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Grandmaster of Chess: The Complete Games of Paul Keres

by Paul Keres, three volumes in one

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Arco Publishing Company, New York, 1972, paperback, 10,5x18 cm, 574 pp, 350 grams, condition: good-, intact spine.

The title of the book is a misnomer. It doesn't really contain the "complete" games of Paul Keres. The reason for this is that Keres originally wrote three separate volumes, The Early Games Of Paul Keres, The Middle Years of Paul Keres, and The Later Years of Paul Keres. When he decided to combine the three into one single volume, The Complete Games of Paul Keres seemed like a natural title.
The book contains 26 early games (1931 - 1938), 27 games from the middle years (1939 - 1951), and 27 games from the later years (1952 - 1962) for a total of 80 games. All the games are won by Keres.
Keres's notes are extremely thorough and detailed, and the games are rich with tactical complications.

"Paul Keres has been called the greatest chess player never to have won the world championship. He was legitimately competitive for about 30 years. What makes this book great is the quality of his annotations. He is detailed, thorough, and honest. There is a subtle self-effacing quality about his words that endears him to you and he provides situation nuances that give you a closer sense of the game. And besides all this, the beauty of chess is in his writings."

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