Author: Dennis A. Bourgerie
Date: 19:40:32 04/24/99
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On April 22, 1999 at 03:01:05, Harald Faber wrote:
>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.
>After each game you play , check the opening moves that you made. See if your moves followed the "best line of play" or if you digressed, is your digression a good one?
Play sound, main-line openings, not "junk" like 1. g2-g4 or 1. Ng1-h3 etc.
etc.
>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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