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title: "RUSSIAN CHESS (Fireside Chess Library) Paperback – March 15, 1987"
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# RUSSIAN CHESS (Fireside Chess Library) Paperback – March 15, 1987

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ excellent book for those starting to study master games.
*by V***N on May 15, 2012*

one hears, that one of the better ways to improve at chess is to study the games of masters. This is true, but if your doing it for the first time, it may be overwhelming bc most annotated games are written by masters for master, they assume u have the basics down and never fully explianed the position in a way that is easily understood by an amateur. When i first started studying annotated games i found myself fustrated bc i had no idea what the author was talking about , for example the anotation would lead to a positio and all of a sudden they stop and say white stands bettter here, or black stands better here with no explanation as to why. This book assume your an intermediate level player or an advanxe beginner and gives you a pay by pay account of each, move an what was accomplished by that move and what was given up by that move. it explains show how one side can create a space advantage or a time advantange and why it is inthe given game. it explains how weakness are created and how to exploit them. The book is well written and easy to follow. If your looking into studying annotated games i would recommend this is where to start. I just wish he wrote more books like this, annotated games for intermdiate level players when i first started studying annotated games. it would have prevented a lot of fustrating moment where i didnt understand why one position was considered better than the other.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I've bought this book four times over the years
*by R***S on January 7, 2010*

It's been loaned out at least 3 times where it never seemed to be returned. I find this to be one of my favorite chess books. A joy to read for the quality of its layout and infused enthusiasm for the game.The 6 annotated games begin with an introductory "what to look for" discussion along with some biographical info on the players to whet your appetite. Then the game is presented with short descriptive paragraphs interspersed concerning principles such as gambit play, color control, central influence vs occupation, open files, pawn islands, etc. Chess principles that a player < Class A may not quite fully appreciate just yet.A great question and answer format is liberally applied within the games to challenge the reader.Also, many applicable and clear chess concepts are given in boxed format to reinforce the ideas being used in the game.Of course, annotations are provided that aren't overly complex and mindboggling. (Rybka may find a few better lines, but hey, that's Rybka for ya.)Then, wonderfully fun and insightful tidbits of wisdom from the great chess minds of history are thrown in. Botvinnik, Tal, Kasparov, Bronstein, Korchnoi, Smyslov, etc.Finally, the games are postscripted to reinforce the concepts.This is one of Pandolfini's best books in my opinion as well. And I agree with another reviewer that I wish many more chess books came in this format. 5 Stars easily.So there, go and buy four copies so when you loan them out, you still have one for your own chess library.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars
*by A***R on March 10, 2017*

Good book, very good read.

## Frequently Bought Together

- RUSSIAN CHESS (Fireside Chess Library)
- Kasprov's Winning Chess Tactics (Fireside Chess Library)

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