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Originally posted by chessisvanityyou'll never get to 1800. why don't you join a neo-KKK community instead, or volunteer to Iraq and "kill everything that moves, including children" as you had stated before, and accept who you are.
So i decided it was time to stop messing around and actually take this whole Chess thing serious.
So I get a book that I think is too easy...."The complete chess course"
by Fred Reinfeld.
I'm only 1400ish uscf rating and this book is not easy for me.
Has anyone else studied this book?
A long time ago, that was my first chess book. I was a kid and my parents, who knew nothing about chess, got it for me as a Christmas present because I had asked for a book on chess. Although it is aimed at the beginner, I learned a great deal from it. Reinfeld's many books are intended for players such as I was at that time. I recommend it.
If you feel it is to easy or elementary, then get
Originally posted by chessisvanityThis book covers basic stuff. I suggest you work through all the material and then start working on the theories of Steinitz.
So i decided it was time to stop messing around and actually take this whole Chess thing serious.
So I get a book that I think is too easy...."The complete chess course"
by Fred Reinfeld.
I'm only 1400ish uscf rating and this book is not easy for me.
Has anyone else studied this book?
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Originally posted by PatzergrlIt's rather ironic that Nakamura thinks that studying old games is "useless" considering that the style exemplified in many of his games resembles the swashbuckling 1800's more than the generally more solid "modern" style of play.
...or you could be like Nakamura...he says studying old games is useless -.-