Author: Harald Faber
Date: 00:01:05 04/22/99
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On April 21, 1999 at 11:33:19, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:
>>>But also get as many of the best
>>>chess books you can afford.
>>
>>$1,000,000-question: which are the BEST chess books? :-)
>>Ask 50 persons and you get 50 different answers. :-)
>
>True, but I think there is a common concesses about what the top classic & best
>written chess books are.
It is a question of the level you are playing at. I don't think there are books
suitable for ELO 1400-2400.
>Most of us chess addicts! have hundreds (if not
>thousands), of chess books.
And on how many of them have you WORKED on? ;-)
Even my few ones I admit I should have spent much more time replaying and
analyzing the contained positions and games. Why doesn't a day have 36 hours?
;-)
(I assume because if it were so we'd work longer)... ;-)
>Since their is far more than 50 really great ones,
Oops, I would guess 10-20...
>it would be unfair to do the recommendations here. Better that the ambitious
>young student decides themselve's anyway, by consulting the various web pages
>(or coleagues at the chess club).
That is certainly the best way. Or to walk into a store and read some lines.
>>>Then, play as much competitive chess (and more against humans),as you can, even
>>>if its only 5 minute chess on the ICC.
>>
>>In the beginning this is more counterproductive and destructive. Blitz is not to
>>improve your understanding and in my opinion (and not only in my) Blitz has not
>>much to do with chess.
>
>I dissagree with the above. Everyone should use their own way.
I haven't seen many players improving their game with Blitz.
It MAY encourage you to get a closer look at some opening lines but it can also
lead you into the wrong direction ("oh, I lost game after game with that bloody
french so this is not the right opening for me").
Try longer time controls, best tournament.
>>>If you have selected a particular opening, and you
>>>have got badly beaten on the side that you chose to be yours, then play this
>>>same opening for the other color to get a better grasp of how to play it.
>>
>>Sometimes reading an accordingg opening book would do a better job.
>>If I fail in playing the Caro-Kann sometimes, I should look up the variation to
>>find out what went wrong.
>
>Yes, this is good too.
It is better than blitz games! In blitz games you sometimes play bad lines over
and over again without knowing WHERE the bad move is.
>mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict!
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