Chernev Irving. The Golden Dozen: The Twelve Greatest Chess Players Of All Time

Oxford University Press, 1976. — 347 p. — ISBN13: 978-0192175366.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.