Reinfeld Fred, Chernev Irving. Chess Strategy and Tactics

David McKay Co., 1946. — 187 p.The critical acclaim which greeted the original publication of Chess Strategy and Tactics in 1933 pleased, but did not surprise, its authors. During the twenties, when so many notable chess books had appeared in Europe, very little of importance had been published in the United States. By 1933 the period of stagnation was coming to an end: we were producing great players, and deserved a chess literature commensurate with our position in the chess world.
Chess Strategy and Tactics was therefore consciously prepared with the aim of making it a milestone in American chess writing. Among the innovations were:
The games were carefully selected for their artistic merit; for their illustration of some important principle; and for their exemplification of the style of a great master.
Hackneyed games were avoided. At the time of original publication, the claim was made that 90% of the games had never appeared in English, and that virtually none of them had appeared elsewhere with good notes. That claim still holds good.
Each game was preceded by a brief introduction which described a personality, a style, an opening, a historical trend. The object was to catch the reader’s interest, to give him a clearer insight into the game he was about to play over.