Paulbuchmanfromfics Chess Book Reviews

Hi, new to the site so I hope you won't mind me going back a couple of years in this thread. Could you post your review of the following books?

422. How To Play The Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation By Wicker
423. Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation By Konikowski

Thanks in advance
BuddyT

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Suttles was brilliant, as was Tal.

But Suttles was Suttles.

I played his ideas (I think we all did when they his games crossed the pond).
We all got hammered.

Same happened with the Miles a6 game.

'Never before in the field of human Chess play have so many been totally confused
by so few.'

Tal. Miles, Suttles.....yes worship them, but emulate them at your peril.

My chess soul was saved at the First Church of Suttles. The bishops, of course!

Originally posted by BuddyT
Hi, new to the site so I hope you won't mind me going back a couple of years in this thread. Could you post your review of the following books?

422. How To Play The Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation By Wicker
423. Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation By Konikowski

Thanks in advance
BuddyT

Hi

Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation by Konikowski (1985)

It's just a 58 page pamplet with various lines of this opening. It is two languages/languageless with analysis, games, and just symbols.

Because of the age and format, I don't really recommend this book.

How To Play The Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation (1976) by Wicker

This is also a pamplet (94 pages). This one is a lot better, though. It looks more at the ideas/plans that arise than actual variations. An example would be the chapter on the minority attack. It mentions white's goal and then looks at both black's countermeasures on the queenside and black's counterattack on the kingside. It also includes a small illustrative games section. I really like this book, but it is rather dated.

Pretty Good ... Probably Too Dated Though

Sadler's book on the Queen's Gambit Declined also looks at plans and ideas with games. Since it is more current, I'd go with that one first.