David Bronstein

>What are your five favourite chess books? [...]David Bronstein’s Zurich Candidates[...]

I love old tournament books. Two most obvious examples are Bronstein’s Zurich Interzonal 1953 and Tal’s book on his match vs Botvinnik.

I just finished reading book on the Candidate Tournament in Zurich 1953 by Bronstein — great book!

If I should name three favourite chess books it would be [...] The third book is Bronstein’s opus on Zurich 1953.

>But for you, what book has given you the most? Without doubt Zurich 53 by Bronstein! That’s a totally unique book. Not only are the ideas described with words and not simply variations, but it was also unprecedented for a player at his level, number 2 or 3 in the world, to reveal his ideas like that, with great sincerity. It’s a deep and honest book.

>Is there a chess book that had a profound influence on you? The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by David Bronstein and Tom Fürstenberg. Even though nowadays it’s more like ‘The Computer’s Apprentice’.