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.

Features:

• Presents the 20th century's finest games and combinations
• Traces the development of chess ideas
• Features play by Capablanca, Alekhine, Tal, Fischer, Kasparov, and many others

FIDE Master Graham Burgess holds the world record for marathon blitz chess-playing. He is a highly versatile chess writer, whose 17 previous books range from general guides for relatively inexperienced players to high-level theoretical manuals. His Mammoth Book of Chess won the 1997 British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award, while Nunn's Chess Openings, to which he contributed, is set to become one of the best-selling chess books of all time.

Specifications:

• Author: Burgess
• Book Type: Hardback, 1999
• Notation: Figurine Notation
• Pages: 208