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What are some of the best chess books that are available ONLY in descriptive notation?
I am having a friendly argument trying to convince a young class B chess player that he should be proficient at reading the old style descriptive notation because there are some noteworthy books that are not available in modern algebraic notation. Here is a partial list of such books.
Regardless of whether you agree with my side of the argument-- what do you think are the best books that are not available in Algebraic notation? In this context, they can be best for instruction, study, novelty, or simply a pleasure to read:
Here is my list so far, in no particular order--
Pawn Power, by Hans Kmoch
Last Lectures, The Chess Legacy of Jose Raoul Capablanca by Capablanca
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Chernev
One Hundred Selective Games by Botvinnik
200 Open Games by Bronstein
The Chess Sacrifice by Vukovic
Fischer-- Spassky & Fischer's 1971 Candidate Matches from the Soviet Point of View
San Antonio 1972 by Bent Larsen and David Levy
Tal's Best Games of Chess by Clarke
My Best Games of Chess by Smyslov
My Best Chess Career by Capablanca
Chess Catechism by Larry Evans
Chess Master vs. Chess Master by Euwe
It's a personal list, so you may disagree with some or all of the books, but please let me know if you have additions to suggest, or if you know of Algebraic editions for some on my list already. Thanks.
That should be One Hundred Selected Games by Botvinnik
Not selective games.
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
I have a library over 10 shelves of Chess books at home so perhaps I can help you suggestions.......
The Soviet School of Chess by Alexander Kotov and Mikhail Yudovich (1958 one not the 1983 identical sounding book called the Soviet Chess School it's completely different)
London International Chess Tournament 1883 by William Steinitz
Lenoid Stein Master of Attack by Raymond Keene
Tigran Petrosian his life and games by Vik Vasiliev
1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
The Art of Chess by James Mason
The Art of Chess Combination by Zonosko Borovosky
The Middle Game in Chess by Zonosko Borovosky
How to Play Chess Endgames by Zonosko Borovosky
Chess Tactics for Advanced players by Yuri Averbach
Pillsbury's Chess Career by PW Sergeant and Watts (Published by Dover in 1966 avoid the scanned reprint with the generic cover by Harding Simpole horrible really bad)
Complete Chess Strategies Books by Ludek Pachman:
1) Complete Chess Strategy Planning the Pieces
2) Complete Chess Strategy Principles of Pawn Play and the Centre
3) Complete Chess Strategy Play on the Wings
The Immortal Capablanca by Fred Reinfeld
Fischer Spassky 1972 by Svetozar Gligoric
Strategy and Tactics in Chess by Max Euwe
The Chess Handbook by Howard Staunton
Paul Morphy and the Golden Age of Chess by William Ewart Napier
The Golden Treasury of Chess by Francis J Melmuth
Modern Chess Brilliancies by Larry Evans
Combinations the Heart of Chess by Irving Chernev
Laskers Greatest Chess Games 1889-1914 by Fred Reinfeld and Reuben Fine
100 Soviet Chess Miniatures by P.H Clarke
Chess Secrets I learned from the Masters by Edward Lasker