Tal, Petrosian, Spassky and Korchnoi: A Chess Multibiography with 207 Games Library Binding – January 30, 2019

The biographical information is excellent and interesting.The game analysis is shockingly poorly done. Completely worthless. In this era there is no excuse for not running your book’s analysis through a computer.For the price of this book I expected a great multi-biography AND great analysis.This book is terribly disappointing.

Very satisfied with the book. I also like Spassky.

Superficial chess analysis

Deep and scholarly research on four famous Grandmasters and the Soviet culture that fostered them.

I bought this book about a week ago from a different venue, but wanted to share my impressions with those who might be interested in having this work in their collection. It is a wonderful weaving of the lives of four very influential Soviet Grandmasters - and what lives they were. The drama, the egos, the struggles and their games, all are revealed in an understanding, yet penetrating light. If you enjoy a good read and are a chess player who appreciates the beauty and struggle of a hard fought game, then this is the book for you. Andrew Soltis, the author, has hit another home run.

Mr. Soltis is one of the world's best chess authors, and this is one of his finest books. Besides annotated games by some the most accomplished players ever, there is plenty of historical context and, most of all, human interest. The chess rivals featured in this book are brought alive in the pages.

Fantastic book. Soltis is just a great writer on chess, and this is his best book.

This is quite simply the best book on the golden era of Soviet chess Andy Soltis does a superb job bringing these four fantastic players to life.. The games in the book are all entertaining and a fair few absolutely stunning the games are well annotated. Thank You very much Andy.

El GM Andrew Soltis tiene a sus espaldas un puñado de excelentes libros de ajedrez (pienso en "Bobby Fisher rediscovered", "Soviet chess" o sus biografías de Marshall y Botvinnik). Esta "multibiografía" a cuatro bandas es una obra maestra. Con una prosa absorbente, Soltis desvela con extraordinaria viveza detalles desconocidos o poco conocidos de las vidas de sus protagonistas (Tal, Petrosian, Spassky y Korchnoi), levanta un imponente fresco del ambiente de la época, del ajedrez soviético, con sus rencillas, sus envidias y su épica, todo ello ilustrado con mas de 200 partidas comentadas. Con buen criterio, en la selección predominan las partidas menos conocidas, en lugar de incidir en aquellas reproducidas en multitud de monografías. Un gran libro, de lectura apasionante, magníficamente editado, y un nuevo título de la estupenda y selecta editorial McFarland. Una joya.