From Thread 35955
Originally posted by Wulebgr
The publisher's list price for both books is $29.95, but Dvoretsky's book also is available as a CD (perhaps that's the price you're looking at).
I have Dvoretsky, Muller and Lamprecht, and Fine. I gave away my copy of Pandolfini. Pandolfini covers beginners basics that Dvoretsky passes over:
Pandolfini # 28 White to move and draw
Fine's book is still excellent instruction, although it contains errors. No chess bibliophile would long remain without it. For chess training, however, Pandolfini's book is essential for mastering the basic mates--check and stale. For serious training beyond the basics. I recommend Dvoretsky's book as the training regimen, and Muller and Lamprecht's as a reference supplement. Why choose one or the other? Get both.
If you can afford only one book, perhaps Just the Facts by Lev Alburt should be among your choices. (So, we've come full circle--read the first post in this thread.)
Originally posted by WulebgrFine's Basic Chess Endings was re- released in 2003 with GM Pal Benko doing the revising with the aid of computers. I have it and believe the previous edition's errors are corrected. I have a paperback edition that cost about $25 and I highly recommend it.
From Thread 35955
Originally posted by Wulebgr
[b]The publisher's list price for both books is $29.95, but Dvoretsky's book also is available as a CD (perhaps that's the price you're looking at).
I have Dvoretsky, Muller and Lamprecht, and Fine. I gave away my copy of Pandolfini. Pandolfini covers beginners basics that Dvoretsky ...[text shortened]... ong your choices. (So, we've come full circle--read the first post in this thread.)[/b]