Dover International Chess Tournament 1953: Zurich

Best book on chess i have *ever* read. If you want to understand how openings or chess in general works read it. If you want a world class account of a fascinating tournament read it. If you want to play 1.d4 deffinately read it, incomparable for learning d4, since most of the games begin as queens gambits, and are explained with a clarity that no other opening manual will give you, very few variations, just clear explanations of the plans and thinking that go into playing. Genuinely worth it for even the lowest level chess player.

An excellent, classic chess book. Very accessible, very informative but, for me, slightly marred by the fact that it is written in the extended algebraic notation which, as a senior citizen, I find quite difficult to follow. I also have Bronstein's 'The Chess Struggle in Practice', which is exactly the same work but a different translator, and I find this easier to use although written in descriptive notation. It wouldn't take much effort to reproduce this using the modern algebraic system and I'm sure it would find a wide audience among today's players.

Barely readable. No line spacing. Small font. Look like its run off a copier. Not happy. Zero stars

One of the best books on chess for the intermediate/advanced player. Written by a former challenger for the title of world champion in a witty an insightful way (excellent translation!)

Very useful. Can learn a lot.