I've never read any of them except for Chernev's book (I presume this is the first one you're referring to) but offhand I never heard of Crouch or McDonald but I have heard of GM Nunn a widely respected player and writer, so I'd check his book out next. I do have Nunn's Chess Openings (1999)which is one of the best one-vol opening books out there, even though it's a bit dated by now.
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Have a look at what Dan has to say: http://home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Events_Books/General_Book_Guide.htm
that page is actually were i got those recommendations from but it doesnt say which is more advanced
I think he listed them in read order but my memory is the opposite of perfect.
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Nunn is the more advanced of the bunch, by far. The analytical level is, let's say, deep 
, and the games are modern fighting games.
Honestly, I think this is more a book to exercise your analytical powers than learn about chess, though it gives a great insight into what modern chess is.
In the Recommended Instructive Game Anthologies section of Heisman's recommendations, he lists the books "in roughly ascending order of difficulty". Crouch's book isn't in that particular list, but based on the excerpt I've seen of it and what I know of the other books in that section of Heisman's recommendations, I'd put Modern Chess: Move by Move after The Art of Planning in Chess and before Understanding Chess Move by Move.
hello everyone i have just finished reading logical chess move by move(i know a bit basic for my level) and i want to get my other game collections in order because going over masters games is an important part of improving. I'v got 3 other move by move books but im not sure which order they go in.
the other 3 i have got are
Modern chess move by move by crouch
the art of planning in chess move by move by mcdonald
understanding chess move by move by nunn
im pretty sure nunns book goes last but does anyone know of the first 2 which is more advanced? or if you only read 1 what were your thoughts on it? or if there are any other instructive games collections you'd recommend?