03 Mar 03
Originally posted by dfm65Do you mean Ed(ward) Lasker or (no relative!) E(mmanual) Lasker?
I have an old book by Ed Lasker called 'Chess Strategy', in which there are sections on the opening, middle and end games. In the section on openings, Lasker concentrates on deep principles rather than memorising lots of moves. Obviously it's good to have some openings memorised, but the strength of Lasker's approach shows when an unforseen variation comes ...[text shortened]... r start in chess. Lots of emphasis on pawn structure and concepts like 'distant opposition'.😕
03 Mar 03
Originally posted by Jan Pot, Antwerpe (BelgiuHmm...unless I read it in Dutch (which I doubt cause I speak no Dutch), I must be imagining things. I swear i read it in the mid 80s and it was put out by Dover 🙂
Max Euwe has been (and still is) a great chess writer. Next to the one you mentioned also his 'Judgement and Plan' is more that just useful reading. I bought the Dutch version around 1980 and now there's quite recently -and at last!- the English translation, updated with the cooperation of John Nunn. Can't possibly be bad, can it?!
Amici Sumus
Feivel
04 Mar 03
Originally posted by lloydkBronstein's 'Zürich 1953'... Hmm, hmmm, isn't THAT a real treasure. I bought it second-hand for just $ 7.5. Greatest buy I ever experienced!
The book that helped me most was Euwe's "Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur". Euwe uses games between amateurs and masters to illustrate key principles, and the games are explained very thoroughly.
I also want to put in a good word in for Bronstein's "Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953". The tournament surely had one of the strongest fields in ...[text shortened]... robably for more advanced players, but I suspect anyone interested in chess would appreciate it.
04 Mar 03
Originally posted by lloydkWas published in The Netherlands in 1973. Just for the record.
I haven't seen it for a long time, but Edward Lasker wrote a nice book called "Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood", and included the score of a drawn tournament game he played vs. Emanuel. I believe they were distant cousins...
05 Mar 03
JUST A SHOT IN THE DARK...
I've been a bit unlucky in life & €-probs are severe. To the point: I own -beside several other books in German- a luxury edition in GERMAN- of Bobby Fischer's 60 Memorable Games' (Meine 60 denkwürdigen Partien).
Don't think I WANT to sell them, but some reasonable extra €s would be very welcome to pay the rent & buy some food.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Jan Pot
Antwerpen, Belgium
05 Mar 03
Originally posted by Jan Pot, Antwerpe (BelgiuAll honest reactions are welcome at
JUST A SHOT IN THE DARK...
I've been a bit unlucky in life & €-probs are severe. To the point: I own -beside several other books in German- a luxury edition in GERMAN- of Bobby Fischer's 60 Memorable Games' (Meine 60 denkwürdigen Partien).
Don't think I WANT to sell them, but some reasonable extra €s would be very welcome to pay the rent & buy some food.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Jan Pot
Antwerpen, Belgium
jan.pot@pandora.be
Cheerio!
Jan