Chernev, I.

The Russians play chess. Fifty master games, selected and annotated

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1947.

New Book.

Item #28558

Hardcover
200 pp.

First edition.
A clear pattern has evolved in the world of chess—the overall superiority and depth of the Russian chessmasters. This book was prepared by Irving Chernev, one of our country's leading experts, in an effort to point out the causes and factors contributing to this decisive supremacy of the Soviet aces over American and other players.


Chernev has put together a remarkable anthology of games—chosen from among thousands of top-flight matches involving Russian masters. Fully annotated and diagrammed, they provide a unique, analytical view of the emergence of Soviet dominance, while illustrating the winning styles of about 40 prominent players. There are over 50 instructive games by such greats as Botvinnik, Keres, Boleslavsky, Kotov, Flohr, Ragozin, Tolush, and many others.

Good condition. No dust-jacket.

Price: $15.00