In this collection of his best games, former world champion Mikhail Botvinnik demonstrates the deep strategic style that took him to the title. Written by one o

World champion who dominated chess in the 1940s and '50s selects and annotates his own best games to 1946. 221 diagrams.

Viktor Korchnoi was one of the leading grandmasters of the 20th century, coming within one game of winning the world championship in 1978. His battles with Karp

Traces the history of chess, describes the pieces and how they move, and discusses the strategy of the game.

Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig’s final achievement, completed in Brazilian exile and sent off to his American