Originally posted by AjuinBoris Altermans Gambit Guide on the ICC
Mainly thanks to some chessville articles I'm fast developing an interest in the more weird and wonderful openings in the world of chess.
Anyone know of a good book or website?
Please not Schiller's book.I read a brief review of it by the late Tony Miles.
Thanks.
There's an Unorthodox Chess Openings Yahoo group here:
http://games.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/UnorthodoxChessOpenings/
There's also a quarterly newsletter. Archives are here:
http://www.asigc.it/teoria/uon/uon.htm
I think some of the stuff is a bit too wacky for CC chess though.
Originally posted by sylvanderExcellent!
There's an Unorthodox Chess Openings Yahoo group here:
http://games.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/UnorthodoxChessOpenings/
There's also a quarterly newsletter. Archives are here:
http://www.asigc.it/teoria/uon/uon.htm
I think some of the stuff is a bit too wacky for CC chess though.
Thanks 🙂
Originally posted by AjuinI think the long and detailed review by Miles was more about the subject matter than the book itself.
Please not Schiller's book.I read a brief review of it by the late Tony Miles.
Thanks.
If you buy a book on unorthodox openings, you gotta expect a lot of dross inside.
As far as opening books go, I'd rate it as average. In saying that, it does contain a lot of errors and typos typical of a "production line chess writer".
Originally posted by peacedogIn saying that, he must have like the unorthodox to a certain extent, Miles did play 1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 as black against Karpov and went on to win! If thats not Unorthodox I don't know what is
I think the long and detailed review by Miles was more about the subject matter than the book itself.
Originally posted by randomsacI also remember him playing 1 g4 v McNab in the Commonwealth Champs around 1990(I think).
In saying that, he must have like the unorthodox to a certain extent, Miles did play 1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 as black against Karpov and went on to win! If thats not Unorthodox I don't know what is
I always thought,and still think,he meant the handling of the subject not the subject itself.
What I know about Miles I got from chess magazines (interviews,articles where he's mentioned,tourney reports) so I can't say for sure but he didn't strike me as one to object to a,let's say,'original' approach to opening a chessgame.
Have you looked at the chesscafe.com website? There is a series of articles by Stefan Bucher on some unorthodox openings, that's written with creativity and responsibility. Suggesting a systematic guide is harder. After all it makes less sense to study 'unorthodox openings' in general, and more sense to concentrate on a few unorthodox lines and try to make them viable.
Originally posted by AjuinPerhaps your right.
I always thought,and still think,he meant the handling of the subject not the subject itself.
What I know about Miles I got from chess magazines (interviews,articles where he's mentioned,tourney reports) so I can't say for sure but he didn't strike me as one to object to a,let's say,'original' approach to opening a chessgame.
Its a pitty Miles didn't write any books(as far as I know). His magazine articles and tourny reports were always a good read.
Originally posted by peacedogTruely a pitty,I bet it would've been a great read.
Perhaps your right.
Its a pitty Miles didn't write any books(as far as I know). His magazine articles and tourny reports were always a good read.
There is 'It's only me',a book about him as you probably know but I'll mention it just in case 🙂