Grandmaster Paul van der Sterren (1956 ), was one of the strongest chess players of the Netherlands. He became twice national champion and represented his country eight times during the Chess Olympiads. In 2001 he retired from being an active player and focused on writing books drawn from his rich chess experience. This is his first English chess book written for Thinkers Publishing.

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.