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Subject: Re: Learning the Game

Author: Janosch Zwerensky

Date: 15:34:39 02/11/03

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>(...) Are books or other formal
>instructional materials worthwhile?

If you are weak compared to the average club player, going through a book that
covers basic tactics with suitable excercises will help you a lot. Also quite
useful could be basic opening principles and a working knowledge of the most
frequent endgames (if you don't know how to do these yet, I'd recommend you
learn KQK, KRK, KPK, and the basics of other pawn endgames for a start).
Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the English literature on these topics, so
as far as concrete hints to further reading are concerned, you're out of luck
with me.

Regards,
Janosch



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