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Jul-15-14		TonyRo: None - a long break. At some point I'd like to discuss the King's Indian, but there's way too much excellent material already out there right now, with more coming out soon. That's too large of a project to even think about now anyway!

Jul-15-14		parisattack: <TonyRo....a long break.> Yes, I am sure lots of work involved. A good friend of mine self-published chess opening books over a 20 or so year period and I saw a little of what was involved. Of course the tools available now are helpful - and you have a publisher to do the setup and fine composition. I've done a few books with Wiley & Sons (not on chess) but I think a chess book a more difficult project. Let us know when Killer is on the loose!

Jul-20-14		Mr. V: Hi all! I'm new here, but I've been reading on this website for a while. You all seem like a good crowd and I was wondering if any of you book-learned people could advise me on a question I have. I'm thinking of purchasing Euwe's The Road to Chess Mastery. I'm a relative novice and I really like his writing style over some other authors recommended for beginners, like Chernev. I own his more advanced books like his Strategy books and Judgment and Planning, but I think I need to take it down a level before I continue reading them. Part of the reason I want this book is that I need a book that explains openings well; I don't need the most recent theory, but rather a good understanding. Also, I find I learn most from playing through and studying whole games to see openings in context rather than reading opening guides. For example I have Botvinnik's 100 selected games which is great, and I think I'm mostly ready for it, except for my limited pening knowledge. Does my choice fit what I'm looking for? Thanks for the help! I'm not a great player, but I have a love of chess and chess books.

Jul-20-14		parisattack: Hello and Welcome <Mr. V> The Euwe you mention is a good read. I also like Euwe's writing. His opus I think is the two-book 'The Middlegame' but of course he wrote extensively on the game. I like Chernev, but mostly for entertainment, not instruction. For what you describe above you might also consider 'How to Open a Chess Game' by Evans, et al.

Jul-20-14		Mr. V: <Parisattack> thanks for the recommendation! The Evans book looks great, with an all-star cast and it seems to cover some great topics. I think I'll read it later as a more advanced opening study.

Jul-30-14		eternaloptimist: Hi everybody, I just started my own forum earlier this month & it deals primarily w/ discussing chess books, chess websites & chess articles on the web. U can also mention chess magazines etc.. I would like u guys to make a top 10 list (more or less than this if u wish) of books, websites, articles &/or magazines <in my forum>. Each time a book etc is mentioned I'll give it 1 point. At the end of the year I'll rank the books, articles etc according to popularity & post the results in my forum. <Ohio> pointed out this forum to me & said I would find some book lovers here. Since u guys r experts & have a passion for chess books, I figured some of u guys would have an interest in this & have a vast array of knowledge about them to boot! 8 ) Thx in advance!

Aug-20-14		erasmus: Another fellow chessgames.com kibitzer kindly directed me to this page. On a different page I asked a question in regards to books or articles about playing the White side of the Sämisch system of the Nimzo-Indian. Would any of you know whether a specific book has been written about this variation? I only know there is a small introduction on it in Kosten's Playing the Nimzo-Indian from 1998, but was wondering whether there is more to find.

Aug-20-14		parisattack: There is a Chessbase DVD on the Samisch - probably the most recent work. Chris Ward's Offbeat Nimzo-Indian has a full section on it.

Aug-20-14		FSR: I now am one of the few people on the planet who owns <two> copies of MCO-1. I will probably sell one of them.

Aug-25-14		parisattack: <Erasmus> I don't have it handy, but I did an Index of all the Spotlight on Openings in post-war Chess Reviews. I'm sure there is at least one or two on the Samisch. Perhaps no longer because of the engines but in days-gone-by it was possible to find forgotten moves, ideas, themes in old opening books and articles. Euwe did the Spotlight on Openings for many years (mostly digested from his Schach Archiv) and some of them were excellent. Around 1950 he did a year-long series on the Scheveningen Sicilian which to me would still be must study for someone studying that variation. Shakmatnyi Byulletin going back to the mid-1950s is also (or was) such a treasure-trove of opening material. In my study of the Gurgenidze Robatsch (not exactly a hot item) I extracted 20+ pages of analysis on it from SB. Sometimes the trip is more fun than the destination... <FSR> Monopolist! :)

Sep-18-14		wordfunph: "Now at least you've got more room for your books." - Ken Whyld (to his friend Tony Gillam when he got divorced) Source: NIC Magazine 2008 #5

Nov-04-14		parisattack: <TonyRo> Next week for the release of your book, yes? EverymanChess is saying 14-Nov in Europe. <464 pages> No wonder it took so long. :)

Nov-15-14		TonyRo: Yes, correct! Probably some time in late November for Europe (I'm not sure of the exact date), and then early January in the US I'd guess? I'd speculate that it went out to the printers in late October. I submitted my final comments on the typeset the 20th, and I think the final typeset was competely the 24th/25th. Not sure how long it takes for the printers (I'm guessing it fluctuates heavily based on the queue). But yes, 464 of meaty chess analysis - I hope everyone likes it. Between the publisher excerpt on their website and Amazon UK readers can enjoy ~15% on the house. Let me know what you think, good or bad. And I mean that - any constructive criticism or compliments will be well received!

