"truly impressive.highly recommended"-- Library Journal ; "fascinating.well researched.monumental"-- The Washington Post ; "outstanding work of scholarship.recommended without reservation"-- British Chess Magazine ; "an important and excellent work, strongly researched, well organized, and intelligently, insightfully and engagingly written.well worth the price.recommend it highly"-- ChessCafe.com ; "fascinating.

Soltis manages to bring many characters of Soviet chess history to life"-- Chess News ; "I can't recommend this book enough"-- Inside Chess ; "a labour of love.absorbing.a wealth of fascinating detail"-- Chess Mail ; "tremendous.highly recommended"-- Blitz Chess ; "insightful book.exudes quality in every respect.an epochal work.clearly the best book of the year so far"-- Chessopolis ; "highly recommended"-- Australian Chess Forum ; "the best book about chess I've read for years"-- Nederlands Dagblad ;"outstanding.clearly the best book of the year"-- Randy Bauer's Revealing Reviews ; "fun, beautifully-produced, informative, and nostalgic"-- Chess Magazine ; "fascinating"-- Chess Horizons ; "important and exhaustive.

definitive"-- Winnipeg Free Press ; "one of Soltis' masterpieces.extremely enjoyable to read.it's easy to recommend this book.Soviet Chess is fun, beautifully produced, informative, and nostalgic in the best sense.fascinating"--IM John Donaldson ( JeremySilman.com ); "an enjoyable read"-- Kingpin Chess Magazine.