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| Jul-30-09 | | whiskeyrebel: hms123, ahhh...that's it. I got way more out of that book than the reference works on my shelf. Karpov's writing voice (assisted of course by a co-writer) is very encouraging and makes chess seem fun. . |
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Jul-30-09
 | | HeMateMe: Endgame Challenge by Gary Lane--anyone have it, any opinions? |
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Jul-30-09
| | HeMateMe: the updated version of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" By David Bronstein. Does anyone know if the additional 200 or so pages are his notes, or were they added after his death by someone else? |
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Jul-30-09
 | | ChessBookForum: <HeMateMe> We will ask <wordfunph>--he has the book. |
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| Jul-31-09 | | wordfunph: <ChessBookForum: <HeMateMe> We will ask <wordfunph>--he has the book.> Sorry <ChessBookForum> <HeHateMe> but my copy of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" was the old 1998 version and not the updated 2009 2nd edition with yellow cover. http://www.amazon.com/Sorcerers-App... 1st Edition though was a good read in fact i can rate it as one of my top 5 best books in my possession. Nice anecdotes, funny experiences by David Bronstein, his life, nicely played games, original thoughts by Bronstein, his feelings and outlook on his world championship match, his love life, etc., I recommend others to go find and read this book. |
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| Jul-31-09 | | parisattack: <HeMateMe: Endgame Challenge by Gary Lane--anyone have it, any opinions?> I was not too impressed although I very much like a number of Lane's books. My favorite endgame books probably Chernev's Practical Chess Endings, Avebakh's Essential Knowledge, Silman's Endgame Course and de la Villa's 100 Endgames. |
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Aug-01-09
| | HeMateMe: I'm curious about the Sillman book. After the success of his "Amateur Mind" and "Reassess Chess", I was worried that his endgame book was just an attempt to quickly cash in, while he was riding the wave. I was thinking he would just dump in the real basic stuff, you know, opposition, Bad Bishop, "queening square", etc. On the other hand, in the amateurs mind he did explain some things very well, that I had not seen done so well in more 'advanced books'. If you alrealy have a book like Carsten Mullers "chess endings" is the sillman book of any real use? |
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| Aug-01-09 | | blacksburg: <If you alrealy have a book like Carsten Mullers "chess endings" is the sillman book of any real use?> if you already know things like lucena position, philidor position, rook pawn and wrong bishop, etc, then if you get silman, you'll be paying for a LOT of stuff that you already know. if you don't know that stuff, it's actually pretty good. i wish i had the book when i first started playing, it would have saved me a lot of trouble. incidentally, my favorite endgame book is <Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics>, which is freaking hilarious. also instructive. |
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| Aug-01-09 | | whiskeyrebel: Yeah, with the Silman book you get it all from beginner through master including exercises with very detailed explanations at every level. I appreciate his explanations of endings he's deliberately not covered. He's a very pragmatic guy. |
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Aug-01-09
| | HeMateMe: I find the best chess books give me things I remember, not necesssarily things I can remember in the moment. If you can't remember the principles brought forth in a book, at a tournament or playing blitz online, then its not of much use. I thought Lev Alburts "Just the Facts" a primer for endgame play and his "300 important positions" to be useful, because the material is kept simple enough to not overwhelm you. |
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| Aug-01-09 | | whiskeyrebel: I love both of those books. The best tool I've picked up from Alburt that I regularly use is to look for signs of a motif to use, as are pointed out in the 300 position book. From Silman's endgame book..well, I hear his voice in my ear in the endgame telling me to take my time to grind down and bore my opponent. |
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Aug-03-09
| | HeMateMe: Has Spassky wrote a bio/best games book? His auto bio could be quite good, an insiders look at the '72 match, and the byzantine world of USSR chess politics. The Tsar has been overthrown, what could be preventing Boris from giving us his honest views? |
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| Aug-04-09 | | wordfunph: Jose Capablanca is reputed to have had little trust in the 'books', on the grounds that there were so many errors in them. |
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| Aug-04-09 | | just a kid: I was thinking of getting Capablanca's best chess endings by Chernev. Any reviews on this book?' I have read Winning Chess Endings by Yasser Seirawan and I would figure my endgame could improve If I studied the Great endgame master himself. |
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Aug-04-09
| | HeMateMe: You are better off getting Karsten Muellers "Chess Endings", and be ready to put in some long hours of study. If you need someting lighter to start with, I recommend "Just the Facts" by Lev Alburt or Minev's short book on rook endings. 50% of endings are rook endings. |
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| Aug-05-09 | | blacksburg: <Jose Capablanca is reputed to have had little trust in the 'books', on the grounds that there were so many errors in them.> Capablanca also had a much easier time figuring things out on his own than basically anyone else ever. |
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| Aug-05-09 | | wordfunph: <just a kid> i recommend 544-page Practical Endgame Play: Beyond the Basics by GM Glenn Flear.. http://www.amazon.com/Practical-End... |
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| Aug-05-09 | | hms123: <blacksburg> <just a kid> <wordfunph> I agree with the recommendation of Flear's book--it is a great reference. As for errors, most of the books these days have been computer-checked against tablebases so the number of errors is very small. |
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Aug-05-09
| | HeMateMe: I remember back in the day, reading Chess Life (back when people still read Chess Life) and every few months there would be a new column "another Fine Mistake!" Someone would have found an error in Rueben Fine's "Basic Chess Endings." Incidentally, reviewers give the modern version, cleaned up by Pal Benko, high marks. |
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| Aug-06-09 | | blacksburg: <I remember back in the day, reading Chess Life (back when people still read Chess Life) and every few months there would be a new column "another Fine Mistake> yeah, but have you ever seen the amount of analysis in that book? it's a monster. considering that Fine didn't have any engines to check his work, it's no surprise that he made some mistakes. i have Benko's edition, and it's very useful as a <reference>. no way you can sit down and work through the whole thing, though. unless you've got a year or two to spare. |
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| Aug-06-09 | | benjinathan: Does anybody have "chess strategy for the club player"? It got a great review at chesscafe: http://www.chesscafe.com/Reviews/bo...
It seems like it could be good for me. |
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| Aug-06-09 | | hms123: <benjinathan> Wow. The review sounds very good. I will put it on my wish list. |
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| Aug-06-09 | | benjinathan: Another positive review:
http://www.chessvibes.com/reviews/r... And another somewhat less so:
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/200... |
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| Aug-06-09 | | hms123: <benjinathan> The second review of the two seemed pretty positive to me. I may put the Botvinnik/Smyslov book on my list as well. |
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| Aug-06-09 | | benjinathan: <h> I hope you do: The folowing quote from that book gives one hope:):
‘Here, Black spent a long time choosing his move. The reason, I have to admit, is that I could not find a ‘defence’ in the variation 20 0-0 0-0-0 21 Nh3! f5 22 d4 and then Nf4...Only after the game did I realise that this whole variation is impossible, because White has moved his King!’ |
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