Nov-15-14		parisattack: Hi <TonyRo> Looking forward to getting a copy. I read the Sample and Shabolov Foreword on the Everyman website. I hope you have great success with it!

Nov-16-14		TonyRo: Thanks for your kind words! Hope you like it!

Nov-25-14		cro777: A complete Black repertoire against 1.e4 built around the Rubinstein Variation of the French Defense. Hannes Langrock: "French Defense: The solid Rubinstein Variation" (Russel Enterprises 2014) "The charm of this book is that, without making any extravagant claims, Langrock convinces the reader that Black need not be content with a disadvantage in space, but can make an early pawn break (usually ...c5) to fully equalize the central situation. There is a huge practical difference between a sound but cramped position, in which you are under nagging pressure, and one in which you have room in which to freely maneuver your pieces. Although I’ve written about the French Defense for many years, I never realized that Black could take such active measures in the Rubinstein Variation without significant drawbacks. This book is an eye-opener, and even top grandmasters might find that they have underestimated Black’s resources in important positions." (From John Watson's Foreword) Langrock has produced a book with complete coverage of the Rubinstein Variation, but the book also covers White’s most important deviations on moves 2 and 3: the Advance Variation, the Exchange Variation, various Blackmar-Diemer style gambits, the Two Knights line, the King’s Indian Attack, Chigorin’s 2.Qe2 and 2.b3. He recommends the Rubinstein as the solid second weapon. "I have used the Rubinstein mainly against strong opponents or against young talents. Young talents tend to play a little over ambitiously at times, and that can easily backfire against a rock-solid opening like the Rubinstein." (Langrock) In 2005, while visiting the German individual championship Lanrock asked GM Georg Meier, a French Defense specialist, if he was not concerned about the drawish tendencies of this line. Meier’s reply was that he has been able to win many kinds of endgames with it. What Meier’s statement implies is that you can squeeze out a lot of wins with the Rubinstein if you are a good endgame player. Hannes Langrock, born 1983 in Leipzig, is a German International Master. He is also author of "The Modern Morra Gambit: A Dynamic Weapon against the Sicilian" and co-author with Karsten Müller and Matthias Wahls of "The Modern Scandinavian: Themes, Structures and Plans". http://www.russell-enterprises.com/...

Nov-27-14		parisattack: Nice review <Cro777>! A companion volume might be Soltis' Fighting French which advocates for the Burn variation.

Dec-05-14		parisattack: Hi <TonyRo> well, November -> December. :) Any updates at your end on Killer Sicilian? Soon, I imagine. I was wanting to add it to my annual Christmas chess book shop.

Dec-09-14		TonyRo: Yes - there was a few week delay at the printers. I guess that's what happens when you try to print what must be thousands of books at the same time holiday catalogs are being printed in bulk! It is now set to arrive at Everyman's UK distributor on the 16th. It will be in shops before Christmas I'm guessing, but just!If you're outside of Europe, you might be out of luck for Christmas.

Dec-10-14		parisattack: Hi <TonyRo> Having publish several books I know the drill - and it can be a tad frustrating! I've ordered direct from EM and gotten quick delivery. We'll see how it goes... Happy Holidays to you; I hope '15 is a great year for you and the Killer!

Dec-11-14		TonyRo: Frustrating indeed. Hopefully you get your copy soon (you'll likely get yours before I get my author copies!), and happy holidays to you, family, and friends. ;)

Dec-14-14		Domdaniel: <cro777> A nice review of Langrock's book on the Rubinstein French. Thank you. As I've mentioned before, much of my chess library (about 200 books, plus many magazines, scoresheets, etc) was destroyed in a fire two years ago. I'd had over 20 books on the French alone -- all gone, unfortunately. The room where the fire broke out was the room where, earlier that day, I had begun to sort through and catalogue my chess library. One result is that I now have a very lopsided chess library. Very few opening or endgame books survived, but I still have 7 or 8 books dealing with middlegame strategy, plus a few biographical game collections. I should really try to rebuild some of that opening book collection, especially the French. But where to begin?

