Books like Logical Chess: Move By Move

This is not a chess book. It's an old friend. It was the first chess book I ever owned, back in the days before girls, when everything was in black and white and a computer was a panel of flashing lights playing on Spock's face. It was the book that got me hooked on the game ... a fascination with chess that has lasted a lifetime.So I have to admit that I am more than a little biased. Reviewing this book is a bit like reviewing your Grandmother. You love her to bits, and because of that you don't really want to mention the ... ahem ... beard. Let's start with the good news. This is a fabulous book. A classic. If you have more than one chess book, then you have the beginnings of a collection. And no collection would be complete without a copy of "Logical chess". If you haven't got a chess book, then I can think of no better way to start a collection than this one. It's a must have.Why? Because there are few books aimed at beginners, but which will still entertain you as you get stronger. Not only that, but Chernev is a witty writer. Okay, maybe not laugh out loud, belly laugh type material. But you will love the way he describes the games.It's not perfect. Describing every move is a great idea in principle, but it does get a little wearisome having to read about 1.e4 for the umpteenth time. The games themselves are as old as the hills. That's not too much of a problem when it comes to the tactics, because tactics never go out of fashion. But you'll sniff at some of the openings which feel like wind-up gramophones in an I-pad age. It also has to be said that some of Chernev's advice is a tad suspect. It's of its time, and that is both a strength and a weakness. Luxuriate in its timeless wonderfulness and you'll have a grand time. Get sniffy about the old codger wearing unfashionable clothes and it might not quite work for you.All in all, "Logical chess" is like Star Wars, episode 4, A New Hope. You have to make some allowances for its age. It doesn't have the whizzy graphics for the 3D touch screen high definition generation. But it's still a fabulous classic and you can't imagine a world in which it doesn't exist.Or, put it this way, I am genuinely jealous of people who have not read this book for the first time, because if the pleasure that is waiting for them, as long as they can make a few small allowances for the age difference