Best Games of Chess

by Fred Reinfeld

Tarrasch was the dominant force in European chess in the early 1890's and his ability to win top level tournaments continued via his huge triumph at Vienna 1898 on to the "World Tournament Championship" of Ostend 1907. Tarrasch was rightly regarded as the teacher of generations of European and world Masters, hence his title Praeceptor Germaniae - the Professor from Germany.

Genres: Chess

386 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1947

Reviews

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of great games...and (perhaps surprisingly) wonderful combinations as well. Tarrasch was a great positional player who also possessed a keen tactical eye. Unfortunately though, Fred is virtually useless as an annotator (another one of these "desperation" "etc" guys). The only times his notes have anything substantive in them is when he's quoting Tarrasch's analysis (although at least he does manage to credit the source).

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

from the Biographical Introduction:
Even this tie-match with Tchigorin in 1893 added to his fame; for at that time the Russian was at the top of his form. The games of this natch are among the most interesting of Tarrasch's whole career; they were a duel not only of two players, but of two philosophies of chess. The games outline vividly the strong and weak points of both masters.
Unfortunately, one must go elsewhere to find these games elucidated in any detail.