SECOND PIATIGORSKY CUP by Gregor Piatigorsky and Isaac Kashdan.Knowing John was completely immersed in his Fischer project, I didn’t expect him to give me any feedback about the “best books.” However, he innocently mentioned one and I grabbed it since it’s also a favorite of mine! I’ve been following his progress on this book for quite some time, and when I say it’s the ultimate book on Fischer, I mean it. John is currently working on the ultimate book about Fischer. Chess Olympic team, chess historian, and author of many chess books, including his two-book masterpiece on Akiba Rubinstein (co-authored by Nikolay Minev). John is an international master, six-time captain of the U.S. We will have to wait for the autobiographies of Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian, Nakamura…” Their works stand out against other very worthy authors. I enjoy the works of Larsen, Bronstein, Tal, Kasparov, Karpov, Silman, Nunn, Watson, and Christiansen, among others. Instead of simply naming titles, I prefer to mention authors. Indeed, I feel like I’ve read them many times. Seirawan said: “All these books have held me in endless fascination. GRANDMASTER PREPARATION by Lev Polugaevsky.GRANDMASTER OF CHESS: THE LATER YEARS OF PAUL KERES by Paul Keres.GRANDMASTER OF CHESS: THE MIDDLE YEARS OF PAUL KERES by Paul Keres.GRANDMASTER OF CHESS: THE EARLY GAMES OF PAUL KERES by Paul Keres.MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS, VOLUMES ONE AND TWO by Alexander Alekhine.ZURICH INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 1953 by David Bronstein (the original title was The Chess Struggle in Practice).MY 60 MEMORABLE GAMES by Robert Fischer.Yasser pointed out that any list is very subjective, but he listed the following as personal favorites:

His book (with co-author George Stefanovic) on the 1992 rematch between Fischer and Spassky ( No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992) is one of the finest match books ever written. His latest book, Chess Duels: My Games With the World Champions is a fantastic read.

His Play Winning Chess series is highly thought of, and is a favorite of players from beginner to 1800. chess champion, Yasser is also a fantastic chess writer and has written many fine chess books.

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