THE MOST AMAZING CHESS MOVES OF ALL TIME (John Emms)
192
pages (210 mm by 145 mm).
£13.99/$19.95/€21,90
Very occasionally, a chess move is played that astonishes
the whole world. It may be a move of astounding complexity, unearthly beauty,
deep paradox... or all three. The move is discussed and analysed around the
world as chess-players attempt to fathom both why the move works, and how on
earth anyone thought of it in the first place. In this book John Emms has
selected, from hundreds of candidates, the 200 most amazing chess moves of all
time. In each case, the reader is given the chance to try to find the move for
himself - making this one of the most challenging chess puzzle books ever
published.
"Verdict: An excellent stocking-filler for Christmas, or
suitcase-filler for the summer holidays. Most entertaining" - Phil
Adams, 3Cs web site
"'The deep and mysterious' along with Emms' 'top twenty'
will simply amaze and hopefully also inspire readers to look for that amazing
move in their own games. As the games in this work show, although the top
Grandmasters do produce many of those amazing moves, so too can a club player,
whilst finding just one of these incredible moves should provide readers with
much confidence. This work can be seen as simply a very challenging puzzle
book, but it is indeed far more than that and I am confident that readers,
assisted by Emms' excellent explanations, will thoroughly enjoy and be inspired
by each of these two hundred amazing moves" - Richard Palliser, BCF
CHESS MOVES
"Try solving 200 ultra-tricky puzzles in The Most Amazing
Chess Moves of All Time by GM John Emms. Players on the receiving end of
such moves are invariably stunned" - GM Paul Motwani, THE SCOTSMAN
"This entertaining collection will certainly help to broaden
the reader's 'tactical vocabulary'" - GM Jon Speelman, THE
INDEPENDENT
"...you are getting double value for money - a wonderful
games collection and a 'find the continuation' complication. A really enjoyable
and instructive book." - Alan Sutton, EN PASSANT
"Once again Gambit have come up with something original and
worthwhile, a book to keep you amused for hours!" - John Pugh, CHESS
POST
"I like this book very much. Emms' commentaries are always
interesting and complete... And the positions are excellent" - Matthew
Sadler, New in Chess
"A highly entertaining book... mini introductions or hints
accompany each position, and the solutions almost all contain the complete
gamescore, which I believe is a considerable bonus in a book of this kind" -
James Vigus, DRAGON
"I found the positions and analysis excellent... a lot of
fun" - Shaun Press, AUSTRALIAN CHESS FORUM
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
Gambit books by John Emms: The
Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time, Play
the Open Games as Black, The Survival
Guide to Rook Endings, The Ultimate Chess
Puzzle Book. |
