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Pritchett: Modern Chess from Steinitz to the 21st century the big greek Some of the stories stay Some of the stories stay long in the memory: descriptions of the hardships endured by players in the first USSR Championship that took place in the difficult years of the Civil War the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson's Play the French – the must have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years It takes in the revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitz's early summation and establishment of a firm positional basis for chess and the considerable contributions made by all of the subsequent world champions and certain other great players 1st edition 2022