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IM pfren
Nov 14, 2015
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DavidDeMar wrote:

IMpfren was your suggestion a serious 1 ? No one here or elsewhere has suggested anything like that as a resource. However I do believe that you are a man of integrity and will give your idea some serious consideration. Right now I'd be happy if I could always remember that I have to play defense as well as offense and/or remember not to pounce on the 1st good move I spot but to keep searching for the BEST move.

You definitely don't have to take seriously a book used by Karpov, Kasparov and a few other dozens of GM's in the past to study the game.

For the record, this is the ONE and ONLY old book which was reauthored and publshed by Quality Chess. Can you guess why?

Now, enjoy your Tamburro.

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kindaspongey
Nov 14, 2015
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IM pfren wrote (~5 days ago):

Here is the best book for amateurs ever written. It comfortably puts all Chernevs, Pandolfinis and such in shame. The openings part is just ten pages, with no variations at all analysed.

It might be tough for total beginners, but doable. The material and explanations are exceptional.

 

IM pfren wrote:
DavidDeMar wrote:

IMpfren was your suggestion a serious 1 ? ...

You definitely don't have to take seriously a book used by Karpov, Kasparov and a few other dozens of GM's in the past to study the game.

For the record, this is the ONE and ONLY old book which was reauthored and publshed by Quality Chess. Can you guess why?

Now, enjoy your Tamburro.

I am not sure, but I think that IM Pfren is trying to indicate that one should read the Quality Chess edition of The Soviet Chess Primer. For what it is worth, a review can be seen at:

https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/the-soviet-chess-primer/

There, it is reported that "Approximately 60% of the [1960] Russian text appears in" the Quality Chess translation and that "it appears that some detailed opening analysis and sections on the history of chess were excised."

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DavidDeMar
Nov 14, 2015
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Ok gentlemen I'll read a bunch of reviews and get back to you. I want to finish the books I've bought in the last six months 1st b4 i buy another 1.there's

only so many hours in every day and MS has robbed me of so many of them in the previous 23 years of my life.....

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kindaspongey
Nov 15, 2015
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I hope that I did not give the impression that I was telling anyone to buy The Soviet Chess Primer. I was just trying to locate information that might be helpful for anyone considering the book. In the same spirit, I might also note the availability of selections at the Quality Chess site.

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DavidDeMar
Nov 15, 2015
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Thank you mr. Blair I receive that info in the spirit in which you offered it. I will certainly check out that website and those selections. I have another progress (or maybe more accurately LACK of progress ) report. I have played two games this weekend against players rated 100 of points above me bc I have able to make it through the opening to deep into the middle game either even or leading in material and tempo.that's the good news and I'm absolutely certain that was due to fact that I finally have just a tiny bit of sense about Opening play. I made triple sure not to bring my queen out early although I was tempted. Don't get out the champagne though. My downfall in both games was losing her for nothing!!