How do you study classics (books) if they don't have your openings !?
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The reason those minor openings are rarely found in the games of the best players I because the best players generally don’t play those opening. Maybe there’s a message for you there! But no matter what openings you choose to play, you will be confronted with positional problems, tactical problems, end game problem. Don’t you think you could learn a lot from the way the great masters solve those problems
Laskersnephew wrote:
The reason those minor openings are rarely found in the games of the best players I because the best players generally don’t play those opening. Maybe there’s a message for you there! But no matter what openings you choose to play, you will be confronted with positional problems, tactical problems, end game problem. Don’t you think you could learn a lot from the way the great masters solve those problems
What about Scandinavian oldest opening
Good answer tho, interesting.
Do you think I need separate books on chess combinations or I can just study classics and I will find it there?
"Do you think I need separate books on chess combinations or I can just study classics and I will find it there? "
A good tactics book, like Susan Polgar's "Chess Tactics for Champion," will teach you all the basic tactical motifs in a systematic way. This is probably more efficient than trying to learn tactics just through master games
Susan Polgar’s book is way too easy for OP’s online rating (easy for me even). There is a Chess King app called Chess Tactics in the Scandinavian Defense.
For combinations in general (not for any particular opening), there are lots of apps on Chess King based on famous books:
-Manual of Chess Combinations
-Chess Combinations Encyclopaedia I
-Chess Combinations Encyclopaedia II
-Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations (Informant) I
-Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations (Informant) II
-Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations (Informant) III
For combinations in general (not for any particular opening), there are lots of apps on Chess King based on famous books:
-Manual of Chess Combinations
-Chess Combinations Encyclopaedia I
-Chess Combinations Encyclopaedia II
-Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations (Informant) I
-Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations (Informant) II
-Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations (Informant) III
Laskersnephew wrote:
"Do you think I need separate books on chess combinations or I can just study classics and I will find it there? "
A good tactics book, like Susan Polgar's "Chess Tactics for Champion," will teach you all the basic tactical motifs in a systematic way. This is probably more efficient than trying to learn tactics just through master games
I wasn't talking about tactics book I was talking about combination books.
It's not just one book , but several classical books with games annotated.
For example books like :
Zurich 1953 Chess Tournament book
alexander alekhine international tournament in new york 1924-1927 book
three hundred chess games tarrasch book
Akiba rubinstein book
Karpov books
Take even Kasparov's book my great predecessors
HOW do I study them if I play SCANDINAVIAN DEFENCE for black against E4 and Sokolsky opening for white !? I mean sure I still can benefit from those games looking at different openings and learning structures but that's a lot of information trying to learn every single opening and just waist of time really I won't remember them all I need to concentrate on my openings more !
For example I play SLAV or semi slav defence agaisnt d4 so ALL THOSE books are very helpful for me because I can see hundreds or even more games just on slav or semi slav and learn even better ideas structures etc... So what about the rest if I won't play them all !?
My second question would be why none of the books have opening like scandinavian defence or birds opening or sokolsky etc.... ?