My Best Games of Chess: 1908-1937

By Alexander Alekhine, C. H. O'D Alexander, C. H. O'D. Alexander

Book Overview

In chess literature, there have only been a few chess books that have immediately -- and permanently -- established themselves as classics, and this is one of them.

The original English edition, published 75 years ago, used English descriptive notation, contained only one photograph, no crosstables and was in two volumes. This new 21st-century edition, presented with modern algebraic notation, has

- combined both books into a single volume
- added more than three dozen archival photographs
- crosstables
- Alekhine's complete match and tournament records
- a Foreword by Russian grandmaster Igor Zaitsev
- with many more diagrams
- a comprehensive computer-assisted analytical supplement is also available for free download

Whether you feel as if you are revisiting an old friend, or being introduced to this splendid game collection for the first time, you will marvel at how Alekhine's games and works remain extraordinarily consonant with the modern approach.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193649065X
• ISBN13: 9781936490653
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Russell Enterprises
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A Classic!

Not only was Alexander Alekhine an incredibly gifted chess tactician, he was also a lucid writer. Alekhine presents his ideas clearly, and it is easy to see why he has become a dominating contributor to chess history and chess theory. Along with his follow-up work, "My Best Games of Chess, 1924-1937," the reader can follow Alekhine's development and learn from both his brilliancies and rare mistakes!