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Mastering the Chess Openings series?

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MarkChess2012
MarkChess2012
Oct 13, 2012
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I saw this 4 volume series by John Watson on Amazon.  I'm about an 850 rating.  Would these books be too much right now at my level?

Kingpatzer
Kingpatzer
Oct 13, 2012
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Yes. If you want a good book on general opening ideas, pick up a copy of the FCO. Watson's series is more than any player under 1600 needs. I'm at 1500 OTB, own the series, and it's way more than I need.

MarkChess2012
MarkChess2012
Oct 13, 2012
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Kingpatzer wrote:

Yes. If you want a good book on general opening ideas, pick up a copy of the FCO. Watson's series is more than any player under 1600 needs. I'm at 1500 OTB, own the series, and it's way more than I need.

Thanks, King.  I dropped the FCO into my shopping cart.