A collection of John Nunn’s best games from 1994 to the present day, annotated in detail in the same style as the best-selling Understanding Chess Move by Move. Throughout, the emphasis is on what the reader can learn from each game, so the book is ideal study material for those seeking to progress to a higher level of chess understanding. There is also entertainment in abundance: Nunn has a direct aggressive style, and many of his opponents in these games are ambitious young grandmasters from the generation inspired by Kasparov’s dynamic chess. The book also includes all of John Nunn’s compositions – problems and studies – with full solutions.
About the Author
John Nunn is a grandmaster from England. He has won four individual gold medals and three team silver medals at Chess Olympiads. In the Chess World Cup of 1988/9, he finished sixth overall, ahead of several former World Champions. He is arguably the most highly acclaimed chess writer in the world, with two of his books receiving the prestigious British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award. In 2004 he won the World Chess Solving Championship, ahead of many former champions.
Reviews
“With John Nunn you always know that you will get good value for your money, and that is certainly true of this latest book. There are many hours of wonderfully instructive reading contained within its covers, and I guarantee that you will not be disappointed.” — Alan Sutton, En Passant
“The mixture of well-annotated games, theoretical novelties, useful tips, thought-provoking ideas, entertaining anecdotes, and fascinating studies, problems, and puzzles makes for an irresistible feast…” — Paul Motwani, The Scotsman
“John Nunn covers the last 10 years of his remarkable playing career in a well-organized new book, Grandmaster Chess Move by Move. The comments to his 64 best games are excellent as usual. He also includes his studies and problems.” — Lubomir Kavalek, Washington Post
“An excellent read and one to which I shall return to for many a year. John Nunn presents 46 of his own games plus all of his compositions and studies. The games are quite beautifully annotated with many stories to entertain along the way. The last two chapters feature ‘The State of The Chess World’ and ‘Chess Publishing and the Batsford Story’, some may view these as a rant against issues affecting John Nunn but personally I found the chapters of interest and helpful in telling the story of this great player. You can not fail to improve your understanding of the game as you play through the games with Nunn as your companion, quite frankly I am astonished that such high quality tuition is available at such a low price. You may well see Nunn picking up another BCF award for this outstanding book. Highly Recommended reading.” — Michael Blake, http://www.bfcc-online.org.uk/