Secrets of Grandmaster Chess

A new expanded edition of a modern classicWhen Secrets of Grandmaster Play was released in 1987 it was hailed as a modern classic and won the British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award in 1988.“A beautifully eloquent and instructive blend of variations and verbal explanations” – Inside ChessA new expanded edition, titled Secrets of Grandmaster Chess, appeared in 1997 to much critical approval. This edition included extra biographical material and more complete games and game excerpts. Moreover, the analysis was completely updated and incorporated discoveries from the Dvoretsky/Yusupov school.The current edition brings one of the classic chess books back into print with a larger, friendlier page size and many extra diagrams.73 games and game excerptsIncludes Nunn’s award-winning 1985 victory over BeliavskyA superb manual of strategy and tacticsAdvice on how to think at the boardInsights into the world of professional chessOver 550 diagramsDr John Nunn gained the grandmaster title in 1978 and was one of the world’s leading grandmasters for a quarter of a century. His best individual result was sixth place overall in the World Cup in 1989, while his record as a team player is superb, with three team silver and four individual gold medals in Chess Olympiads. He later earned a second grandmaster title for chess problem-solving, taking the world championship in 2004, 2007 and 2010, and winning the British problem-solving championship ten times, most recently in 2020. In 2022 he became World Over-65 Champion for the first time.“a fantastic book for any aspiring chess player who wants to improve. Nunn has the ability to make his thinking patterns during the game transparent on paper. He supports this with variations, and especially with verbal explanations. ... the younger generation can benefit a lot from this book to work through the ‘thinking of a top player’ who was also a great attacking player!” - IM Herman Grooten, schaaksite-nl Read more