UNDERSTANDING CHESS MOVE BY MOVE (John Nunn)
240 pages
(248 mm by 172 mm).
£14.99/$22.95/€20,25
John Nunn is one of the most highly regarded chess writers
in the world. He has carefully selected thirty modern games to help the reader
understand the most important aspects of chess and to illustrate modern chess
principles in action. Virtually every move is explained using words that
everyone can understand. Jargon is avoided as far as possible. Almost all the
examples are taken from the 1990s and show how key ideas are handled by the
grandmasters of today. The emphasis is on general principles that readers will
be able to use in their own games, and detailed analysis is only given where it
is necessary. Each game contains many lessons, but to guide the reader through
the most important ideas in each phase of the game, the thirty games are
grouped thematically into those highlighting opening, middlegame and endgame
themes.
"Understanding Chess Move by Move is beautifully put
together... anyone who plays over the games in it slowly and carefully is bound
to improve his understanding of chess... almost certainly the best book of
2001, and one of the very best of the past decade of so" - Peter Connor,
CHESSVILLE
"Plenty of excellent general advice" - Leonard Barden,
EVENING STANDARD
"A typical high quality Doc effort! Really excellent
annotations to some superb games." - Matthew Sadler, NEW IN CHESS
"First and foremost a teaching book... I am so taken by the
clarity, simplicity and pure instructiveness of this book that my first
instinct would be to give it to every student I know" - John Watson, TWIC
"Nunn truly is in the top echelons of world players... his
notes are virtually like having a tutor by your side as you play through a
grandmaster encounter" - Cecil Rosner, WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
"The emphasis is on principles behind the moves, using
thematic grouping of games, by opening, midle-game types and endings. John
Nunn's comments are always worth reading and are instructive" - Alan
Borwell, SCOTTISH CORRESPONDENCE CHESS
"This can be recommended to players of any level." - Mark
Donlan, CHESS HORIZONS
"In conclusion, John Nunn has written a wonderful book about
30 wonderful games. The analysis is first rate, the commentary cogent, and the
production excellent. What is there not to like? In the end, I couldn't find
anything to fault, and that is why it earns the highest rating. Buy this book,
you will not be sorry" - Randy Bauer, RANDY'S REVIEWS, who awarded the
book a maximum 10/10.
"John Nunn's Understanding Chess Move by Move is a
great selection of 30 hard fought modern games according to general themes and
principles. Nunn does not dwell too much on variations and explains the moves
with words - a lot of wonderful words. In his view chess made extreme progress
during the past 50 years and the selected games reflect these changes well. He
clearly shows that today's positional play is often spiced up with tactical
ideas. Any tournament player should enjoy the book and learn a lot from it" -
Lubosh Kavalek, WASHINGTON POST
"This is a good book!" - Simen Agdestein, NORGES
TOPPIDRETTSGYMNAS
"GM Dr John Nunn's Understanding Chess Move By Move
lucidly explains a very well-chosen set of games to beautifully illustrate a
wide range of important themes which will be of inestimable value to the
reader" - Paul Motwani, THE SCOTSMAN
"Nunn's work is relevant to all strengths of player, with
the general introductions to each game, explanations of the openings and post
game summaries being easy to understand by even a weak player, whilst stronger
players will learn much from the detailed comments and analysis. Nunn's choice
of games is also good as not only are they mostly very recent, but none of them
are too one-sided and so readers will be fully aware of what both sides are
aiming for in each general type of position" - Richard Palliser, BCF CHESS
MOVES
"This is a great book from one of the best chess writers in
the World. He does a fine job explaining the plans "move by move" so everybody
can understand what it's all about" - Soren Seagaard, SEAGAARD
REVIEWS
"One thing is for sure. No matter how strong you are, come
back to this book whenever your rating goes up and you can be certain there
will still be plenty to challenge you" - Tim Spanton, WEEKEND CHESS
MAGAZINE
"Understanding Chess Move by Move ... is a first
rate instructional work... Nunn does a very good job of explaining the key
points of the game in such a way that the reader is given a true account of
what is happening and not some watered down version. Nunn does a good job of
translating the muddy world of modern master chess into something that is
understandable to the layman" - John Donaldson, INSIDE CHESS ONLINE
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
Gambit books by John Nunn: Endgame Challenge, Grandmaster Chess Move by Move,
Grandmaster Secrets: Winning Quickly at
Chess, John Nunn's Chess Puzzle
Book NEW EDITION, Learn Chess,
Learn Chess Tactics, Nunn's Chess Endings volume 1, Nunn's Chess Endings volume 2, Secrets of Pawnless Endings, Secrets of Practical Chess NEW EDITION, Secrets of Rook Endings, Solving in Style, Understanding Chess Endgames, Understanding Chess Move by Move. |
