Thanks farbror that seems very interesting. I remember you saying a long time ago that you would read that book yourself. I did the same and found the first part of it to be quite enlightening but actually not as much as Silman's books. I suppose it has to do with how much time you spend on it etc but I was curious as to your experience; did you find it a good read? Were there parts that you didn't understand and how did you study it? I just read it through and went through the annotated games on my board like I do with most chess books but maybe that wasn't enough in this case. What I'm trying to say is that I don't yet fully understand why this book is considered so excellent. It is written by a grandmaster, true, but many other authors explain most of the same concepts in a much easier manner than this 100 year old fart! And don't get me wrong. I do wish to see the greatness in it, I just can't yet!
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Interesting! I am afraid that Lex Daddy got in the way and I am yet to read the book in question. I will try to give you some feedback when I have read the text.
regnskog> It is written by a grandmaster, true, but many other authors explain most of the same concepts in a much easier manner than this 100 year old fart!
I find Nimzowitsch's language colourful and I agree with Seirawan's assessment that above all else, it gets you thinking. But you have a point... his messages could be conveyed with fewer and simpler words. I hope my series will make his concepts more accessible.
The slow pace should give us time to dig deep into his examples and figure out how they apply to us. I plan to point out where modern theory and practice disagree with Nimzowitsch, and hopefully you and farbror will speak up when I miss something. :)
Sounds great, mister! Yes sure his language is "colorful" and humorous but that really doesn't help my chess :) Looking forward to when your series starts!
Do not miss this one!!!
http://blog.chess.com/likesforests/my-system---join-the-adventure