The book by Grandmaster John Nunn is a highly acclaimed guide that breaks down thirty modern games with annotations for virtually every single move. It serves as a modern successor to Irving Chernev’s classic Logical Chess: Move By Move, focusing on contemporary grandmaster play rather than older, sometimes less accurate, games. Key Features of the Book
: Nunn intentionally avoids dense jargon, using words everyone can understand to explain the general principles behind the moves. Understanding Chess Move by Move
: Most games are from recent decades, showing how modern grandmasters handle key concepts like the space advantage , the balance between initiative and material, and using the two bishops. Notes for Chernev's "Logical Chess Move by Move" The book by Grandmaster John Nunn is a