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		To those who do not know Irving Chernev, who haven't read his work, the foregoing must appear as highly exaggerated, overblown nonsense those who are familiar with his personality and a good number of his widely-known, much admired books might allow that I understated his relationship to our game.
		Chernev was born in czarist Russia in the first month of the 20th century.
		Chernev was an aesthete, a lover, and fully realized that the more one understood of art, the more one could see and experience the beautiful, then the more deep, abiding pleasure and joy was to be had.
	www.chesscafe.com /text/logichess.txt (2685 words)

	Irving Chernev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Irving Chernev (1900-1981) was a prolific Russian-American chess author.
		Chernev's deep love for the game is obvious to any reader of his books.
		Chernev died in his beloved San Francisco in 1981.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irving_Chernev (272 words)

	Irving Chernev Great Chess Writer
		Chernev in San Francisco, a city which he rarely left and loved almost as much as chess.
		Irving Chernev is one of the best beginning chess book writers of all time.
		Chernev decided to stop playing chess later in his life, choosing to enjoy chess as an observer and a writer.
	www.academicchess.org /learn/chernev.htm (268 words)

	Logical Chess
		Batsford's new edition of Logical Chess: Move by Move, written in 1957 by Irving Chernev, is a collection of 33 games with a famous player on at least one side of the board.
		Chernev's idea was to "explain" every move of every game, mostly with a paragraph or more of prose, and sometimes (but not often) with supporting analysis.
		This is very true of Chernev's games, which are almost all examples of miserable defense by the loser, or of utter lack of understanding (by modern standards).
	www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_jw/jw_logical_chess.html (296 words)

	Chernev chess
		To those who do not know Irving Chernev, who haven’t read his work, the foregoing must appear as highly exaggerated, overblown nonsense – those who are familiar with his personality and a good number of his widely-known, much admired books might allow that I understated his relationship to our game.
		But here the analogy ends, for Chernev was not possessive, he couldn’t, wouldn’t be jealous – he wanted to share this passion with the world.
		There are, no doubt, a jaded few who have "outgrown" Chernev, who have gone on to more serious fare and relegate his bright, exuberant books to their "naïve" chess past, to the near-forgotten days when chess was more fun than work.
	www.chesslab.com /chernev.htm (2764 words)

	Amazon.ca: Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: Books: Irving Chernev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chernev is a master writer at illuminating the logic behind moves and helping the reader understand those reasons.
		Chernev's annotations are lucid and instructive but perhaps a little too simplistic at times.
		Chernev also falls into hero-worship in places, but he quite defensibly regarded Capa as the greatest player of all time.
	www.amazon.ca /Capablancas-Chess-Endings-Irving-Chernev/dp/0486242498 (1008 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Logical Chess Move by Move (Batsford Chess Book): Books: Irving Chernev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chernev explains the thoughts of the masters and explains key concepts with a clarity that no other writer has ever equalled.
		Echoing the sentiments of all those who have already written in support of Chernev's book, this is indeed an essential book for anyone whose passion for the game of chess has developed beyond a casual understanding of the tactics of the game, towards an understanding of strategy.
		For those who are looking for books for children, Chernev is an eloquent writer who may stretch a child's volcabulary as much as their chess knowledge, without being unduly taxing.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Logical-Chess-Move-Batsford-Book/dp/0713484640 (1231 words)

	The chess games of Irving Chernev
		Chernev was a very active master for a time.
		: Irving Chernev is a man for whom I have alot of respect.
		Sure their style was a bit pedantic and prescriptive, but they made it feel like when you played the game you were engaged in a noble struggle for truth and justice.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessplayer?pid=72848 (1070 words)

	Amazon.ca: Combinations : The Heart of Chess: Books: Irving Chernev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chernev's classic is not simply a collection of combinations for drilling yourself on pins, forks, smothered mates, and so on - although there are plenty of combinations (300+) for that - it shows how the great players used them in their games.
		I like how Chernev uses extended game fragments and his own enthusiastic commentary to explain the combinations.
		I have several tactics books and I enjoyed Chernev's less common approach to combinations: most books just give the position as though it just "appeared" out of the blue to settle the game.
	www.amazon.ca /Combinations-Heart-Chess-Irving-Chernev/dp/0486217442 (492 words)

