Some chess study books that I liked from Batsford Anova Books Ltd.

This weekend I have been looking at some chess study books and player biographies of the Batsford editorial and I have not known which one to decide on.
What do you think? Any recommendation?

PETROSIAN VERSUS THE ELITE

G.M. Raymond Keene and Master Julian Simpole

This book contains 71 deeply annotated victories of the world champion for the period 1963 to 1969 against high level players of his time, some of which are published for the first time. The authority of the authors makes the language of their comments accessible and readable by amateurs, and also includes excellent variants capable of satisfying the most demanding professional.

Petrosian has been undervalued as world champion mainly due to the great defeat that Boby Fischer endorsed him in a match. So Kasparov himself in a recent reading in London, struggles to return Petrosian to the place it deserves among the great players in this sport.
Grandmaster Raymond Keene is probably the most widely read chess columnist of all time. He is the author of around 120 chess books and a correspondent for the prestigious Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Trubne newspapers. He lives in London.
Commonwealth chess master Julian Simpole teaches youth and teens, and has recently published Junior Chess Training. 304 pages

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HOW TO CHOOSE A CHESS MOVE

G.M. Andrew Soltis

There are usually more than 30 moves on average that you can choose from in one position, even for chess masters who are regularly accustomed to handling more confidence and calculation less quickly than other players in each position. This is a practical guide that explains the tricks, techniques, and shortcuts that teachers use to find the best path at each point in the game to make the best move. Thus the book covers:

Specific methods to identify good moves, Analysis of the consequences of each move, and the use of objective and subjective criteria to find the correct move from any position. It is an unmissable work for those players who want to hone their decision-making skills. 11 chapters, in which the candidate plays are reviewed, how much should be analyzed, what is the evaluation and the expectation, four models of thought, reality review, clarity and risk, etc. 240 pages.

NAJDORF: LIFE AND GAMES

Tomasz Lissowski, Adrian Mikhalchishin y Miguel Najdorf. Prologo de Liliana Najdorf.

This book is a small tribute to the great Polish-Argentine player. He was one of the best players of his time and played two candidate cycles and participated in 15 Olympics in addition to countless tournaments. Najdorf maintained a formidable blindfold record and is obviously known for his enormous contributions to the Sicilian defense that bears his name. Najdorf's game is characterized by a deep strategic conception in addition to his ability to inject dynamite in positions that are apparently simple and balanced. The book includes more than 130 complete games of which around half have been carefully annotated by Najdorf himself or his contemporaries while the rest have been annotated by Mikhalchishin. Of course there is an extensive bibliography in charge of his bibliographer Tomasz LissoLissowski advised by Liliana, the daughter of Miguel Najdorf. 255 pages.

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WINNING PAWN STRUCTURES

GM Alexander Baburin

"Winning Pawn Structures" is a modern guide to pawn structures, and their importance to the formation and execution of plans. The author provides a modern understanding of pawn schematics (particularly isolated pawn structures), which is a strong practical advantage on the board in the live game. Pawn structures are one of the aspects of chess that computers control well, so studying this book will also improve results against silicon monsters. Alexander Baburin is an experienced Russian grandmaster who has won many international tournaments. Now based in Ireland, he is mainly dedicated to training. 240 pages.

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BOBBY FISCHER. REDISCOVERED

IM Andrew Soltis

A new book on Bobby Fischer? No, it's much more than that! ... International master Andrew Soltis has analyzed Bobby Fischer's career from his beginnings in New York to his second final match against his old rival, Boris Spassky, in 1992, introducing a new and fresh air to deep commentary on 100 authentic chess masterpieces. Undoubtedly, and say what you want to say about the great American, Robert Fischer is one of the great milestones in the evolution of the understanding of our noble game. This Soltis book is a new contribution, and a very profound one, to advance the understanding of the contribution made by Bobby. 284 pages.