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Comment on Ten ways to improve in chess by k.r.

k.r. — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:58:23 +0000

Does Tibors Karpov strategic wins and such books include in number 7?

Comment on Lost along the road to the King’s Gambit by Gilchrist is a Legend

Gilchrist is a Legend — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:51:46 +0000

The combination of both French repertoires is quite wide, I think it would be useful to have both as a repertoire with a high level of variety (GM14 + Playing the French). 500+ pages of French repertoire is never a bad thing.

Comment on Ten ways to improve in chess by Ray

Ray — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:53 +0000

Great tips. Will you elaborte on them in your book ‘Thinking inside the box’? E.g., I was wondering how best to understand what type of player one is, without asking a coach ?

Comment on Lost along the road to the King’s Gambit by Ray

Ray — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:59:36 +0000

@Jacob Aagaard
I wouldn’t expect anything else from QC, and there can never be too many books on the French .

Comment on Ten ways to improve in chess by Daily Chess News Links May 20, 2013 | blog.chesscafe.com

Daily Chess News Links May 20, 2013 | blog.chesscafe.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:29 +0000

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Comment on Ten ways to improve in chess by Jacob Aagaard

Jacob Aagaard — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:14:03 +0000

@garryk I meant no insult. There are people who play the c3-Sicilian as a real opening, but they are few and far between. If you do that, then you are right, this does not relate to you. But if you just dodgy the opening battle entirely, it does.

Comment on Ten ways to improve in chess by garryk

garryk — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:31 +0000

I agree with most of your points but I think point 5 is clashing against point 9. “Play real opening” but “find your own systems with your own ideas”

Comment on Ten ways to improve in chess by garryk

garryk — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:34:24 +0000

The c3-Sicilian is rubbish? Then how do you define the Budapest gambit or the Chigorin defense? Didn’t you publish a book on the…ehm…Morra Gambit? Isn’t that rubbish?

Comment on Lost along the road to the King’s Gambit by Gilchrist is a Legend

Gilchrist is a Legend — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:46:01 +0000

@Jacob Aagaard Well surely they will be. It is also nice that the following publication batches will be three books simultaneously each. And some say that there many French books available, but I think more should be published. It is a major opening anyway...

Comment on Stabbing John in the chest with guilt by Jacob Aagaard

Jacob Aagaard — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:24:50 +0000

@k.r. Please remember there is a difference between a convincing proof in the solutions and what you need to see/understand in a game in order to make the right decision.