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Date: 24 Feb 2005 06:04:51
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Subject: First book on the middle game
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I have been charting out a course of study to try and not fall prey to
buying too many books and reading none of them. I am looking for a
book on the middle game. On the recommendation of Jude Acers, I took
out the second volume of Euwe's Middle Game from the library. I can
see where this will provide years of close study, but it is too
advanced for me. Does anyone have a recommendation for a book on the
middle game that I can go through to get me ready for Euwe?
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Date: 26 Feb 2005 03:17:25
From: skoonj
Subject: Re: First book on the middle game
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<[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have been charting out a course of study to try and not fall prey to
> buying too many books and reading none of them. I am looking for a
> book on the middle game. On the recommendation of Jude Acers, I took
> out the second volume of Euwe's Middle Game from the library. I can
> see where this will provide years of close study, but it is too
> advanced for me. Does anyone have a recommendation for a book on the
> middle game that I can go through to get me ready for Euwe?
>
Weeramantry's Best Lessons of a Chess Coach.
-T
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Date: 28 Feb 2005 17:34:31
From: gromit
Subject: Re: First book on the middle game
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I'll second this. Weeramantry's book is one of my favorites. If you
can get through that book, I would recommend Silman's How to Reassess
Your Chess.
skoonj wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I have been charting out a course of study to try and not fall prey to
>>buying too many books and reading none of them. I am looking for a
>>book on the middle game. On the recommendation of Jude Acers, I took
>>out the second volume of Euwe's Middle Game from the library. I can
>>see where this will provide years of close study, but it is too
>>advanced for me. Does anyone have a recommendation for a book on the
>>middle game that I can go through to get me ready for Euwe?
>>
>
>
> Weeramantry's Best Lessons of a Chess Coach.
>
> -T
>
>
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Date: 24 Feb 2005 22:19:09
From: grandmastermars
Subject: Re: First book on the middle game
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[email protected] Wrote:
> I have been charting out a course of study to try and not fall prey to
> buying too many books and reading none of them. I am looking for a
> book on the middle game. On the recommendation of Jude Acers, I took
> out the second volume of Euwe's Middle Game from the library. I can
> see where this will provide years of close study, but it is too
> advanced for me. Does anyone have a recommendation for a book on the
> middle game that I can go through to get me ready for Euwe?
You could also try, along the lines of "Logical Chess", a series by Ma
Euwe, in 3 volumes, co-written by Walter Meiden.
The first volume is called "Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur"... th
second one is called, I think, "The Road to Chess Mastery"... (th
edition in German was "Amateur wird Meister" = Amateur becomes Master
and the third one has never been available in English, as far as
know...
It's in the same vein as Logical Chess. I would say the first tw
volumes address roughly the same level as Logical Chess...
Euwe is the author of The Middle Game books I and II. If you like th
Euwe style, you could take a look at these ones...
I agree that logical chess is very good stuff. And its got the making
of a classic.
If what youre looking for is a manual, Modern Chess Strategy, by Lude
Pachman, is a shorter, though not necessarily simpler option than Th
Middle Game.
Well, just take a look at the options and then choose what you fee
suits your needs.
grandmaster
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grandmasters
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Date: 24 Feb 2005 21:56:23
From: Chet Marino
Subject: Re: First book on the middle game
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In addition to what others have said, I HIGHLY recommend a little
known book Modern Middlegame Lessons by Larry Evans, Jeremy Silman and
Ken Smith published by Chess Digest and available from Chessco. Very
easy to read and move by move explanations...
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:19:09 +0000, grandmasters
<[email protected] > wrote:
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>[email protected] Wrote:
>> I have been charting out a course of study to try and not fall prey to
>> buying too many books and reading none of them. I am looking for a
>> book on the middle game. On the recommendation of Jude Acers, I took
>> out the second volume of Euwe's Middle Game from the library. I can
>> see where this will provide years of close study, but it is too
>> advanced for me. Does anyone have a recommendation for a book on the
>> middle game that I can go through to get me ready for Euwe?
>
>You could also try, along the lines of "Logical Chess", a series by Max
>Euwe, in 3 volumes, co-written by Walter Meiden.
>
>The first volume is called "Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur"... the
>second one is called, I think, "The Road to Chess Mastery"... (the
>edition in German was "Amateur wird Meister" = Amateur becomes Master)
>and the third one has never been available in English, as far as I
>know...
>
>It's in the same vein as Logical Chess. I would say the first two
>volumes address roughly the same level as Logical Chess...
>
>Euwe is the author of The Middle Game books I and II. If you like the
>Euwe style, you could take a look at these ones...
>
>I agree that logical chess is very good stuff. And its got the makings
>of a classic.
>
>If what youre looking for is a manual, Modern Chess Strategy, by Ludek
>Pachman, is a shorter, though not necessarily simpler option than The
>Middle Game.
>
>Well, just take a look at the options and then choose what you feel
>suits your needs.
>
>grandmasters
Chet ino
Westminster, CO
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Date: 24 Feb 2005 13:19:25
From:
Subject: Re: First book on the middle game
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pgeorges wrote:
> I fully agree with you on "Logical chess move by move" by Chernev,
which
> is really good, but "My system" by Nimzowitsch, although not only
about
> middle game, is a great classic, and a pleasure to read.
Agreed on both counts, but I'm not sure "System" is best as a *first*
middle-game book, which is what the original poster was asking for.
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Date: 24 Feb 2005 19:33:29
From: �ge
Subject: Re: First book on the middle game
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<[email protected] > skrev i melding
news:[email protected]...
> I have been charting out a course of study to try and not fall prey to
> buying too many books and reading none of them. I am looking for a
> book on the middle game. On the recommendation of Jude Acers, I took
> out the second volume of Euwe's Middle Game from the library. I can
> see where this will provide years of close study, but it is too
> advanced for me. Does anyone have a recommendation for a book on the
> middle game that I can go through to get me ready for Euwe?
Simple Chess by Michael Stean
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Date: 24 Feb 2005 06:20:58
From:
Subject: Re: First book on the middle game
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[email protected] wrote:
> I have been charting out a course of study to try and not fall prey
to
> buying too many books and reading none of them. I am looking for a
> book on the middle game.
Have you tried Irving Chernev's "Logical Chess Move by Move"?
Arguably the most instructive book ever for your level. Other
possibilities: "The Art of the Middle Game" by Keres and Kotov, "How to
Reassess Your Chess" and "The Amateur's Mind" by Jeremy Silman, and
"The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played" by Chernev.
But I would recommend "Logical Chess" most of all -- it gives one of
the best groundings in chess fundamentals of any book I know,
especially if you have not read any other books on the middle game.
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Date: 24 Feb 2005 18:18:13
From: pgeorges
Subject: Re: First book on the middle game
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I fully agree with you on "Logical chess move by move" by Chernev, which
is really good, but "My system" by Nimzowitsch, although not only about
middle game, is a great classic, and a pleasure to read.
[email protected] a �crit :
> [email protected] wrote:
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>>I have been charting out a course of study to try and not fall prey
>
> to
>
>>buying too many books and reading none of them. I am looking for a
>>book on the middle game.
>
>
> Have you tried Irving Chernev's "Logical Chess Move by Move"?
> Arguably the most instructive book ever for your level. Other
> possibilities: "The Art of the Middle Game" by Keres and Kotov, "How to
> Reassess Your Chess" and "The Amateur's Mind" by Jeremy Silman, and
> "The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played" by Chernev.
> But I would recommend "Logical Chess" most of all -- it gives one of
> the best groundings in chess fundamentals of any book I know,
> especially if you have not read any other books on the middle game.
>
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