible manner for players of every level of skill. 146 illustrations.
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
November 6th 1992
by Dover Publications
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While the games might be instructive, Chernev focuses only on the winning strategy, often very briefly, and rarely offers any insight into the opponents moves. The book also uses descriptive chess notation instead of algebraic, which I find frustrating to read. An especially poor book when compared to Logical Chess
This book improved my game play more than any other. Using games from the Grandmasters, the Author illustrates one basic concept per game. That concept is usually the title of the chapter in which the game appears. By using Grandmaster games, many more concepts are introduced. One can also get a feel for the styles of the Grandmaster's play, like the methodical, seeming simplicity of Capablanca to the swashbuckling style of Fischer.
The games in this book are just absolutely fascinating, both in their technical aspect and in their artistic execution. Irving Chernev's annotations are insightful and a joy to read.
Shows practical, real applications of general chess theory. The theory really works!
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