Chess Highlights of the 20th Century: The Best Chess 1900-1999 in Historical Context

by Graham Burgess

The best chess, 1900-1999, in historical like the rest of the world, the game of chess has changed enormously during the 20th century. This book surveys these developments by focusing on the top events, greatest achievements and most brilliant games, year-by-year.

This instructive and engaging book places the chess material in its historical context with a review of the main stories of each year away from the chessboard. It will delight all those with a general interest in chess and its players, whether they are seeking to improve their game, gain a better appreciation of our chess heritage, or simply looking for entertainment.

Genres: Chess, History

224 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2000

About the author

Graham K. Burgess (1968) is an English FIDE Master of chess and a noted writer and trainer. He became a FIDE Master at the age of twenty. He attended Birkdale High School in Southport, Merseyside. In 1989 he graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in mathematics. In 1994 he set a world record by playing 510 games of blitz chess (five minutes for each player) in three days, winning 431 games and drawing 25,

Burgess has written more than twenty books and edited more than 250. His book The Mammoth Book of Chess won the British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award in 1997. He is the editorial director of Gambit Publications.

Reviews

[Michael Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book, covering the history of chess in the 20th century. A couple pages for each year provides the scores of two or three interesting games from the year and outlines significant events, tournaments, and top players. To top it off, major world events -- political, scientific, etc -- are noted to provide context for the chess related ones. Succinctly written, continually interesting, it's well worth reading.