Grandmaster vs Amateur

“One of the nicest features of the book is that the amateur often becomes the star of the show, and

not only when he scores a half-point or full-point upset… [They] are profiled and humanized,

celebrated as individuals and chess lovers in their own right.

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The book may help the amateurs who read it: there are around 35 full, well-annotated games and

some additional fragments too. There’s plenty of advice too, but the best reason to buy it is as a

celebration of the game we all love, and of most – if not, ultimately, all – of the people who play it. As

the great Mikhail Tal once commented, “We are all amateurs.”

Dennis Monokroussos

“Quality Chess has launched a new book titled Grandmaster versus Amateur, which interestingly

enough uses the same successful concept as two earlier publications (Experts on The Sicilian and

Experts on the Anti-Sicilian): the book is a collection of essays by various grandmasters. Obviously,

this time the grandmasters are no evident experts on a specific variation, but sure enough

entertaining writers with ample experience on the subject: grandmaster against amateur.

Jacob Aagaard and John Shaw

All in all Grandmaster versus Amateur does not have Euwe’s methodical approach in Chess Master

versus Chess Amateur, a title which was brought to the editors attention when the project was

already up and running. Yet the book has become a highly entertaining compilation, with lots of

interesting stuff to learn and to think about, suited for all kinds of chess players.”

Arthur van de Oudeweetering