1) Simple Chess - by Stean - Great instructional book - 5 out 5 stars. Some really great ideas on how to play this difficult game. Fred Wilson was right, this is a great book.2) Unlimited Challenge - by Garry Kasparov - an autobiography - 4 out of 5 stars.3) Mortal Games - by Fred Watzkin - Fred was by Gary's side during his 1990 match with Karpov for the world championship. - 4 out of 5 stars.4) Behind Deep Blue - by Feng Hsiung Hsu - the whole story of the greatest computer chess beast ever. It covers the entire development from Chip Test - Deep Thought - Deep Blue - Deeper Blue. It details Feng's climb of Computer Science's Mount Everest. The story of the defeat of a Chess World Champion, Garry Kasparov in match play. - 4 out of 5 stars.5) Persona Non Grata - by Victor Kortchnoi with Lenny Cavallaro - Victor's struggle during the 1978 World Championship Chess match against Anatoly Karpov- 4 out of 5 stars.6) Chess World Championship 1972 - Fischer vs. Spassky - by Larry Evans and Ken Smith - Every move has a position and a description. Larry Evans gives great analysis of each move. Larry Evans presents the games in a competitive and instructive way. 5 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed this match all over again.
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