Author: Albert Silver
Date: 18:39:08 02/03/01
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On February 03, 2001 at 16:51:12, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>There are many chess books written specifically to provide instructions or
>techniques on many different stages of chess such as: Openings, Middlegames,
>Endgames, and some concentrate on strategies others on pure tactics etc......
>But has anybody come across a good chess book that simply provide you tips and
>advices on how to prepare for a tournament or how to play chess at your best.
>
>Pichard.
There are no doubt several books, and I must say, be careful of the titles.
Doveretsky has a book with a title that would seem right up your alley:
"Training for the Tournament Player" but I wouldn't recommend it unless you are
already at least of 2200 strength. In fact, I wouldn't recommend any of his
books unless you are at least of 2200 strength. I only mention this in case you
decide to make any purchases via catalogue.
I'd recommend "Secrets of Practical Chess" by John Nunn. Although some of Nunn's
books can be quite hard to digest, this one is exactly what you are looking for.
It covers all aspects of competitive play including advice on time-trouble,
general psychology, opening preparation (how to do it, what types of books to
avoid and why, etc.), as well as what he considers indispensable information on
the various aspects of the game. He also deals with calculating (theory with
some practical examples, and presents himself as the 3rd writer to my knowledge
to complain and refute certain aspects of Kotov's theories on analysis),
positional play (dealing with the practical decision making and not new
middlegame theories), and the endgame. He has a very brief comment (a page at
the most) on the use of computers in study, but it is by far the weakest part of
the book, as he obviously has very little knowledge (despite his computer-savvy
reputation oddly enough) on how users can make the most of software to progress.
I honestly don't believe it was because he was holding back. However, this
doesn't detract from it being a superb succint book with a ton of good advice.
Albert
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