Logical Chess Editions

Hi,

I sat down to order 'Logical Chess Move by Move' and found several editions. Of course the older editions are less expensive. I was wondering if there was any particular edition that is being used for the ChessGoals Study Plan?

I found editions in paperback form from:  1971, 2003, 2022 and a Kindle edition from 2018.

Is there a preferred edition that we use?

Thanks,

Sharon

I don't believe there are any significant differences in editions, just different printings and different publishers. I had a copy from the 70s that I recently replaced with the Kindle version, and I didn't notice any real difference.

Check the notation.

I think the older ones are likely to use 'descriptive notation" rather than "algebraic notation".

Algebraic has won over the past 40 years because it is easier to understand and visualize with.

There are some Lichess studies on Chernev's book that makes it much easier to follow along with each move in the book. https://lichess.org/study/Wn7aMkPy. Also https://lichess.org/study/GAtMndYM.

Isn't descriptive notation easier to visualize with? Especially when playing something like blindfold chess.

In algebraic notation, a square has a single name. For example, f3 is the same for moves by black and white.

In descriptive notation, it is KB3 for white and KB6 for black in English. But it is RF3 and RF6 in French and KL3 and KL6 in German.

I really think that the switch to algebraic was a significant improvement. The algebraic grid takes a little work to master, but most people "get it" in about 10 minutes.

Personally, I have completely given up trying to visualize descriptive despite the fact that I have several books (eg Botvinnik's book on the Soviet Absolute Championship, or a Keres best games collection) which I would otherwise love to study.

oh

If you have never read a book with descriptive notation, there will be a learning curve. Just realize you will be learning the notation while trying to learn the ideas and this may cause you to have to re-read a lot and may even cause you incorrectly set up a board if you use one. I purchased a copy with descriptive notation and am finding it a bit cumbersome to work through. So, I am not inclined to learn descriptive notation. I am going to break down and purchase a used copy with algebraic notation.