 The Magic of Mikhail
Tal
by Joe Gallagher
Everyman; 224 pages; £16.99
Review by Richard Palliser
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, Tal's autobiography covering
his career up until 1975, was reprinted by Cadogan (now Everyman) in 1997,
thus enabling many more to enjoy Tal's wizardry and to do so in algebraic
notation. Gallagher has no wish to recover this ground and has instead
decided to cover Tal's career from 1975-1992. This may seem a slightly
surprising task until one remembers that Tal was in the world top 10 for
much of the 1980s, finished third in the 1988 Reykjavik World Cup event,
and, most importantly, was capable of brilliance right up to his death
in 1992... |
 The 100 Best Chess Games
of the 20th Century, Ranked
by Andrew Soltis
McFarland, 265 pages, £33 (hardback)
Review by James Vigus
This is Andrew Soltis' latest tome in a distinguished series of expensive
but beautifully produced McFarland publications. Bombarded as we are by
millennium reviews, rating lists and league tables of all kinds, it is
difficult to enthuse over yet another "100 Best…" book; but happily
this one is very worthwhile... |
 The Taimanov Sicilian
by Graham Burgess
Gambit, 208 pages, £14.99
Review by Richard Palliser
The Taimanov Sicilian (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4
e6), also often known as the Paulsen, has long remained one of Black's
more solid ways of playing the Sicilian, but is also a line in which Black
keeps open his option of playing for the full point |
 Chess Today
Editors Alexander Baburin, Ruslan Scherbakov & Vladimir Barsky
approx. $15.00 for 4 months
Review by Richard Palliser
Billed as the "first daily chess e-newspaper", Chess Today is one
of GM Alexander Baburin's latest web projects and seeks to build on the
success of his Coffee Break Chess newsletter. Chess Today is
sent out to its subscribers fairly late each evening, and can then be
either viewed on your computer or printed out and read on the way to work
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