	Chessville Reviews - 50 Essential Chess Lessons (A Modern Look at 50 Immensely Instructive Chess Battles) - by Steve ...
		While chess authors like Irving Chernev, I.A. Horowitz, and Fred Reinfeld were not the strongest players in their day (although of the three, Horowitz was by far the strongest, having won the US championship three times) their chess books have always been among my favorites.
		Chernev focused not on variations, but on clear and concise explanations using words that seemed to help dispel some of the mystery that surrounds chess in the mind of the beginner.
		Like Chernev, Giddens’ comments are light on variations and heavy on verbal explanations, which is just what the class player is hungry for.
	www.chessville.com /reviews/50EssentialChessLessons.htm (2216 words)

	World Chess Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Irving Chernev did not have access to this resource in 1943 when he compiled Chessboard Magic!
		Reuben Fine wrote: "Chernev has been gathering these endings for many years and has plagued and amused hundreds of friends, from master to tyro with his finds.
		But Chernev cared more about beauty than results and realized he could never earn a living from playing.
	wcn.tentonhammer.com /print.php?sid=813 (505 words)

	Amazon.com: Practical Chess Endings: Books: Irving Chernev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chernev does give variations on how to win many variations, but there are times when it appears that the opponent is not playing the best possible line.
		Chernev gives you several endgames which demonstrate a technique, but he never specifically says "This position contains these key points which will lead us to use this particular technique".
		You are basically given a winning position and then Chernev outlines how to win with the position.
	www.amazon.com /Practical-Chess-Endings-Irving-Chernev/dp/048622208X (1853 words)

	Logical Chess: Move by Move
		For those who didn’t grow up in the era of descriptive notation, Irving Chernev wrote books that mostly appealed to the mainstream player.
		The author does a great job of connecting with the reader – one feels that they really are inside the head of the players and that Chernev is explaining what they were thinking while deciding upon their moves.
		While not a world-class player, Chernev was a prolific writer, and that combination serves the reader well in this book.
	www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_rb/rb_logical_chess.html (644 words)

	200 Brilliant Endgames by Irving Chernev - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		About this title: Both an instruction book and an engaging meditation on the joys of chess, this final work by one of the most successful chess writers of all time is appropriate for players at every level.
		Irving Chernev blends anecdotes with his observations on inspiring moves and combinations by well- and lesser-known players, including Troitzky, Reti, Kasparyan, Botvinnik, Kubbel, Rinck, Grigoriev, and many others.
		A review of some memorable chess moves as seen by Irving Chernev, with fl and white diagrams for further explaination.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/qwork/30695/used/200BrilliantEndgames (430 words)

	Most Instructive Games of Chess - Chernev - Chess House
		Each game offers a classic example of a fundamental problem and its best resolution, described and diagrammed in the clearest possible manner for players of every level of skill.
		Chernev's lively and illuminating notes on each game reveal precisely how Capablanca, Tarrasch and other masters--Fischer, Alekhine, Lasker and Petrosian among them--turn theory into practice as they attack and maneuver to control the board.
		Readers will find their technique improving with each lesson as Irving Chernev dissects winning strategies, comments on alternate tactics and marvels at the finesse of winning play, noting at the end of his Introduction: "I might just as well have called this collection The Most Beautiful Games of Chess Ever Played."
	www.chesshouse.com /ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=1540 (264 words)

	Irving Chernev's 10 Best Books?
		Since the more I study and read, the more I seem to be of the same mind as this man....
		on so many different topics; I thought it would be appropriate to provide a list of Chernev's all-time best, favorite, and best written chess books.
		Chernev is also maybe the finest chess writer who ever lived.
	www.geocities.com /lifemasteraj/ICs_12-best-books.html (441 words)

	Irving Chernev - Chesspedia, The Free Chess Encyclopedia Pushedpawn.org
		Irving Chernev - Chesspedia, The Free Chess Encyclopedia Pushedpawn.org
		He wrote that he "probably read more about chess and played over more games than any man in history." Chernev's deep love for the game is obvious to any reader of his books.
		This page was last modified 23:35, 20 November 2005.
	pushedpawn.org /test6/Irving_Chernev.htm (229 words)

