07 Sep '08 22:48>
I found this archived link posted on the USCF forums; Maybe some of you will find it interesting. It's the late Ken Smith's chess improvement plan from the late 90s. Ken ran the Chess Digest book publishing business at that time.
Many of the books he recommended in his plan were books that he published, so there could very well have been a self-serving aspect to his plan. But it might be fun to read, anyway. (You can also go up one directory and find links to his bio and online book catalog from 1999.)
His chess philosophy seemed to be lots of tactics study until you got to a strong level. He also recommended lots of opening gambits. Also, Ken apparently was very active in poker.
http://web.archive.org/web/20010405004904/chessdigest.com/lssn.html
Many of the books he recommended in his plan were books that he published, so there could very well have been a self-serving aspect to his plan. But it might be fun to read, anyway. (You can also go up one directory and find links to his bio and online book catalog from 1999.)
His chess philosophy seemed to be lots of tactics study until you got to a strong level. He also recommended lots of opening gambits. Also, Ken apparently was very active in poker.
http://web.archive.org/web/20010405004904/chessdigest.com/lssn.html