book review

Book Review: The Real Paul Morphy, by Charles Hertan

Part Game Collection, Part Biography. A look at the whole of the American giant.

Dec 7 •

Book Review: Max Euwe's Best Games: The Fifth World Chess Champion, by GM Jan Timman

If you're looking for a collection of Euwe games, this book greatly simplifies that choice. And if you're not looking for one, what's wrong with you?

Nov 2 •

Chessable Course Review: Identifying Critical Moments in Chess by NM Ben Johnson

An excellent offering for club players from Chessable

Oct 11 •

Book Review: Alexander Alekhine Complete Games Collection Volume 2: 1921-1925

Alekhine's play levels up, but the translation is a slight downgrade.

Sep 7 •

Book Review: Nimzovich's My System FastTrack Edition, Edited by Alex Fishbein

Fishbein trims the fat on a century-old classic and retranslates it for the modern world

Aug 17 •

Chessable Course Review: The Checkmate Patterns Manual

About as "modern classic" a Chessable course can get

Jul 27 •

Book Review: Winning Chess Strategies by Yasser Seirawan

Taking lessons from Yaz and the classics, even though the book is starting to show its age.

Jul 6 •

Blitz Book Review: 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners

One of many good basic chess tactics books, but a cut above due to sheer volume of puzzles.

Jun 15 •

Book Review: Ding Liren's Best Games by GM Davorin Kuljasevic

A wonderful biography and collection of one of the greats

May 4 •

Book Review: Origins: Ruy Lopez - Book II: Specialty Lines after 3...a6

Everything except the absolute main lines.

Mar 16 •

Chessable Course Review: Calculation: A Complete Guide for Tournament Players

Retrospective review. A club player special. This course will teach you *how* to calculate. Work hard... but work smart too.

Feb 24 •

Book Review: New York 1924 by Alexander Alekhine

A first-time reader's retrospective take on a tournament book now a century old.

Feb 10 •

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