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June 5, 2017
A great book where the basic theories about all the chess openings are explained. The best thing about the book is that it tries to explore all the variations of those opening without over-analysing them. Full games are given which helps to understand the ending positions that arise. The middle game part is decent enough. A must-read book for the beginners and club players.
May 31, 2015
A superb book for the beginner to a 1800 player. Descriptive notation though. A little hard to read but really worth the effort.
I did not get this book from flipkart/amazon etc but from the traditional book store around 20 years back when I was a teenager and new into chess. It was among the very first of the classics and it made me really get into chess. Somehow I lost it and then bought a new one... that too around 15 years back.
It is definitely worth it. Euwe is an excellent teacher. The detail of annotations is amazing and really interesting to follow. you will learn a lot. And opening fundamentals!! I took up ruylopez after reading this book, and it has been a favourite ever since.
the games are basically master vs amateur types wherein euwe points out the subtle mistakes the amateur makes and how the master exploits them. But mind you, these mistakes are not blunders, not even 2-3 move miscalculations leading to loss of material. They are positional glitches which a 2000 rated player makes. But euwe explains them in detail and in an absolute lucid way.
Buy it. and see your game improve.... highly recommended.
If you can get only one book... this is a must
I did not get this book from flipkart/amazon etc but from the traditional book store around 20 years back when I was a teenager and new into chess. It was among the very first of the classics and it made me really get into chess. Somehow I lost it and then bought a new one... that too around 15 years back.
It is definitely worth it. Euwe is an excellent teacher. The detail of annotations is amazing and really interesting to follow. you will learn a lot. And opening fundamentals!! I took up ruylopez after reading this book, and it has been a favourite ever since.
the games are basically master vs amateur types wherein euwe points out the subtle mistakes the amateur makes and how the master exploits them. But mind you, these mistakes are not blunders, not even 2-3 move miscalculations leading to loss of material. They are positional glitches which a 2000 rated player makes. But euwe explains them in detail and in an absolute lucid way.
Buy it. and see your game improve.... highly recommended.
If you can get only one book... this is a must
March 29, 2016
An excellent book on the games played by master against weaker players whereby the master will demonstrate how to play the correct way and how not to play like an armature.
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