Grandmaster Chess Move by Move: John Nunn Applies the Move by Move Approach to His Best Games

by John Nunn

A collection of John Nunn's best games from 1994 to the present day, annotated in detail in the same style as the best-selling Understanding Chess Move by Move . Throughout, the emphasis is on what the reader can learn from each game, so the book is ideal study material for those seeking to progress to a higher level of chess understanding. There is also entertainment in Nunn has a direct aggressive style, and many of his opponents in these games are ambitious young grandmasters from the generation inspired by Kasparov's dynamic chess. The book also includes all of John Nunn's compositions - problems and studies - with full solutions.

Genres: Chess

285 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2005

About the author

John Denis Martin Nunn is an English chess grandmaster, a three-time world champion in chess problem solving, a chess writer and publisher, and a mathematician. He is one of England's strongest chess players and once was in the world's top ten.

Reviews

[Serge Pierro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Back in his day, John Dunn was one of the best annotators in Chess. So it was with great interest that I wanted to see what he did with the “Move by Move” concept, when applied to his best games. And I was not disappointed…

Nunn presents 46 of his best games and each of them are extensively annotated. Fans of Nunn’s work will be familiar with his use of deep branches of analysis which can span a page or two, and this volume of games is no different. Although one would think that an annotator of this caliber would labor over every game with this sense of focus, in truth many games have this extensive analysis only at the peak moment of interest in the game. Otherwise, he is more than happy to only deal with a line or two and then move along. It is fascinating to read his analysis as it pertains to the opening of the game and how theory has changed in the course of his career.

An interesting aspect of the book is the inclusion of Studies and Problems, as well as his thoughts on contemporary Chess, and Chess Publishing.

Besides the excellent analysis, each of the games feature personal backdrops that add to the atmosphere of the games. These provide both insight into the player, as well as his personal life. You could sense the feeling of sadness as the book drew to an end, as Nunn becomes aware of the realization that he would no longer be seriously competing on the world stage.