Which edition is best for the book "My System by Aron Nimzowitsch"? the edition from 1991 on amazon is only about 5 dollars but the one from 2007 is about 16 or so and says it has more content, i'm not sure which one to purchase. Is the 2007 edition worth the extra 11 bucks or did they perfect the book in 1991? I'd hate to spend 16 on a less good re-make.
Checked it and it is algebraic so that's good, I think the ones before 1991 are the old notations.
I have the Quality Chess publication (with a red stripe and big image of a pawn). I actually have all the chess classic books published by Quality Chess because I like the set.
Yeah the quality chess edition is the one i wasn't sure about because there is no "look inside" option for it on amazon. I'll go with that one though, the reviews it has are also positive. Thanks for the recommendations.
My preferred one is the first Soviet print (1930), supervised by Ilya Maizelis. I bought it many years ago at a bookstore in Moscow, dirt cheap. Currently it must be worth quite a bit, but I do not intend selling it.
I would also suggest the Quality Chess publications reissue, this company does an excellent job in all publications.
In general QC books rarely catch my interest, I just checked and I only have one book by Lipnitsky's which they massacred so I don't trust them with these classic reissues. I have the My System copy from 1991 that was edited by Lou Hays and can't say anything bad about it and have no problem with the "old translation" that QC mentions and it uses algebraic notation. For $5 you can't go wrong. You might want to check out the sample at QC's website.
My preferred one is the first Soviet print (1930), supervised by Ilya Maizelis. I bought it many years ago at a bookstore in Moscow, dirt cheap. Currently it must be worth quite a bit, but I do not intend selling it.
I would also suggest the Quality Chess publications reissue, this company does an excellent job in all publications.
In general QC books rarely catch my interest, I just checked and I only have one book by Lipnitsky's which they massacred so I don't trust them with these classic reissues. I have the My System copy from 1991 that was edited by Lou Hays and can't say anything bad about it and have no problem with the "old translation" that QC mentions and it uses algebraic notation. For $5 you can't go wrong. You might want to check out the sample at QC's website.
Nothing wrong, they seem to specialize in opening books which I don't care for and many are just database dumps. On the other hand the San Luis book is pretty good, I don't own it but had the chance to read through it. The Lipnitsky book they massacred because they completely threw away the second half of the book. The second half is devoted to the Ragozin defense. The QC editors reasoned it was a good idea to remove it becuase the theory was so outdated and replaced it with a collection of games annotated by Lipnitsky. That was just a travesty, aside from the manual being supposedly an excellent source of the ideas of the Ragozin defense it is the author showing how to apply the first half of the book to a specific opening.
Nothing wrong, they seem to specialize in opening books which I don't care for and many are just database dumps. On the other hand the San Luis book is pretty good, I don't own it but had the chance to read through it. The Lipnitsky book they massacred because they completely threw away the second half of the book. The second half is devoted to the Ragozin defense. The QC editors reasoned it was a good idea to remove it becuase the theory was so outdated and replaced it with a collection of games annotated by Lipnitsky. That was just a travesty, aside from the manual being supposedly an excellent source of the ideas of the Ragozin defense it is the author showing how to apply the first half of the book to a specific opening.
Old notation? How is that different?
N-KB3 instead of Nf3 or Nf6 for Black. Descriptive versus Algebraic notation.
I have both and I would buy the older Lou Hays translation. It has less wasted paper and the translation is better.
If you are interested in the Quality Chess version, I'll sell you mine. :)
I have both and I would buy the older Lou Hays translation. It has less wasted paper and the translation is better.
If you are interested in the Quality Chess version, I'll sell you mine. :)
I too prefer the Hays translation. It is purposefully anachronistic, which makes the book almost humerous in its tone, because of the ridiculously over-the-top language, which probably makes it quite close to the original. The Quality Chess translation is a bit drier and, although a little simpler, doesn't make the point stick as much.
Which edition is best for the book "My System by Aron Nimzowitsch"? the edition from 1991 on amazon is only about 5 dollars but the one from 2007 is about 16 or so and says it has more content, i'm not sure which one to purchase. Is the 2007 edition worth the extra 11 bucks or did they perfect the book in 1991? I'd hate to spend 16 on a less good re-make.