My Best Games Of Chess: 1908-1923
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Chipped dj with some loss.
A legend's mind laid bare on the board — My Best Games of Chess: 1908–1923 is the authoritative collection in which Alexander Alekhine, one of the most brilliant and ferociously creative players in the history of the game, chronicles his most celebrated victories across a pivotal fifteen-year span. Translated from the original French manuscript by J. du Mont and M. E. Goldstein and published by G. Bell and Sons in 1928, this volume presents 100 annotated games in Alekhine's own hand, each dissected with surgical precision and an almost artistic sensibility that transforms competitive chess into a form of intellectual theatre. The book stands as both a technical masterpiece and a revealing self-portrait of a grandmaster at the height of his powers, illustrating the combinatorial genius and daring attacking style that would carry Alekhine to the World Championship in 1927. His annotations are not merely instructive — they are passionate, opinionated, and occasionally ruthless, offering the reader an unfiltered view into the strategic mind of a champion. Whether you are a seasoned player seeking to sharpen your game or a lover of chess history drawn to its golden age, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final move: just how deep does true genius go?
Author: Alexander Alekhin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1928, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd.
Genre: Reference & language
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Chipped dj with some loss.
A legend's mind laid bare on the board — My Best Games of Chess: 1908–1923 is the authoritative collection in which Alexander Alekhine, one of the most brilliant and ferociously creative players in the history of the game, chronicles his most celebrated victories across a pivotal fifteen-year span. Translated from the original French manuscript by J. du Mont and M. E. Goldstein and published by G. Bell and Sons in 1928, this volume presents 100 annotated games in Alekhine's own hand, each dissected with surgical precision and an almost artistic sensibility that transforms competitive chess into a form of intellectual theatre. The book stands as both a technical masterpiece and a revealing self-portrait of a grandmaster at the height of his powers, illustrating the combinatorial genius and daring attacking style that would carry Alekhine to the World Championship in 1927. His annotations are not merely instructive — they are passionate, opinionated, and occasionally ruthless, offering the reader an unfiltered view into the strategic mind of a champion. Whether you are a seasoned player seeking to sharpen your game or a lover of chess history drawn to its golden age, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final move: just how deep does true genius go?