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| Aug-07-04 | | tomh72000: Does anyone have the Player of the Day's book on the a6 Slav? |
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| Aug-07-04 | | Isolani: <tomh72000> Isolani owns a copy. I played this variation for the first time in a tournament weeks ago and embarrassed myself completely with a crushing defeat. Maybe I should have looked through it more deeply. |
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| Aug-07-04 | | tomh72000: Ok, thanks. The a6 system is so new that most books don't even mention it. |
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| Dec-19-04 | | WMD: The great success of his career was winning the GLC tournament in London in 1986. Brought in at short notice when Karpov declined to attend, he finished ahead of a field including Short, Chandler, Nunn, Portisch, Polugaevsky, Spassky and Larsen. He and Dlugy were the only IMs in attendance. Unaware he would be competing, he was due to get married on the day of the ninth round. The organisers arranged for his game to start early. |
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| Dec-29-04 | | Benzol: Glenn Curtis Flear
Born 12th February 1959 in Leicester
Awarded the IM title in 1983. |
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Aug-19-05
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| Aug-19-05 | | euripides: <offramp> Interesting. One might add Tal's winning the Soviet Championship in 1957. |
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| Sep-24-05 | | Averageguy: Who here owns Flear's book on pawn endgames? |
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| Sep-24-05 | | refutor: i own the book |
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| Sep-24-05 | | Averageguy: What do you think of it? |
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| Sep-25-05 | | refutor: i dunno...hardly cracked the cover ;)
i'm down in kansas city for business for a week, and the flear book is the only book i brought so by saturday or so i should be able to give you an idea |
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| Sep-26-05 | | Averageguy: I have it, just too let you know that it is quite instructive (especially the "common square", but also high on variations which have a very "fritzy" style to them, and there is also a lot of theoretical positions which need to be memorized. That said, it's a good book, just one that requires study. |
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| Sep-26-05 | | aw1988: Then I recommend not ever touching Dvoretsky... |
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| Sep-26-05 | | Averageguy: I've never read a Dvoretsky book. Tell me, are they any good? |
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| Sep-26-05 | | aw1988: They're fantastic. But be prepared to work. |
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| Sep-26-05 | | acirce: They are the best for the serious student, but very demanding and often quite advanced (they're certainly not for beginners, some of them not even for the average club player). |
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| Sep-26-05 | | Averageguy: What rating level are they for? To give you an idea of my strength, I win more often than not against 1600 rated players, and I very occasionly beat the 2000 rated club champ. |
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| Sep-26-05 | | acirce: You're also young, ambitious and will probably improve quickly, so they will definitely be useful. Try googling up some reviews to see what books in the series that seem most relevant for your needs. |
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| Sep-26-05 | | Averageguy: <You're also young, ambitious and will probably improve quickly, so they will definitely be useful. Try googling up some reviews to see what books in the series that seem most relevant for your needs.> Will do. Thanks for the advice and compliments! |
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| Feb-12-06 | | BIDMONFA: Glenn Flear FLEAR, Glenn C.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/flear_glenn...
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| Mar-02-06 | | waddayaplay: Chessmetrics event detail from London 1986
http://www.chessmetrics.com/CM2/Sin... |
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Feb-12-07
 | | Sneaky: <Book Review> "Slav for the Tournament Player" is a great book, it got me started on the Slav. And like the name implies it really is for the tournament player. For example, there is one line in particular "draw trap" in the Slav which is very well known to GMs: 
click for larger viewWhite to move, and it might seem as if the b7 pawn is hanging. But you rarely see a GM take it, because it only leads to a draw: Qxb7 Rb8; Qxa7 Ra8; Qb7 Rb8; Qa6 Ra8; etc. It's a "perpetual queencheck"! As cute as this is, what good does that do me, playing in the under-2000 group against people who would happily gobble that pawn, oblivious to the draw? I don't want draws, I want wins! So openings have to be regeared for the purposes of a weekend tourney, and Flear is good making that distinction between lines that are "theoretically correct" and the lines with good winning chances. He also has a great section on the Exchange variation, he demystifies its drawish reputation, and offers some really neat ideas for mixing things up and turning it into a real fight. All in all, I give "Slav for the Tournament Player" 4 stars out of 5. |
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May-12-07
 | | SwitchingQuylthulg: <Averageguy on a pawn endgame book: I have it, just too let you know that it is quite instructive (especially the "common square", but also high on variations which have a very "fritzy" style to them, and there is also a lot of theoretical positions which need to be memorized. That said, it's a good book, just one that requires study.> A total disagreement. Firstly, it doesn't need thorough study; understanding of what pawn endgames are all about is more important than memorizing positions. Secondly, all the long variations are everything but fritzy. They are long, but logical, and easy for any human to come up with. I can actually prove that they have nothing to do with Fritz: every once in a while, Flear makes an analytical mistake, which he wouldn't have done if he had used a computer. |
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| Sep-18-07 | | notyetagm: Anyone seen any review's of Flear's new book?
<Practical Endgame Play - Beyond the Basics - Glenn FlearThe definitive guide to the endgames that really matter. The most common endgames you will ever encounter.
Examinations of material balances you will reach in almost half of your games. Over 500 pages of grandmaster advice and analysis, assisted by the latest computer software. Forget those books which just recycle established theory. Forget those books which concentrate on fantastical studies. Grandmaster and endgame expert Glenn Flear has created an in-depth book of all endgames which feature either two pieces for each side, or two pieces against one - an essential area of the game that has never before been comprehensively covered in one volume. Why is this so important? Because these situations arise incredibly frequently in practical play. These are the endgames that matter. If you can handle such endgames well, your results will improve. This book shows you how. Published by Everyman >
http://www.classicalgames.com/Merch... |
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| Sep-18-07 | | pazzed paun: <notyetagm> Sorry but no!!!
That is not a book review but a blurb from the publisher. definitely not the same thing. |
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