Originally posted by irontigran I dont really want/need anything else for Christmas so Im thinking about asking Santa for a book.
if theres any new ones or lesser-known books you've enjoyed please give a review.
right now Im not in the need for any opening books. thinking about a book on pawn structure, Kmoch was rec'd... is there any other good ones?
also looking for any ove ...[text shortened]... or example, anyone read this?
http://www.newinchess.com/Revolutionize_Your_Chess-p-934.html
I recently invested in this highly regarded recent release
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review696.pdf
I have to say it's a very good read. Highly instructive and One you have to digest slowly. I'm only a few chapters in but i'm very impressed by the authors style.
"Russians vs. Fischer": http://www.chessville.com/reviews/RussiansvsFischer2ndEdition.htm
Excellent book. Covers all encounters between Fischer and Soviet chess from Fischer's youth through the famous match against Spassky. The book is written by Russians from the Russian point of view. Along with all of the annotated games, there are memos from Soviet political and sport commissars, deep psychological profiles of Fischer and behind the scene machinations by the Soviet chess block to defeat Fischer at various tournaments and before the big matches.
The best parts are the chapters on Fischer's destruction of Taimanov and Petrosian in the candidates matches leading up the Spassky match. I loved reading Botvinnik, the godfather of Soviet chess and a stalwart communist, criticizing Taimanov for excessive "Bohemianism." The next game I lose here I will blame on my own Bohemianism.
not wanting to hijack this threat I was wondering if anyone knows about some good book on the English, I've been playing it for a while now, but I feel I need some more study if I want to keep on progressing
Originally posted by orion25 not wanting to hijack this threat I was wondering if anyone knows about some good book on the English, I've been playing it for a while now, but I feel I need some more study if I want to keep on progressing
The Dynamic English by Tony Kosten. It's the 1.c4 2.g3 bible.
Has anyone read "The Chess Assassin's Business Manual"? May be on my Christmas list.
Originally posted by irontigran I dont really want/need anything else for Christmas so Im thinking about asking Santa for a book.
if theres any new ones or lesser-known books you've enjoyed please give a review.
right now Im not in the need for any opening books. thinking about a book on pawn structure, Kmoch was rec'd... is there any other good ones?
also looking for any ove ...[text shortened]... or example, anyone read this?
http://www.newinchess.com/Revolutionize_Your_Chess-p-934.html
Have you tried "Pawn Structure Chess" by Andrew Soltis? Very good read to get the idea of playing to your pawn structure. Helpful to formulate middlegame plans.
Originally posted by passedpawn22 The Dynamic English by Tony Kosten. It's the 1.c4 2.g3 bible.
I've not seen anybody write anything other than glowing praise about Kosten's book but ...
Kosten himself has recently written that he considers Marin's book on the English (Quality Chess) to be the update to his own work that he himself would have written if he'd had the opportunity.
I can't personally recommend Marin's book because I haven't read it but if it's good enough for Kosten then it's good enough for me. I've dropped Santa a few hints that it would be gratefully received should he care to lob it down my chimney.
anyone know a good book on trades? It seems really clear we all trade too much, but its a topic thats not talked about much unless its "trade off the bad bishop for their good one, etc" Id like a whole book on examining trade.
and Im only talking about even trades. I have Soltis book "Rethinking the Chess Pieces" but thats more about imbalances
Xmas book thread.
05 Dec '09 04:41
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