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What is your favorite chess "tournament book" ?
I enjoy tournament books, that is, books with all the games that were played in a specific historic tournament, such as "Hastings 1895." I particularly like those annotated by the players in the tournament, or their contemporaries. These books are not necessarily the best learning tools for beginners, but they are usually fun and of historic interest. And that is the point for me.
Some old books are available online at Google books. For example the Sixth American Chess Congress of 1891 in New York, annotations by then World Champion W. Steinitz.
http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=CCnQAAAAM...
Do you have a tournament book that you would recommend for the fun of playing through the games and reading the annotations??
Good answers so far. I see some old favorites of mine, but some new ones as well. Just as I hoped. Thanks! I am going to leave it open for a while to see what other information will be assembled.
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- alec39Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Newyork 1924 21st century edition by Alexander Alekhne
Newyork 1927 21st century edition by Alexander Alekhine
Nottingham 1936 21st Century Edition by Alexander Alekhine
The Book of the Cambridge Springs International Tournament 1904 by Fred Reinfeld
Zurich 1953 by David Bronstien
Championship Chess Match Tournament Leningrad Moscow 1941 by Mikhail Botvinnik
The International Chess Congress St. Petersburg 1909 21st Century Edition by Emmanuel Lasker
London 1922 by Geza Marcozy
Carlsbad International Tournament 1929 by Aaron Nimzovitch
San Louis 2005 second edition by Alik Gershon and Igor Nor
- Anonymous9 years ago
I personally love the chess tournament book Vienna 1922 the games are annotated by Larry Evans with great players such as Alekhine and Rubenstein playing. I also enjoy the book New York 1927 but Vienna 1922 is by far the best.
Source(s): Personal experience. :)