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Summary: Games collection
Review: 12 games between 1972-1992 analyzed in depth in a move-by-move style. The games are all tactical and Seirawan points out the variations, but doesnt really teach much. The games are very complex (boring).
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Summary: Good supplement for the Series
Review: All 5 books in the series are extremely good. This book is more of learning from recorded games rather than a strict tutorial, but a great 5th book follow up. Every beginning chess player should read these book before all others: Playing Winning Chess, Winning Chess Openings, Winning Chess Tactics, and Winning Chess Strategies.
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Summary: 5 stars -- of course!
Review: All Seirawan's books get five stars. In this one, he picks 12 profound and skilled chess games from the last 30 or so years and analyzes them beautifully.Only complaint -- these are "strategic" games; Seirawan couldn't have picked one Mikhail Tal game with the tactical fireworks sure to be therein?
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Summary: 5 stars -- of course!
Review: All Seirawan's books get five stars. In this one, he picks 12 profound and skilled chess games from the last 30 or so years and analyzes them beautifully. Only complaint -- these are "strategic" games; Seirawan couldn't have picked one Mikhail Tal game with the tactical fireworks sure to be therein?
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Summary: The first chess book I ever bought,
Review: And from the first day I haven't stopped learning from it. I have gone over the games time and time again, and I am still simply blown away by both the games and the annotations. I gained around 200 points over all from studying this book.
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Summary: A thoroughly enjoyable read.
Review: Casually picked it up at a bookstore, and am I glad I did! This inexpensive collection of inspiring games quickly made my personal list of all-time favorites. You can't go wrong with this one.
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Summary: good book
Review: I got this book not too long ago and liked it a lot.
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Summary: Understanding the Masters
Review: I won a copy of this book at a scholastic tournament not too long ago. This book is very easy to understand, with clear diagrams, standard Algebraic notation, and a great selection of games. The thing that separates this book is it's great detail. It explains every move in terms that a beginner can understand, yet even a master can learn from. It even explains the openings, so one can learn the exact reason why Queen's Gambit Declined is much better for black than Queen's Gambit Accepted, and what kind of things could happen if Queen's Gambit Accepted is played. This book is very well put together, and recommended for all strengths of chess players!
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Summary: hard to believe
Review: Overall, not a bad book. Interesting games, but I would be surprised if most experienced players had not seen almost all of them before. Clearly annotated, but obviously targeted at below approximately 1800 or so. But the part of the book I found hardest to believe, and could not help myself from commenting on, was the inclusion of two of Seirawan's own games. In the past 25 years, he himself has won two of the most brilliant 12 chess victories? hard to believe, I think.
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Summary: Good book
Review: Seirawan's style is a little grating, but the analysis is both good and accessible to non-experts. Request for the next edition: more diagrams, so the book can be enjoyed more easily without setting up the pieces on a board.
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