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b"Chess Books Recaptured returns to discuss an excellent game compilation book, The Mammoth Book of the World\\u2019s Greatest Chess Games by GM John Nunn, GM John Emms, GM Michael Adams, and GM Wesley So. Joining me to discuss the book are cognitive scientist and USCF Master, Dr. Christopher Chabris, and a co-author and editor of the book, FM Graham Burgess. We discuss questions such as \\u201cWhat defines a great chess game?\\u201d \\u201cHow are the best games chosen in this book?\\u201d \\u201cWhy aren't any wins by Nakamura or Aronian in the book?\\u201d \\u201cWhat other books attempt to cover the best chess games in history?\\u201d It is a fascinating project, and the book is excellent, with an amazing compilation of historic games with instructive, succinct prose and high-level analysis. You can find lots more details, timestamps, links below..\\n\\n\\nPrior appearances by Dr. Christopher Chabris:\\nEpisode 95 with Christopher Chabris\\xa0\\nEpisode 187 with Christopher Chabris\\xa0\\nBook Recap #4: Think Like a Grandmaster by Kotov\\xa0\\nBook Recap #15: Secrets of Practical Chess and Attack the Strongpoint\\xa0\\n\\n\\nGambit apps on which you can purchase Mammoth for Apple and Google\\n\\n0:00- Why did Christopher Chabris choose this book to discuss? What is the structure of the book?\\xa0\\n13:00- What other game compilations are comparable?\\nMentioned: Kasparov\\u2019s My Great Predecessors, Logical Chess Move by Move, The Most Instructive Games of All Time, The Golden Dozen, Understanding Chess Move by Move,100 Best Games of the 20th Century\\xa0\\n20:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess collects and analyzes your games and gives you actionable tips based on the data it gathers. Check the site out, and if you choose to subscribe, please use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.\\xa0\\n21:15- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Better Help. You can see some online reviews here, and if you sign up, use this link to save 10%: https://www.betterhelp.com/chess\\n\\n22:00- We are joined by the co-author and overseer of The Mammoth Book of the World\\u2019s Greatest Chess Games, FM Graham Burgess\\n\\n35:00- How did GM Wesley So and GM Michael Adams get involved in the project?\\xa0\\n\\n43:00- Graham shares some details on the game selection process.\\xa0\\nMentioned: Kramnik-Kasparov 2000\\n\\n48:00- Did the authors think of using engines to judge the \\u201cquality\\u201d of the games?\\xa0\\nMentioned: Krogius-Stein, Kasparov-Karpov Game 24, 1985\\n\\n58:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Their new and upcoming courses include GM Simon Williams updating The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, and GM Hans Niemann course on Jobava London.\\xa0\\n\\n59:00- We return to discuss some highlights of the book.\\xa0\\nMentioned: Gufeld\\u2019s Mona Lisa, The Seven Deadly Chess Sins, Boguljubow-Alekhine 1922\\n\\n1:13:00- Which legendary player is featured the most in the book?\\nMentioned: Alekhine\\u2019s Gun , Aronian Anand, Rotlewi-Rubinstein, Anand-Adams\\n\\n1:23:00- Should they have more engine games?\\n\\n1:26:00- Patreon mailbag question- \\u201cWhat are Dr. Chabris\\u2019 recommendations for aging chess players aka \\u201csenior sustainers\\u201d?\\nMentioned: GM Larry Kaufman, Cognitive Chess\\xa0\\n\\n1:31:00- \\xa0Patreon mailbag question-\\xa0\\u201cIs there a Mozart effect in chess?\\u201d\\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here:\\nBen Johnson is creating Perpetual Chess Podcast | Patreon\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"