Dec-14-14		parisattack: Start here! :) FRENCH DEFENSE BOOKS Aagaard/Nitrlis - Playing the French Berg - Grandmaster Repertoire 14: The French Defence Berg – Grandmaster Repertoire 15: French Defence Berg –Grandmaster Repertoire 16: French Defence Bickford/Salome - Advance Variation of the French Defense - Bickford/Salome (Syzygy 1) Bickford - Advance Variation of the French Defense 1 - Bickford (Syzygy 3) Bickford - Advance Variation of the French Defense 2 - Bickford (Syzygy 3) Bickford - Milner-Barry Gambit in the Advanced Variation of the French Defense - Bickford (Syzygy 4) Bickford - The Ram (Syzygy 1) Chess Charts - French Defence: A Statistical Analysis Chess Digest - French Defense Collins - The French Advance Dempsey - French Winawer: Alekhine Gambit Drasko - French Defence: Black is Good Eades: Remember the MacCutcheon Eingorn/Bogdanov - Chess Explained: The French Emms - The French Tarrasch Euwe: Theory of the Chess Openings: French Defence Evans - French Defence Forintos - Play the Advance French Giddins - French Winawer: Move by Move Gikountintas -- Trends in the Advance French 2 Gligoric/Uhlmann - The French Defence Gligoric - French Defense: RHM Survey Grefe/Silman - French Defense for Black Gufeld/Stetsko - The Classical French Gufeld - The Modern French Tarrasch Harding - Four Gambits to Beat the French Harding - French: MacCutcheon and Advance Lines Harding/Heidenfeld - French: Classical Lines Horton - French Defence 1 Jacobs - French Classical Jacobs - Trends in the Classical French Jacobs - Starting Out: The French Johansson - The Fascinating Reti Gambit Kalinin - Teach Yourself Chess: French Defence Keene/Taulbut - French Defence: Tarrasch Variation Kennedy/Sheffield - The Marshall Gambit in the French Khalifman - Openings for White According to Anand 7 Khalifman - Openings for White According to Anand 8 Kosten - French Advance Kovacevic - Trends in the French Winawer 2 Kugilowski - Developments in the French 1986-1987 Kuligowski - Encyclopedia of Chess Games: French Defence Lane - Beating the French Lakdawala - The Classical French: Move-by-Move Larzelere - Tchigorin's Attack Lonsdale - French Defence - the Kingston Defence Luccioni - French Defence: Tarrasch Variation 3. ...a6 Lutes - French Defense: McCutcheon Variation

Dec-14-14		parisattack: And Here - Maksimovic -- The Modern French: Complete Guide for Black Martin/Lalic - Trends in the French Tarrasch 1, 2 - Martic/Lalic Martin - Trends in the Advance French 1 - Martin Martin - Developments in the French 1984-1985 Martin - The French Winawer: A Line for Black McDonald - Trends in the French Winawer 1 - McDonald McDonald - French Winawer: Main Lines (Batsford) McDonald - French Winawer (Everyman) Mieses - Franzosische Partie Minev - French Defense: New and Forgotten Ideas Minev - French Defense: New and Forgotten Ideas 2 Moles - French Winawer: Auxiliary Lines Moskalenko - The Wonderful Winawer Moskalenko - The Flexible French Myers – French Defence: Winawer Variation Nesis - Tactics in the French Nijboer – Tactics in the Chess Openings 3: French Defence Nikolic - French: Advance Variation Papa - The Papa Gambit in the French Pederson - The Main Line French 3, Nc3 Pederson - French: Tarrasch Variation Pederson - French Advance and Other Lines Psakhis - Advance and Other Anti-French Variations Psakhis - French 3. Nd2 Psakhis - French - 3. Nc3, Bb4 Psakhis - French - Steinitz, Classical and Other Systems Psakhis - The Complete French Richmond - French Defence: Tarrasch Variation Sawyer - Alapin French Schwarz - Franzosische Verteidigung Schiller - French Winawer: Poisoned Pawn Variation Schiller - Tarrasch French: Guimard Variation Schiller - Tarrasch French: Guimard Variation (2011) Sheffield - Marsshall Gambit in the French Short - The French Defense Soltis - Beating the French Defense with the Advance Variation Soltis - The Fighting French Stone - French - 100 Examples from Recent Play 1981-1982 Suetin - French Defense Sveshnikov - French Defence Advance Variation 1 Sveshnikov - French Defence Advance Variation 2 Tiemann - Die Franzosiche Vertideigung 1 Tiemann - Die Franzosiche Vertideigung 2 Tiviakov - The French Defence 3. Nd2 A Complete Repertoire for White Tzermiadianos - How to Beat the French Defence: The Essential Guide to the Tarrasch Uhlmann - Winning with the French * Vitugov - French Defense - A Complete Black Repertoire Vitugov - The French Defense Reloaded Wall - 500 French Miniatures Wall - 500 French Miniatures II Watson - Dangerous Weapons: The French Watson - Play the French, 1st edition Watson - Play the French, 2nd edition Watson - Play the French, 3rd edition Watson - Play the French, 4th edition Williams - Attacking Chess: The French Winters - The French Defense: Tarrasch Variation Yevseev - Fighting the French: A New Concept Zeuthen/Jarinaes - French Poisoned Pawn * A translation of his German language book - Ein Leben lang Franzosisch

Dec-14-14		Domdaniel: <parisattack> Very impressive, thank you. I previously had five (!) books by Psakhis, plus others by Watson, Moles, Harding, Collins (it's interesting that several Irish-based authors have written on the French... I've played some of them, too...). What would you recommend on the Winawer?

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