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Books & statemens If I was on "book searching", I'm sure I'll start from the books you recommend. Something that always puzzled me is the "talk" chess analyst do about positions. I won't be surprised that two different masters can assess a position in very different ways, and I'll like to read a collection of "different points of view about the same game / position". Do you know any of them? I love to annotate, and normally I "talk", more than "provide lines". I think I greately improved my "view" of a position (even if not my actual game , but obviously I am still far from be "accurate" at it (as some of my annotation's comments from experts pointed out, sometimes). "Dangerously opening the position" or "an original and smart anti-natural move that provides an interesting attack". "Providing a solid outpost in the center", or "blocking own's attack with his own pieces". "Profilactic" or "a waste of time". "Reinforcing the defence of a square" or "being passive". "Looking for a possible xxx", or "weakening yyy". This "psycological" part of chess puzzles me a lot. Of course, accurate position's assessement won't give such discrepancies, but I suspect that sometimes this inconsistences happens even among masters and authors... |
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ace_kyi 06-Aug-12, 19:29 |
CHESS WORDS of WISDOM Chess Words of Wisdom is made up of the crucial information mined from over 400 chess books (plus hundreds of magazine articles, videos, DVDs, web sites and various other sources) all condensed into this one remarkably complete - and one-of-a-kind - chess book. Chess Words of Wisdom quotes, paraphrases and summarizes the teachings of hundreds of experts, masters, IMs, GMs and eve a few scientists, scholars and generals. Essentially, all of the wisdom from thes important sources is in this one book! Chess Words of Wisdom is a digest of hundreds of years of chess knowledge from the greatest chess minds in history. Chess Words of Wisdom is unique in that it is all text. There are no diagrams or analysis at all in the book. There is not a single game in the entire book! Instead, the book is jam-packed with essential chess knowledge… in plain English! If you want to learn, if you want to thoroughly understand chess, Chess Words of Wisdom is for you. Chess Words of Wisdom is about "understanding" chess. There are no frills, cartoons or nonsense of any kind in it… just intense, cover-to-cover, ========================================================= dalmalfi: If you just want to read the text without diagrams, the above is a good book. Sometimes we need a diversion such as traveling long distance on a plane, we just want to read. If you would like to see latest GM tournaments and comments I usually go to chessbase. The following link is one of the example of GM game annotated and on video: www.chessbase.com Although there is a saying: " Seeing is believing." , according to Tartakover, " The move is there but you mst see it". It is true, " The eye will not see what the mind does not know." We need good practice and play to improve our chess skill so that the eyes will see the ideas behind our chess moves and that of opponents to win the games. |
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Just some of my 2 cents worth,or is it 1 cent? This is untrue.There are many cheap and expensive OTB tabletop chess computers that can help you learn,study,compare point value piece changes in different positions and keep the game in memory with and without an external PC or other computer. Over the decades(to improve my game) I have played against MAINLY tabletop systems such as the Mach 3,Tasc R-30 and the Phantom Chesster Eyeball...which all use real chess pieces,let you take back moves just like regular computer software and save games.Some,like the Tasc R-30 have computer PC interface cables which allow you to save thousands of games and then set them back up on the real board for analysis.Some tabletop computers make suggestions in writing across the screen and others like the Phantom actually speak to you and tell you where you are going wrong with that move.I strongly suggest using a tabletop system to view the game in 3D rather than a 2D computer screen.Sometimes your mind will grasp positional strengths and weakness's better than staring at a glaring lighted glass screen.You can always play against a Shredder program or others,but many players have told me that COMBINING analysis using a tabletop and later a software program with their PC,helped their "brain" to absorb and be able to see critical positions more efficiently from different angular positions,above the pieces and walking around the board rather than switching sides on a computer screen.Setting the strength from novice and then higher levels as you improve is of course,key. You can for example,move that Knight to c3 or a3,but what does the computer show relative to the piece point value in that position?Less,more? Listen to Shamash.His study of games via the books he read tops anything I have read in depth.I have studied many opening lines and subvariations and have memorized hundred's over the years,but not have studied like he has,especially all the past great GM's. Before you study opening's or anything else,be aware of the basics that many players overlook or do not know how to develop.Controlling the center of the board or placing pressure on key central squares throughout the opening into the mid game is many times advantageous and critical.Understanding the point value changes in a piece via the position is important.The value of a Knight,for example can decrease to approx a 2.5(or less) value instead of its original 3 point value simply because you moved it to an end file....limiting its movement by 50%.Are you aware of the difference and/or value changes in doubled pawns in the opening as opposed to doubled pawns on the a or h files?Many basics like pinwheeling a major piece like a pivot off of a central pawn is critical,especially after a possible exchange and advancement with your pawn to the 5th rank.Ahhhh...forget all of this!Have you castled in 10 moves or less?NO?Why?Is castling on the Queenside statistically move disadvantageous than castling on the Kingside?Yes,no and why?How does the value or theoretical value change with Knights and Bishops via an open game as opposed to a closed game?You are aware that in many or perhaps most circumsatnces,that having a Bishop pair in an open game is more advantageous than having a Knight pair,right,wrong?By the same token you are aware that having a Knight pair is many times more advantageous in closed positional games,yes,no,don't know?So now comes decision time: You have the perfect opportunity to take that pesky opponents Knight with your Bishop for that even exchange in a wide open endgame.You feel you are better using your Knights anyway even though your opponent is rated a hundred points above you.So you take it and 30 moves later he wins.What did you do wrong?Well,maybe you should have NOT exchanged that Bishop,but retreated it(ahhhhh...such a bad word!)even though the retreat causes a TEMPORARY loss of tempo.(Which you can recoup back later in the game,perhaps).Again,Bishops have a better attacking capability in open games,right,wrong? Ahhhhhh...what is loss of tempo?This you must study and explore,research,practice and lose to many times before you begin to realize the importance of PROPER exchanges,and subtempo loss as I call it. So whether you use a software program such as Rybka or Shredder to analyze,take back moves and more or a tabletop computer system(like I recommend)...those tools can help...they helped me over the years.So study openings?Not until you have studied the theories and facts behind the movements,not the moves themselves. So you have memorized the best Ruy Lopez strings that show the best stats,right?Well,what happens after your string runs out and you are out of book now? You know all about light and dark square control,correct?Probably not!Back to those books! Then practice on that used tabletop you bought on Ebay! So,is 1.e4 best by test?I heard that Fisher quote for over 40 years.Truth is,it is not necessarily best by test anymore.More and more GM's,masters,senior masters and even programs vs programs are winning equally and even more than 1.e4 by using the old 1.d4.There are many reasons for this,but i'm tired of typing and may discuss this at a later time! Good chess to all and time for my Guinness! |
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Please take a look at 2 links I and algol have posted for anyone still learning about doubled pawns and evaluation of material imbalances.Rather than post a link(which dosen't always work),just go to the regular chess related forums and presently on page 12,click on "informative link on doubled pawns".Then click on the 2 links....the first link being the 3rd down under algols message and the second link being under my message(i have arrived)...7th down from the top.Those two links alone may increase your game strength atleast a hundred rating points!(If you understand the theories and use them properly!)Boring,right?If so,then please stay at your 1400 rating forever! |
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