Best Chess Books

Books of Botvinnik

 
 
 
M. Botvinnik 100 Selected Games
level: qualified & interested in chess history
272 pages, dimensions (in inches): 0.60 x 8.37 x 5.41
Minus: the descriptive notation ("1.P-K4") instead of algebraic ("1.e4")
The exclusive accuracy in the analysis, deep analysis of subtleties of positional struggle and openings. All books of Mikhail Botvinnik have a very high estimate. Many future grandmasters were studying chess on comments of Botvinnik to his selected games. The book contains favorite Botvinnik's games up to 1946. There are also interesting thoughts about the famous chess opponents of Botvinnik. One of the most important and popular works among the books of Botvinnik.
 
M. Botvinnik Botvinnik's Best Games, 1947-1970
level: qualified
237 pages, year: 1972
About the 2nd part of chess way of Mikhail Botvinnik.
 
M. Botvinnik Championship Chess
level: qualified
Minus: the descriptive notation ("1.P-K4") instead of new notation - algebraic ("1.e4").
204 pages, dimensions (in inches): 0.53 x 8.46 x 5.66
About the USSR "absolute championship" of 1941 (one of the strongest tournaments in chess history). Also took part: Keres, Smyslov, Boleslavsky, Lilienthal, Bondarevsky. 75 commented games (as always with very solid commentaries of Mikhail Botvinnik).
 
M. Botvinnik World Championship Match: Botvinnik vs. Bronstein
level: qualified
128 pages, year: 2004
All 24 annotated games of WC match of 1951.
 
M. Botvinnik World Championship Return Match: Botvinnik vs. Tal
level: qualified
128 pages, year: 2004
All 21 annotated games of WC match of 1961.
 
M. Tal Tal - Botvinnik, 1960
level: qualified
224 pages, dimensions (in inches): 0.58 x 9.02 x 6.04
It's about the World Championship match of 1960. 21 games.
 
M. Botvinnik “The Rematch Alekhine - Euwe”
level: qualified
available in Russian
About WC match in 1937.
Such book of Alexander Alekhine
 
M. Botvinnik Match-tournament: world chess championship, Hague – Moscow, 1948”
level: qualified
available in Russian
Took part 5 leaders of world chess: Botvinnik, Euwe, Keres, Reshevsky, Smyslov. The convincing victory of Botvinnik (14 points out of 20, "+8"), advantage of 3(!) points to Smyslov (2nd place). Botvinnik became 6th world champion. Keres also made a book about the competition.
 
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