In this lecture, International Master Thomas Engqvist presents the timeless chess classic The World’s Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine (published by Dover Publications).
Why can this book be read with equal benefit by beginners, club players, and titled players? Because it tells the story of how chess has evolved from the earliest masters to the modern era — through the games, ideas and personalities that shaped the game.
The book’s centrepiece is a journey through great games from Ruy López to Anatoly Karpov, while also highlighting lesser-known masters from the USA, the UK, Sweden and beyond.
A major focus of the talk is the Hypermodern Revolution and Fine’s famous concept of the Hypermodern Paradox, illustrated through the classic game Richard Réti vs Akiba Rubinstein, played in Karlovy Vary 1923.
Reuben Fine brings a unique perspective: he personally knew many of the great chess personalities he writes about, and later became a practising psychiatrist from 1948 onwards — giving his writing remarkable psychological depth.
If you want to understand chess styles, chess personalities, and the evolution of ideas in chess history, this book is essential reading.
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