by Eric Tangborn, 80pp. (1994 Chess Digest)

You are going to enjoy this book as the author gives entertaining "quotes," "little-known facts," or "tips" before each chapter. Then you are challenged by the great combinations (that every one of you should learn from), now collected in one book. Steinitz thru Kasparov are your teachers. The author writes: "It is no coincidence that the world chess champions were all extremely gifted in their ability to accurately execute a combination. One of the best ways that a chess player can efficiently improve is to practice finding combinations. This book contains 363 combinations played by the world champions and will provide the reader with many hours of study. The positions range in difficulty and will be challenging to chess players of all playing strengths."