200 Open Games( Series - Chess )

Russian grandmaster David Bronstein was one of the strongest chess players in the world for nearly a decade beginning in 1948. His games demonstrated a high degree of creativity, fantasy, tactical ingenuity, and surprise. In this humorous, delightfully written book, Bronstein describes how a number of games seem different in the minds of the players, yet have similar patterns, including the critical first move.

Russian grandmaster offers a wealth of his finest games, presented in full with numerous illustrative diagrams. Lively, frequently amusing commentary emphasizes ideas behind moves, shows how 1P-K4--P-K4 imposes its patterns on subsequent game. 207 black-and-white illustrations.