My answer will depend on your reason for the request. If its to play over and enjoy then ok. If it is to seriously study and improve? Then no. Todays master games are to engine driven. The old masters would be a better study for you.
Are there any good game collection chess books, with games from past 10 years?
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Jul 14, 2021
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IMBacon wrote:
My answer will depend on your reason for the request. If its to play over and enjoy then ok. If it is to seriously study and improve? Then no. Todays master games are to engine driven. The old masters would be a better study for you.
Yes the objective is for study & improvement of a beginner(1300-1400) player.
Although today's games are engine driven my thought was there are still some ideas which a modern IM/GM could grasp and explain to laymen.
Jul 14, 2021
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coolk wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
My answer will depend on your reason for the request. If its to play over and enjoy then ok. If it is to seriously study and improve? Then no. Todays master games are to engine driven. The old masters would be a better study for you.
Yes the objective is for study & improvement of a beginner(1300-1400) player.
Although today's games are engine driven my thought was there are still some ideas which a modern IM/GM could grasp and explain to laymen.
Obviously the choice is yours, and do what you think is best. But again....the old masters are the way to go for you. The games are easier to play through, easier to understand, and the tactics are easier to find and spot, and understand the "why" behind them.
Jul 14, 2021
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Not from last 10 years, but I really enjoyed San luis 2005 . Covers FIDE world championship 2005. A Strong double round robin tournaments. 8 players participated: Topalov, Anand, Judith Polgar, Leko, Morozevich, Svidler, Admas and Kasimdzhanov.
Agree on the San Luis book. Best tournament book of recent years. To answer the original question The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games by Nunn, Burgess is a great collection and goes up to 2010. Somewhat older but in similar vein is Tartakower and Du Mont;s 500 Master Games of Chess. It is arranged by opening so serves as a guide to that area of the game too.
Not exactly what you're asking for, but Game Changer by Sadler and Regan might interest you.
Here's a review from Daniel King.
I'm sure that the person who recommended John Watson's Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances Since Nimzovich, did so with the very possible intentions, but I don't think he really considered his target audience! The OP has a chess.com rating of 1300, which would probably translate to a USCF OTB rating in the 100-1150 range. Do you really think this is a player who has mastered the chess thinking of the classical era, is fully conversant with the writings of Nimzovich, and simply need to refresh his knowledge of the advances in chess strategy in the modern era? Some how, I doubt that. It may sound as if I'm making fun of the OP but I'm not. But different books are appropriate for different stages of ones chess development. nd I can say with complete confidence that the OP's greatest chess problems are A) dropping pieces, and B)Not taking his opponents inadequately protected pieces. I'm not sure John Watson has the answer for that
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The book you are looking for exists, but it is no book, it is a data base.
Jul 15, 2021
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IMBacon wrote:
coolk wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
My answer will depend on your reason for the request. If its to play over and enjoy then ok. If it is to seriously study and improve? Then no. Todays master games are to engine driven. The old masters would be a better study for you.
Yes the objective is for study & improvement of a beginner(1300-1400) player.
Although today's games are engine driven my thought was there are still some ideas which a modern IM/GM could grasp and explain to laymen.
Obviously the choice is yours, and do what you think is best. But again....the old masters are the way to go for you. The games are easier to play through, easier to understand, and the tactics are easier to find and spot, and understand the "why" behind them.
I would say there is a fine medium. You do not want to go super old, like Morphy, who often won due to his opponents being way below him, not because he did something spectacular.
If you want to learn the bare basics of chess, Steinitz, Lasker, and Capablanca are the way to go.
If you are looking to get a more modern understanding of chess, while the last 10 years is not the way to go, neither is 100 years ago. I would be looking at the "post-Alekhine" and "pre-Fischer" Era. These are mostly players born in the first 40 years of the 20th century (1901 to 1940.) Players like the following:
Bronstein
Botvinnik
Smyslov
Uhlmann
Tal
Petrosian
Spassky
Korchnoi
Jul 15, 2021
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tygxc wrote:
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The book you are looking for exists, but it is no book, it is a data base.
I would agree with that it's not in book form. A database, Agamator's YouTube channel has covered basically every good and/or meaningful game that has occurred over the last few years. Also newer editions of opening books will also have a small collection of the newest (at time of 1st publication) games that was used to model the writers suggestions. This is particularly true now with engines adding new wrinkles. I though personally would argue that any theory used in Zurich 1953 would be good enough for any club A Class and Expert level play.
Looking for books with following criteria,
1. Should have collection of recent master games. NOT looking for old classics.
2. Games must be from last 10 years i.e. Carlsen era, but not exclusively Carlsen games
3. High quality & engaging annotation. Not too dry.
Any suggestions?