22 Apr 07
A whole dollar, huh? Then I guess it's more an issue of investment of time rather than money. Is this "The Chess Mind" by Abrahams, or the one titled "Inside the Chess Mind" by Aagaard? (I haven't read either one, but I've seen a review of the Aagard book and a few comments about the other one.)
23 Apr 07
Originally posted by prosoccerDr. Adrian de Groot, Ueber das Denken der Schachspieler;
Wondering if any of you have read it. I bought it today for a dollar so it is no big investment for me, but for those of you who have read it, is it any good?
Reuben Fine, The Psychology of the Chess Player.
23 Apr 07
Originally posted by prosoccerIf nobody who's read it posts an opinion, at least there's a mini-review from Rick Kennedy on the Chessville site (3rd item from the top of the list). Rick seemed to think it wasn't bad. It's a 50-year old book, written even before the groundbreaking de Groot book, but still somewhat entertaining. (De Groot's book is out of print and very hard to find.)
It is "The Chess Mind", by Gerald Abrahams.
http://www.chessville.com/reviews/MyChessPsychologyBookshelf.htm
23 Apr 07
Originally posted by Mad RookYes, thank you.
If nobody who's read it posts an opinion, at least there's a mini-review from Rick Kennedy on the Chessville site (3rd item from the top of the list). Rick seemed to think it wasn't bad. It's a 50-year old book, written even before the groundbreaking de Groot book, but still somewhat entertaining. (De Groot's book is out of print and very hard to find.)
http://www.chessville.com/reviews/MyChessPsychologyBookshelf.htm
23 Mar 09
Originally posted by prosoccerOut of the six hundred chess books in my active library, I have read or utilised at least two hundred.
Wondering if any of you have read it. I bought it today for a dollar so it is no big investment for me, but for those of you who have read it, is it any good?
Of these two hundred, hands down, THE CHESS MIND by Gerald Abrahams is the finest, most intelligent, most inspiring, most perceptive chess book I have ever read. (Runners-up are works by Marovic, Bronstein, Franco, Aagaard, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Lipnitsky, Gufeld, Znosko-Borovsky, Vukovic, Eingorn, and Suetin.)
After all, moves in chess reflect ideas, and THE CHESS MIND is a book about where the ideas come from. (In his own career, Gerald Abrahams was one of the few British masters able to defeat Sultan Khan.)
His chapters include How Battles are Won or Lost, Imagination, Thinking, Empirical Chess. . . My first copy is in tatters on my shelf -- and, is layered within the cerebral folds of my mind.
Without hesitation I buy every copy of this treasure I can find. I just purchased another today.
23 Mar 09
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Originally posted by ShamashSultan Khan, peace be upon him! i am gonna search for this book, is it still in print? Just purchased it on Amazon for £0.01 plus £2.75 postage, Happy days!
Out of the six hundred chess books in my active library, I have read or utilised at least two hundred.
Of these two hundred, hands down, THE CHESS MIND by Gerald Abrahams is the finest, most intelligent, most inspiring, most perceptive chess book I have ever read. (Runners-up are works by Marovic, Bronstein, Franco, Aagaard, Smyslov, Botvinnik, L ...[text shortened]... ithout hesitation I buy every copy of this treasure I can find. I just purchased another today.