"One of the best game collections ever. Fischer's annotations are instructive for all levels of players. There was controversy over the reprint, but both editions are hard to obtain cheaply."
"Reprinted recently, but hard-to-find now. This has far more 19th Cent.games than Dev.ofCh.Style, incl. Labourdonais! Interesting perspective on players' styles."
"Wonderful book. A very fun read. Interesting. And in Algebraic Notation. A good companion to Fauber, as the overlap is minimal. Chapters on Bronstein and Tal, and emphasis on later players."
"Or David Lawson's Morphy, The Pride and Sorrow of Chess. Or Shibut's PM & Evol.of Chess Theory. Sargeant's collection of Morphy games is not well-annotated."
"Another gem by Chernev (with Reinfeld, who was a less consistent author). Fun stories to read at the fireside. Also, Reinfeld's Human Side of Chess (aka Great Chess Masters and Their Best Games)."
"(Reprinted!)Great book. Intermediate to advanced annotations. Wonderful selection of games. Interesting commentary ahead of each one. Instructive game summaries. And cheap!"
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"A useful way for intermediate players to learn openings. Instead of memorizing move sequences, use this book to train yourself to see (and avoid) subtle tactics,and to improve your position gradually."
"A top ten chess book, wonderful for improving players under 1500. Maybe it will be converted to algebraic notation? Hardly matters for such short games."
"Pandolfini's 2nd best (after his best-selling endgame book), this is a perfect follow-up to Chernev's Logical Chess, being similar but slightly more advanced. Very entertaining!"
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"Short, but instructive and very amusing. Master v. Amateur games are the best way to learn, and humor never hurts. The level of advice here is similar to Sadler's Tips for Young Players."
"For club players, few books on openings are worth the paper they're printed on. This one is superlative, like the others (with Ponzetto) on the Spanish and the Benoni/Benko."
"Best openings manual for the intermediate player ever. Not just key variations, but also plans, traps, ideal set-ups, typical board positions, and sample games. Plenty of verbiage."
"Excellent followup to Chess Master v. Chess Amateur. This book has the master playing against Class B up to Expert, with every move explained in detail. Also, ideas in the openings."
"A delightful book, full of anecdotes, biography, autobiography, chess tips, and of course games. Ed Lasker had contact with dozens of masters through the decades of his career. And he loves chess."