	Logical Chess in Every Move
		In 1957 Irving Chernev wrote a book which presented many instructional and entertaining games from the masters.
		Game number 3 from the book "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev 1957.
		Algebraic notation is substituted for the original descriptive notation.
	www.logicalchess.com /resources/lc/index.html (111 words)

	Logical Chess Move by Move - Classic Chess Book
		In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move.
		When you play through these games and explanations you will get a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively.
		The late Irving Chernev is known as one of the most prolific and highly regarded writers on chess.
	www.chesscentral.com /beginner_chess_hays/logical_chess_move.htm (188 words)

	National Scholastic Chess Foundation Chess Book Recommendations - Best Books for Kids
		Irving Chernev explains 33 games in detail, explaining the moves of the masters and showing readers where to place the chess pieces in order to make powerful, telling contributions.
		Study of this book will have a great effect on how you think when you play chess.
		What a pleasure to read; Chernev really knew how to write.
	www.nscfchess.org /nscfbooks_bi.html (1084 words)

	A Publishing Scandal
		We at once recognized the contents as identical to Chess in an Hour by F.J. Marshall and I. Chernev (published by Arco, New York in 1968 and 1975).
		That has been deleted from the Coles edition and, indeed, there is no mention of either Chernev or Marshall as the authors.
		It may be recalled here that Marshall’s original book was published in 1937 and that at the time Coles introduced ‘Brian Drew’ to the chess world Irving Chernev was still alive.
	www.chesshistory.com /winter/extra/coles.html (662 words)

	First book on the middle game
		Other possibilities: "The Art of the Middle Game" by Keres and Kotov, "How to Reassess Your Chess" and "The Amateur's Mind" by Jeremy Silman, and "The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played" by Chernev.
		But I would recommend "Logical Chess" most of all -- it gives one of the best groundings in chess fundamentals of any book I know, especially if you have not read any other books on the middle game.
		I fully agree with you on "Logical chess move by move" by Chernev, which is really good, but "My system" by Nimzowitsch, although not only about middle game, is a great classic, and a pleasure to read.
	www.gamesreviews.net /message236186.html (1213 words)

	Amazon.com: Practical Chess Endings: Books: Irving Chernev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/048622208X/104-6508105-3192724 (1777 words)

	Capablanca's Best Chess Endings by Irving Chernev - 0486242498 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Here are real games from match and tournament play against Alekhine, Lasker, Marshall, Nimzowitsch, Réti, and more.
		Capablanca was one of the greatest endgame players off all time, and Chernev's analysis is easy to follow.
		Usually ships in 24 hours One of the few books Capablanca wrote, this is a must-have book for every serious chess player.
	www.chess-strategy-online.com /books/Jose-Capablanca/0486242498 (291 words)

	Irving Chernev, Fred Reinfeld - Winning Chess - 231 Seiten, kartoniert, 1975.: 20,35 Euro - Mittelspiele - Schach ...
		Irving Chernev, Fred Reinfeld - Winning Chess - 231 Seiten, kartoniert, 1975.: 20,35 Euro - Mittelspiele - Schach Niggemann
		The proper use of combination play is the secret of winning chess.
		If you master these lessons, you will vastly improve your game.
	www.niggemann.com /d/detail/buecher/2497.html (373 words)

	Search Results for irving chernev logical chess - Direct Textbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained New Algebraic Edition by Irving Chernev
		Logical Chess Move by Move by Irving Chernev
	www.directtextbook.com /editions/irving-chernev-logical-chess (205 words)

	Logical chess by Irving Chernev \| LibraryThing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played (Chess) by Irving Chernev (7/17)
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		The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played (Chess) by Irving Chernev (Amazon
	www.librarything.com /work.php?book=405676 (433 words)

	Logical Chess - Move by Move - Chernev - Chess House
		Logical Chess - Move by Move - Chernev - Chess House
		Logical Chess - Move by Move - Chernev
		A strong player in his own right, he had a unique gift of explaining chess in a lucid and entertaining style.
	www.chesshouse.com /Logical_Chess_Move_by_Move_p/6092.htm (176 words)

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