PerfectGent wrote:
now you play hundreds of games following the ideas in the book and learn.
there is no short cut to being good at chess.
you can not just read a book and then say right what is next to read.
I enjoy reading chess books, and spending hours in study isn't exactly a "short-cut." But thanks for everyone's help.
I read and LOVED this book, but I still feel something is missing in my understanding of opening. For instance, I cannot fathom how black has a snowball's chance in hell in the advance variations of the french or caro-kann.
Are there any opening books as good or better than "Ideas behind the chess openings" ? Or maybe I should move on to books covering the specific openings?
I'm particularly intersested in the French defense and Two Knights defense, which I felt weren't covered enough.
I'm trying to improve my game as black: Rueben's book DID help me dramatically with that, and I recommend the book to anyone/everyone.
Thx guys.