Author: gerard sanchez
Date: 21:06:13 05/01/01
I just bought this very celebrated endgame book by Pal Benko. http://www.insidechess.com/silman/silengles.html Normally from what I do, I search the games illustrated in the book through my CB 8, I am successful most of the time, but when the illustrated games are nowhere to be found, if gets really frustrating and aggravating. Playing OTB is extremely cumbersome and I think most people will agree to this. I know that ChessBase does publish chess material among other things through CB8, but there are just great works and classical books out there that can be more effective with the help of the new "tools" we are now seeing. Wouldn't it be nice to include a floppy disk containing all the illustration and games from the book? I don't know why Chess Publishers are not doing this. For one thing, floppy disks are not that expensive at all. Secondly, majority of people are no longer studying chess through the conventional board but rather through their computer screens anaylyzing games and positions with their favorite chess programs (Fritz, Junior et al). I for one have never played serious games OTB, all of them through ICC--I don't even have a chessboard! It would really be a great PR for these publishers to start including these floppy disks. Software Learning Books have accompnying CDs why can't it be the same with chess books? I am just letting some air out. Gerard
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