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mikekelly666 27-Nov-07, 03:57	Book of chess openings For those of you who are interested in unorthodox chess openings, our fellow club member Raul (buddyrevell) put together a PGN file of them that can be downloaded from here download.yousendit.com Please help yourself to the file. You can use programs like Chessbase (Full or Light versions) or Winboard to view the file and the openings. Even though its best viewed in Chessbase, you can use any text editor (such as Notepad) to view the file and the openings if you don't have chess program installed on your computer. If anybody else has a chess file or other file they would like to share with the club you can upload it at dropbox.yousendit.com Just a couple of conditions on uploading 1.) Put the following in the subject line For the Thematic Explorers club 2.) Make sure your file is under 100 MB When I receive it, I will post a link here on the forum so the rest of the club members can download it. Enjoy the openings Mike
buddyrevell 27-Nov-07, 04:12	ChessBase Light 2007 Download, for free, here: www.chessbase.com The English version is about 40 MB. I can't imagine myself without ChessBase. =P
mikekelly666 27-Nov-07, 06:16	Speaking of Light If you like something even smaller. There is Winboard at 6 MB www.tim-mann.org Not as fancy as Chessbase but gets the job done. Then there is the third option Just click Start and then Run and type in NOTEPAD and click OK and finally break out a chess board. Has the advantages of 1.) Not requiring a download 2.) Works on all versions of Windows
schnarre 13-Dec-07, 12:57	Tim Harding's books: Dynamic White Openings Dynamic Black Defenses ...were an entertaining introduction to the Unorthodox repetoire.
mikekelly666 14-Dec-07, 03:05	Getting the books You can purchased Tim Hardin's books at USCF online store Dynamic Black Defenses uscfsales.com Dynamic White Openings uscfsales.com Next time you beat your opponent senseless in a game you might direct them to this book uscfsales.com Nothing like a good title to rub their nose in it
buddyrevell 07-Jan-08, 09:47	Best chess book review ever A picture is worth a thousand words, indeed. www.chesshistory.com
mikekelly666 07-Jan-08, 18:00	That sums it up really good Now that is the kind of review I can understand   LOL ALthough if you used another finger then it would have more impact
schnarre 08-Jan-08, 18:30	I didn't realize those were still available. Thanks mike!
buddyrevell 08-Feb-08, 10:54	Still about books and reviews Something that hasn't been said is that the PGN file available for download in the very first post is based on a list of more than 300 openings from the book "Unorthodox Chess Openings", by Eric Schiller. I don't have the book, only a sample with the first pages and a couple of opening indexes. Has anyone read that book? Not that I'm interested in buying or anything, judging from what I've read about it. For instance, Tony Miles reviewed that book for a magazine. I have the whole review in my head, so I'm gonna type it all here, no need to copy and paste: "Utter crap" Yep, that was the review. =P
mikekelly666 08-Feb-08, 14:44	Condensed version Here is my review. Slightly more wordy   "One day the toilet backed up in my home. There was sewer water and feces everywhere. After cleaning up the mess, I noticed I missed a spot on the floor. First I thought it was piece of sh**, but then I saw it was a book. So I started reading it. After I finished the book, I dropped it on the floor. Realized I had I was right the first time about what it was." Ok I haven't read the book yet, but I couldn't resist saying that

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