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- 1000 Best Short Games of Chess
Compiled by Irving Chernev in 1954, and a favorite from my young days. Back in the 1960s, I checked it out of the public library and determined to play through all the games by hand during the three week loan period. I did so, but was fortunate that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome had not yet been invented. But the experience drilled basic mating and tactical patterns into my head, forming the basis of my later chess style. For better or for worse. The games are arranged by length (from 4 to 24 moves). Chernev does abbreviate a few favorites to squeeze them in within the limit, and there are all the usual apocryphal games. But don't worry about it. This is a collection for fun, and who knows? You might even learn something. I did. (Hold on--let me think of a better example.)
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| 185 games, 1560-1990 - A First Book of Morphy
All the games from the book "A first book of Morphy" in the order presented in the book. Games 1 - 30: Opening.
Games 31 - 52: Middlegame.
Games 53 - 69: Endgame.
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| 69 games, 1848-1984 - A First Book of Morphy
All the games from the book "A first book of Morphy" in the order presented in the book. Games 1 - 30: Opening.
Games 31 - 52: Middlegame.
Games 53 - 69: Endgame.
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| 69 games, 1848-1984 - Baden-Baden 1870
Check out Jan van Reek's stupendous website for the historical context and logistics behind this tournament, player information, the crosstable, and final standings: http://www.endgame.nl/bad1870.htm The work put in creates a final result far greater than any I could hope to achieve, and what's more, the general site is a constant source for the information I include in all the historical tournaments I collect anyway. *Ten games decided by forfeit have been excluded from this collection.
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| 66 games, 1870 - Boris Spassky's 400 Selected Games
399 games, 1948-2002 - Chess Master vs Chess Master by Max Euwe
Games for which Euwe explains thoughts of grandmasters.
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| 20 games, 1971-1974 - How to Beat Bobby Fischer (Mednis)
'How to Beat Bobby Fischer' by Edmar Mednis.
Edited by Robert Eugene Byrne.
Bantam edition.
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| 61 games, 1958-1972 - King Power in Chess
Games in the database which are featured in Edmar Mednis' "King Power in Chess" (David McKay Company, New York, 1982)
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| 39 games, 1844-1978 - King Power in Chess
Games in the database which are featured in Edmar Mednis' "King Power in Chess" (David McKay Company, New York, 1982)
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| 39 games, 1844-1978 - Positional Chess Handbook I
Games from "Positional Chess Handbook (Israel Gelfer)"
This inexpensive book contains many more examples and
is worth getting.
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| 141 games, 1896-1986 - Positional Chess Handbook II
Continuation of Positional Chess Handbook I
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| 186 games, 1857-1986 - Techniques of Positional Play 45 Practical Metho
101 games, 1895-2005 - Techniques of Positional Play Part 2
101 games, 1878-2004 - The Development of Chess Style by Max Euwe
The collection (under construction) will contain all the games featured in The Development of Chess Style by Max Euwe. Comments correspond to the chapter titles, sometimes abbreviated.
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| 38 games, 1620-1964
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