In his well-known entertaining style, the author takes us through the fascinating history of the World Champions of Chess. A striking and beautiful book full of anecdotes, stories and thrilling games played by the titans of our royal game. It is a book you can read time and again and will surely find a treasured place on your bookshelf! In this fascinating new work for Thinkers Publishing, the retired but one pretty strong Dutch Grandmaster takes a look at the play of all world champions and some of their 19th century forerunners. Each player receives a brief biography before the author sets out to explain what made them truly great. Those with gaps in their knowledge will certainly enjoy the read and even the experienced reader may well wish to dip into the book to peruse some fine stories and insight. 'Chess'July 2019.