Chernev supplies the energy and brilliance of miniature chess masterpieces that remind us why we play the royal game in the first place. You forget where you are. The opening, the middlegame, the endgame are treated with rules, principles that work most of the time. The book is still the all time classic, placing Mr. Chernev in the chess hall of fame for keeps. Every single move has a marvelous direct comment for the student on why it was played.
Nothing is left to chance.
Thank you so much for telling people about the book. I know you do, everyone writes me. I knew it was the best teaching I could do. That was his privilege.