I wonder how others have found studying endgames from books compared to DVDs. I've a few books (Keres, Pachman and Portisch) but find the content quite dry. I've been thinking about using DVDs but worry that I'd sit back with the remote in one hand and a beer in the other and at the end of the session feel I've achieved something but actually not be able to recall anything.
What experiences have others had?
Originally posted by tapestryOn my own with beer, remote control & a dvd?
I wonder how others have found studying endgames from books compared to DVDs. I've a few books (Keres, Pachman and Portisch) but find the content quite dry. I've been thinking about using DVDs but worry that I'd sit back with the remote in one hand and a beer in the other and at the end of the session feel I've achieved something but actually not be able to recall anything.
What experiences have others had?
I'd say they're complimentary. DVDs can help so that you don't have to spend so much time analyzing all the lines; that's really a pain to setup all the positions, and lines that are dozens of moves long are hard to do in your head.
That said, I find I don't get the same value out of material if it's audio/visual. I need to be able to read it. Perhaps that's just me, but I think it's better to learn the foundation in a book, and if you want to see it in action then get the DVD.
That's my $0.02.