GuideReviews Index

Najdorf: Life and Games
Book review of 'Najdorf: Life and Games' by Tomasz Lissowski, Adrian Mikhalchishin and Miguel Najdorf. 'Miguel Najdorf’s chess career spanned more than six decades. It included two World Championship Candidates tournaments and 15 Olympiads -- where he represented his native Poland and later Argentina' [from the back cover]

Black Is OK Forever!
Book review of 'Black Is OK Forever!' by Andras Adorjan. 'Playing with the White pieces is generally considered an advantage in chess, much like the 'serve' in tennis. However, the independently minded Andras Adorjan, a colorful character both on and off the chessboard, thinks otherwise!' [from the back cover]

Chess for Success
Book review of 'Chess for Success' by Maurice Ashley. 'Maurice Ashley immigrated to New York from Jamaica at the age of twelve, only to be confronted with the harsh realities of urban life. But he found his inspiration for a better life after stumbling upon a chess book and becoming hypnotized by the game.' [from the back cover].

An Attacking Repertoire for White
Book review of 'An Attacking Repertoire for White' by Sam Collins. 'This practical, user-friendly opening guide offers players of the White pieces a complete and aggressive repertoire based on 1.e4'. [from the back cover]

Ideas Behind Modern Chess Openings: Black
Book review of 'Ideas Behind Modern Chess Openings: Black' by Gary Lane. 'Improve your results with Black using this book, companion volume to Gary Lane's hugely successful "Ideas Behind Modern Chess Openings". [from the back cover]

My Great Predecessors (Part II)
Book review of 'My Great Predecessors (Part II)' by Garry Kasparov with the participation of Dmitry Plisetsky. The 13th World Chess Champion writes about the 5th through 8th Champions.

My Great Predecessors (Part I)
Book review of 'My Great Predecessors (Part I)' by Garry Kasparov with the participation of Dmitry Plisetsky. The 13th World Chess Champion writes about the 1st through 4th Champions.

Bobby Fischer Goes to War
Book review of 'Bobby Fischer Goes to War' by David Edmonds and John Eidinow. A detailed account of the 1972 Fischer - Spassky World Championship match.

Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors
Book review of 'Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors' by Robert M. Snyder. Tournament rules; how to be successful; how to study openings, tactics, and endgames.

Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors
Book review of 'Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors' by Robert M. Snyder. 24 complete master level games, each move annotated. 278 diagrams.

Chess for Juniors
Book review of 'Chess for Juniors' by Robert M. Snyder. How to play chess: Basic rules; check and checkmate; opening systems; endgame strategy; tactics.

Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine
Movie review of 'Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine' directed by Vikram Jayanti. Documentary about the 1997 man - machine chess match between World Champion Garry Kasparov and IBM's Deep Blue. Did IBM cheat Kasparov?

Winning the Won Game
Book review of 'Winning the Won Game' by IM Danny Kopec and GM Lubomir Ftacnik. Lessons from the Albert Brilliancy Prizes. The prizes were awarded by Paul M. Albert, Jr. for games played in the U.S. Championships from 1984 to 2003.

Test Your Chess
Book review of 'Test Your Chess with Daniel King'. Match wits with the world's greatest players of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Garry Kasparov on Fischer : My Great Predecessors, Part IV
Book review of 'Garry Kasparov on Fischer : My Great Predecessors, Part IV' by Garry Kasparov. 'Stars of the West'. Discusses careers and analyzes games by Robert J. (Bobby) Fischer, Samuel (Sammy) Reshevsky, Miguel Najdorf, and Bent Larsen.

The Wandering King
Book review of 'The Wandering King' by Hans Böhm and Kees Jongkind. The wandering king is Bobby Fischer.

The Collected Works of Wilhelm Steinitz
CD review of 'The Collected Works of Wilhelm Steinitz' , edited by Sid Pickard.