Annotated games book

I am looking for suggestions for which book to buy. I am interested in annotated games by masters, but only with "word comments" (not just (+/-) symbols or computer analysis).

Originally posted by Golub
I am looking for suggestions for which book to buy. I am interested in annotated games by masters, but only with "word comments" (not just (+/-) symbols or computer analysis).

The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal.

I would say "Chess is my Life" by Viktor Korchnoi

Originally posted by JDChess
I would say "Chess is my Life" by Viktor Korchnoi

Sorry, my answer was right, yours is wrong. Korchnoi is a moody old man.

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Sorry, my answer was right, yours is wrong. Korchnoi is a moody old man.

Ha! Yeah I won't deny that, but my personal feelings for him notwithstanding they are clearly annotated games.

Originally posted by Golub
I am looking for suggestions for which book to buy. I am interested in annotated games by masters, but only with "word comments" (not just (+/-) symbols or computer analysis).

I don't know your rating, so I'll make some suggestions by rating:

up to 1400: "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev
1400-1600: "Understanding Chess Move by Move" by GM John Nunn
1600+ : "My Sixty Memorable Games" by World Champion Bobby Fischer

The Mammoth Book of Chess

The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess and John Nunn (Paperback - Jun 2000)
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Great book. Well annotated. Inexpensive. I'm sure you'll enjoy.

How has noone mentioned "Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953". Probably one of the best books ever written.

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
How has noone mentioned "Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953". Probably one of the best books ever written.

I thought someone had actually, I think I got this confused with a thread in the "Analysis" forum - I've never seen the book, but I hear it's great.

BTW Tony: I was at CWRU today 😉. Rather around it, and outside the campus, not really visiting or anything.

"Understanding Chess Move by Move" by John Nunn

Originally posted by gaychessplayer
I don't know your rating, so I'll make some suggestions by rating:

up to 1400: "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev
1400-1600: "Understanding Chess Move by Move" by GM John Nunn
1600+ : "My Sixty Memorable Games" by World Champion Bobby Fischer

1600+ : "My Sixty Memorable Games" by World Champion Bobby Fischer[/b]

I found this one only with the old notation...Is it written also with new notation?

1400-1600: "Understanding Chess Move by Move" by GM John Nunn

About this one I saw an adverticement saying it is recomended for 1600-2300 players...you sure it should be for up to 1600 players ?

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
How has noone mentioned "Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953". Probably one of the best books ever written.

I will second that recomendation. Great book, but it will take time to work through and understand. An easier read, but of lesser value is Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking by GM Neil McDonald.

Try "500 Master Games of Chess," by Tartakower and DuMont.