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Chess variants (10x8)

Sam has closed his piano and gone to bed ... now we can talk about the real stuff of life ... love, liberty and games such as
Janus, Capablanca Random, Embassy Chess & the odd mention of other 10x8 variants is welcome too

For posting:
- invitations to games (you can also use the New Game menu or for particular games: Janus; Capablanca Random; or Embassy)
- information about upcoming tournaments
- disussion of games (please limit this to completed games or discussion on how a game has arrived at a certain position
... speculation on who has an advantage or the benefits of potential moves is not permitted while that particular game is in progress)
- links to interesting related sites (non-promotional)

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17. januar 2004, 18:38:12

Greenknight

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Emne: Artful Dodger

Both of Silman's books are good (I've even gone through the Reassess Your Chess Workbook) but they really didn't help my chess rating at all. I think that you'd need to be a Class A or Expert player to really get a boost in useable knowledge from those books. When I was trying to play Silman's way I'd get into really complex positional games, hold my own against strong players for 20-30 moves, and then miss a tactical shot or simply blunder. The book that really opened my eyes (and boosted my rating) is Rapid Chess Improvement by Michael de la Maza. He has a set of drills and a tactical study regimen that is a little too much for me right now (my wife and I are moving) but I've modified it to fit my limited free time and it has really helped me a lot.