Follow Up to Logical Chess = Neil McDonald?

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Bruch

Any suggestions on a follow-up to Chernev's Logical Chess?

I am looking for another move-by-move anthology of master games.  The suggested book should be geared to an amateur-level player (1200-1500 or so).  Nice to have, but not required, would be something a little more recent with names I might better recognise (e.g. Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Anand, Carlson, etc.)

I've thought about Neil McDonald's Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From the First Move to the Last

NimzoRoy

I can't think of anything offhand, besides GM Evans and Ken Smith's book on the 1972 WCH which has a diagram (and comment) for every move but overall their commentary is sparse and of course it's a book on the Fischer-Spassky match, not an instructional book

Chernev's The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played is good. There are plenty of good books out there for you but without comments on every move, I think one book like that is enough!

Check out my blog on beginners books: http://www.chess.com/blog/NimzoRoy/beginner-chess-book-recommendations

Roma60

neil mcdonalds book is a very good buy.also the move by move series books on different openings are very good because they give q+a on the moves.but at the moment im reading the improving annotator from beginner to master by dan heisman this is also good because the moves are all explained. good luck.

sapientdust

Dan Heisman has a nice list of Recommended Instructive Game Anthologies.

Bruch

Thanks.  I've seen Dan Heisman's list before and consult it quite often.  Its a great resource...  However, I don't agree with all the recommendations - for example, I was unimpressed by the First Book of Morphy, which is recommended on his site...