Author: Phil Dixon
Date: 16:03:00 02/03/99
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On February 03, 1999 at 18:13:42, Albert Silver wrote: >On February 03, 1999 at 16:46:13, Frank Nelson wrote: > >>You know I was thinking the same thing about my MCO-13. But I will either wait >>or purchase the ECO set. I like some of Nunn's books but they tend to be >>somewhat technical for a Class B like myself. So I will past on his Opening >>book. > >I find this comment intriguing. How was MCO-13 not technical? As far as I >remember it is a bunch of recommended lines with precise evaluations. That's as >technical as you get, unless you include the introductions which are superficial >at best (not that I'm saying NCO will be any better). If you are looking for >precise opening recommendations in a single handy volume, NCO, provided it lives >up to expectations, should do the trick. I don't really trust the new ECOs that >much. Too much is missing and too much is grossly inaccurate. No offense, but >the quality of the writers/contributors has dropped drastically. > > Albert Silver The quality of most of the annotated games on the Net is atrocious. I check nearly everything for myself. The only trouble with MCO-13 is its age. Phil Dixon
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