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What if you only had to keep three of your chess books? Which would you keep?
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Only 3?! I've got several hundred! Er, um, how about this:
"Logical chess, move by move" by Irving Chernev. I'm keeping it purely for love. It was my first chess book and is beautifully written, even if the analysis is a little bit old fashioned.
"The life and games of Mikhail Tal" - Simply. Wonderful.
"The even more complete chess addict" - quite possibly the funniest book ever written about chess.
Will - I think there are a lot of us with several hundred! I'm am better at collecting books than winning games... I am curious which ones people would not part with or if they had to only have a couple to go over and over which would they be.My question was inspired by the Stefan Zweig's "The Chess Story", where a prisoner only has one chess book...I wondered: which one I would want?
A long one! Somebody's complete games, say Fischer, Tal or Nimzowitsch.I sometimes feel that I buy chess books in the same way that a dungeons and dragons player upgrades his weapons. If only I bought a longsword +3 and a chain mail +4 I would win more battles. The idea is that you can buy your way to victory - he who has the most chess books wins.
It's not working ... ;-)
It is a revolution in black strategy. White victories will be diminishing.
I guarantee it.
So many to chose from, but I know I would take this one for sure-> Chess Traps: Pitfalls And SwindlesOh, and probably this one too-> The Fireside Book of Chess
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Chess Traps: Pitfalls And Swindles (other topics)The Fireside Book of Chess (other topics)
the black strategy - dawn of a new age in chess (other topics)
I think mine would be something like:
1. My Best Games of Chess: 1908-1937 - Alekhine
2. Zurich 1953 - Bronstein
3. Lasker's Manual of Chess - Lasker
It's hard to leave out My 60 Memorable Games, and The Test of Time...maybe it needs to be a top 5 list :-)