Yeah, there are certainly a lot of good ideas in that book.
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They say Strategically Position by Kurogkug is a classic.
Nov 8, 2011
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Crazychessplaya wrote:
They say Strategically Position by Kurogkug is a classic.
BQ seemed to have a good handle on Kurogkug's ideas, but personally I found that they lacked "competion." I guess it's one of those things that if you know, you know.
Nov 8, 2011
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#25
How to deal with so many recommendations? - what i do is cut & paste the name you guys have provided into Amazon.com, read the reviews. If it looks like it might be good for me i put it in my "Wish List" on amazon. Later when i am going to buy, I have my entire wish list to choice from. 
Nov 9, 2011
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Capablanca's Best Games by Golombeck is awesome, but it is a collection of great games and not "instructive" in the sense that any lessons to be gleaned from it will have to be done on your own. Ditto for Tal vs Botvinnik 1960, I don't recall a lot of beginner or intermediate tactics or strategy here either!
I highly recommend My System, the other books may be great too but I haven't read 'em. Nimzovitch goes over many basic principles of opening, middlegame and endgame strategy such as development, exchanges, the 7th-rank, etc. A lot of his opening theory is hopelessly antiquated now but his principles are still sound.
Logical Chess Move by Move and The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played, both by Irving Chernev are both highly recommended
I would avoid specialized opening books and stick with 1 or 2 general works like MCO for now. In fact you should study endgames more so than openings because endgame theory is basically static, once you learn Lucena's Position for instance you'll never have to worry about it being refuted or outmoded by some newer line. And once you start learning endgame principles this will help you make important long-term (ie strategic) decisions in the middlegame and even the openings sometimes. GOOD LUCK!
I'm reading "My System" at the moment and I think it's not too complicated, just basic stuff, but it's worth reading for a 1500 player.
+1 for My System by Nimzowitsch.
Nov 9, 2011
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#29
streetfighter wrote:
CrecyWar wrote:
streetfighter wrote:
Streetfighting Chess (plug,plug) with a discount for chess.com players AND soon to be released for iPad/iPhone etc.
Your book has no recommendations on Amazon.com. why not give a copy to a friend and have them do a review for you.
I actually worked for Amazon for a few years and (.... read between the lines here because ....)...I have no intention of EVER allowing my book to be sold through them! Since money doesn't really motivate me it's not a problem
There are plenty of other reviews of my book online (including here on chess.com) and the 1st chapter is downloadable for free, so that does me just fine.
streetfighter
Well I noted you have pumped your book several times already so I thought you needed some sales. Amazon is the biggest book seller that I know of. They do a great job. I have bought hundreds of books from them and have had very few problems unlike eBay which has only given me grief. Good luck .
Nov 10, 2011
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#30
streetfighter wrote:
CrecyWar wrote:
streetfighter wrote:
CrecyWar wrote:
streetfighter wrote:
Streetfighting Chess (plug,plug) with a discount for chess.com players AND soon to be released for iPad/iPhone etc.
Your book has no recommendations on Amazon.com. why not give a copy to a friend and have them do a review for you.
I actually worked for Amazon for a few years and (.... read between the lines here because ....)...I have no intention of EVER allowing my book to be sold through them! Since money doesn't really motivate me it's not a problem
There are plenty of other reviews of my book online (including here on chess.com) and the 1st chapter is downloadable for free, so that does me just fine.
streetfighter
Well I noted you have pumped your book several times already so I thought you needed some sales. Amazon is the biggest book seller that I know of. They do a great job. I have bought hundreds of books from them and have had very few problems unlike eBay which has only given me grief. Good luck .
You're right, Amazon are fantastic...if you are a customer
eBay has very rarely caused me any problems, but I know of other people who have had trouble...
As for pumping my book, it's true....I read lots of posts/recommendations on here which just don't address the problems the majority of amateurs/club players face. My book tries to offer a more practical approach!
streetfighter
Not just a customer, they, via CreateSpace.com, helped me put my book together too. I learned something about the book biz, writing the book is the easy part. Promoting is the hard part. You can write all the book you please , but if you can not promote it in a well thought out manner and get EXPOSURE, you are not going to sell many books.
Nov 10, 2011
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#31
streetfighter wrote:
CrecyWar wrote:
streetfighter wrote:
CrecyWar wrote:
streetfighter wrote:
CrecyWar wrote:
streetfighter wrote:
Streetfighting Chess (plug,plug) with a discount for chess.com players AND soon to be released for iPad/iPhone etc.
Your book has no recommendations on Amazon.com. why not give a copy to a friend and have them do a review for you.
I actually worked for Amazon for a few years and (.... read between the lines here because ....)...I have no intention of EVER allowing my book to be sold through them! Since money doesn't really motivate me it's not a problem
There are plenty of other reviews of my book online (including hereon chess.com) and the 1st chapter is downloadable for free, so that does me just fine.
streetfighter
Well I noted you have pumped your book several times already so I thought you needed some sales. Amazon is the biggest book seller that I know of. They do a great job. I have bought hundreds of books from them and have had very few problems unlike eBay which has only given me grief. Good luck .
You're right, Amazon are fantastic...if you are a customer
eBay has very rarely caused me any problems, but I know of other people who have had trouble...
As for pumping my book, it's true....I read lots of posts/recommendations on here which just don't address the problems the majority of amateurs/club players face. My book tries to offer a more practical approach!
streetfighter
Not just a customer, they, via CreateSpace.com, helped me put my book together too. I learned something about the book biz, writing the book is the easy part. Promoting is the hard part. You can write all the book you please , but if you can not promote it in a well thought out manner and get EXPOSURE, you are not going to sell many books
I'm sure it has helped you a lot - what is your book called? Might look it up....on eBay
Personally I already knew how to do pretty much everything I needed as my degree is in Journalism (and friends who were in graphic design and printing helped me to learn the things I didn't know!).
As I already mentioned, money (sales) isn't my driving force. Having worked for Amazon (a company which some people might say treat their staff like s###.. or worse!) I have no desire to use them for anything, let alone my book.
Each to their own though - and good luck to you
streetfighter
Friday's Clouds.
Perhaps you can help me with my novel? its done, but i have to complete the editors recommendations. Crap i don't have the time. Can you write screenplays?
Yeah you have a good point here, I think perhaps this would be quite hard, but the chapter on stepping stones etc in Chap 2 should be within their grasp, and Chapter 1 is something that can be returned to a number of times.