greenpawn34 did a review of the book at Chandler Cornered
http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=279
And if you didn't already know the book was written by User 445860
It's a truly great book but I think the audience is probably say from 1450 - 1500 upwards.
No harm at all in owning it - it is good reading materiel. But something more introductory might
better suit a player rated below my suggestion. To be fair I do own a copy but have not yet
worked through it myself so my comments are not fuilly informed.
Certainly worth putting this question to the author. Or follow the arguments in this thread if
Greenpawn dares to disagree with me and I'm forced to read the book purely for the purpose of
ripping his arguments to shreds.
Hi I agree it's not a book for the inexperienced player.
Andrew aimed it at what I call the impressionable group those who
have a reasonable understanding of the game and are developing
a style.
Or those who seem to be stuck in rut, losing won positions and
rolling over when in lost positions.
Put down your opening/endgame books. leave aside your colection
of middle game strategy books played by GM's analysed by a computer.
SFC is what the real world is about and Andrew I think does a good job
of bracing the player for the battles to come.
You can using it as a learning tool or to simply enjoy the games
and the writing. It's a good chess book.
Originally posted by National Master Daledepends if your opponent is into a particular opening, i guess so, anything to make all that opening theory useless. whether it is as drastic as playing 1.c3, i dunno! there is a rather excellent analogy, of the difference between boxer and a streetfighter, the former plays by the rules, uses gloves etc etc. The latter will use every means at his disposal. Ruy Lopez was a streetfighter advocating letting the sun shine in your opponents eyes for example. I reckon Latvian Gmabit players are streetfighters, where as those who play the Ruy are boxers. 🙂
Do folks play 1.c3 when fighting on the street?
I love this book 😀
I read it from cover to cover twice on arrival and now has been put aside until I am able to properly work my way though it(and hopefully by then I will be playing better chess and it will be at my level). Currently working my way though logical chess move by move.
D.
Thanks for all the kind words folks!
I haven't been on this site for a while due to losing my password and being on the golf course every waking hour (I'm recovering from a neck injury so I asked my physio if it was ok to play golf and she said as long as I don't play more than 5 times a week! Brilliant answer!)
Anyway, Streetfighting Chess isn't a book for beginners as a few of you have pointed out. In my introduction I state that it's aimed mainly at those between 1500 and 2000, but players of ALL strengths will find something of interest in it.
I'm glad that those of you who have it are enjoying it. I tried to make it available for RHP members at a discounted price but it didn't happen - for those who are interested there is an easy way round this (!) so contact me here or via the website at any time.
Thanks again and all the best,
Streetfighter
Originally posted by streetfighterTime to form a clan for golfers on RHP?
Thanks for all the kind words folks!
I haven't been on this site for a while due to losing my password and being on the golf course every waking hour (I'm recovering from a neck injury so I asked my physio if it was ok to play golf and she said as long as I don't play more than 5 times a week! Brilliant answer!)
Anyway, Streetfighting Chess isn' ...[text shortened]... me here or via the website at any time.
Thanks again and all the best,
Streetfighter
I played a pair of tournament games here against a Norwegian who claimed to be a 1 or 2 golfer (the number is one's index, used to determine a handicap when playing competitively against another golfer. A zero is "scratch" which means you are expected to shoot par on the average golf course which, for most golfers, is an excellent score). Made lots of jokes about what like of golfer Thor, with his mighty hammer, would be.
Any other golfers out there?