Noted authority selects 12 greatest players Capablanca, Alekhine, Lasker, Fischer, Botvinnik, Petrosian, Tal, Smyslov, Spassky, Bronstein, Rubinstein and Nimzowitsch and presents 115 memorable games that show these masters at their most brilliant. Games include author s choice of the greatest game ever played. 12 photos. Indexes. Bibliography.".