Sorcerer's Apprentice

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Summary: This is one of the greatest game collections there is.
Review: This book consists of four major sections. The first is forty of Bronstein's greatest combinations. These forty games have one diagram of the position before the decisive combination. The rest of the page has Bronstein's comment on the combination. The next section is a collection of fifty of his games. Most have a medium amount of annotation, but a few have extensive annotations. Many of the games have cute annecdotes attached to them. These annecdotes are part of the charm of the book. From one of these annecdotes, one can bring proof to the theory that the Russians 'fixed' certain tounamant results. The next section is sixty games by diagram. Practically speaking, this means that there are about 5 diagrams per game. The last section is called seventy picturesque games. Unfortunately, no clue is given to what David Bronstein considers picturesque. The added bonus to the book is that between each section there is an interesting article about Bronstein. Overall this is a game collection/autobiography that is as good as Tal's, and this one has the advantage that it has a much larger percentage of Bronstein's chess career that Tal's book has.

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Summary: an entertaining, down to earth lesson by one of the best
Review: Whether you play over the games at a chessboard or simply settle back in an armchair and open this book at random you will find it enormously entertaining and instructive. Bronstein has written a book that leaves the reader not only impressed by his imaginative combinational talents but also touched by his warm personality. He could have titled it "My life as a grandmaster...."

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Summary: One of the most enjoyable chess books I have ever read.
Review: Whether you play over the games at a chessboard or simply settle back in an armchair and open this book at random you will find it enormously entertaining and instructive. Bronstein has written a book that leaves the reader not only impressed by his imaginative combinational talents but also touched by his warm personality. He could have titled it "My life as a grandmaster...."