by Smith & Hall, 168pp. (1988 Chess Digest)

The Era of Tal, Fischer & Kasparov

The great classic The Art of Attack by Vukovic ends with the Alekhine era – the last example being in 1947. In the 1950s a new generation emerged starting with the daring play of Mikhail Tal. He and his contemporaries are where we begin this book, taking the reader through the 1980s.

The chapters are (1) Attacking The King Which Can't Castle; (2) Attacking The Uncastled King; (3) Attacking the Kingside Castled Position; (4) St. George Attack vs. the King Fianchetto and Queen’s Fianchetto Castled Positions; (5) Classical “Greek Gift” Sacrificial Attack; (6) Attacking the Queenside Castled Position; (7) Defensive Measures; (8) Attacking the Opposite Side; (9) Counterattacking the Overextended Position; and (10) Great Attacking Players – Tal’s Daring Sacrificial Attacks, Fischer’s Scientific Attacks, Karpov’s Pragmatic Attacking Style and Kasparov’s Fiery Attacking Style. A great book for players of all strengths.