An "all in one" chess manual?

Tactics are very important...I agree, and I do them always. (lately atleast)

They are not the "be all to end all" though.

Originally posted by Eladar
Trev,

If you want to compare ratings, then as wormwood what one should do, study books or tactics. There's always a bigger fish in the pond, trying to validate opion through ratings is a joke.

what i was saying is do whatever suits you. do i think i would learn more and be a better player if i did tactics and maybe read a couple of decent books? maybe, but i don't want to. that's why i started by last part with 'personally' but the first point still stands.

Whatever suits me? I don't know what suits me!

So confused...😞

Originally posted by Automaton
Whatever suits me? I don't know what suits me!

So confused...😞

i.e whatever you want to do.. it's only a game and we play because we enjoy it.

*cough* Chess is not a game.

It is a medium for two brains to do battle.

Go wash your mouth out with soap.

If you want to try an all in one that I have, then pick up The search for chess perfection II. I think it is still in print.

I never said that tactics are everything in chess. I simply stated that if you want to get better, then tactics are the way to go. I'm relying on the advice that I've read multiple times by players much better than me for this opinion. Even Purdy himself made the comment about how tactics are superior to positional play. It had to do with a comment about a player who won an Australian championship because he was a great tactician and that if he had been a great positional player but weak tactician, he never would have won the title.

If I resign a game will you accept my challenge eladar?

I've already responded to your pm.

Working on setting up a game...

Tactics vs Tactics and strategy.

So if I send a challenge you will accept? 3/0 I'm black?

I don't want to resign a game if you won't accept.

I'm afraid a game between you and me isn't going to prove anything about tactics vs tactics and strategy.

I'll play you if you want to play. But as I said, don't resign. I won't play you if you are looking at this as some sort of "I'm going to prove you wrong" thing.

I just want to play for the sake of playing.
It was either you are that trev33 guy and he is way too strong.

Gentlemen we have started a game.
He is playing the Nimzo-Larsen attack, which is very cool.

In a few months when you have forgotten about both of us, we will post the results.

Originally posted by Automaton
It was either you are that trev33 guy and he is way too strong.

Game 5829711

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