Book Review: Say No to Chess Principles
Review: Say No to Chess Principles! “It is the aim of the modern school not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent…
Review: Say No to Chess Principles! “It is the aim of the modern school not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent…
Forward Chess (July 2022) Smyslov Time Studying the games of strong players is always a good way to improve one’s understanding of chess. Some of the most instructive games to…
Review: The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook “It is a well-known phenomenon that the very same amateur who was able to conduct the middlegame very creditably appears to be…
We start our new series, looking at recent Forward Chess releases, with five stunning highlights. Gambits may be rare at the top level, although they do make the occasional surprise…
The late C.J.S Purdy may have been the father of Australian chess and the first World Correspondence Chess Champion, but it’s clear from the quote above that his countryman GM…
Review: Study Chess with Matthew Sadler “I suppose you could call this book a collection of my personal 'Eureka!' experiences, those wonderful moments when something complicated suddenly feels as natural…
Review: On the Origin of Good Moves by Willy Hendriks “This is a book about the history of improvement in chess - about the improvement of the chess-playing species as…
Review: Lasker's Manual of Chess “Can studying the classics be helpful? That depends. Many books that were popular in their day have grown dated, and are now of interest only…
Review: Winning “You cannot be serious.” – John McEnroe, berating a tennis umpire. Like John McEnroe in tennis, English GM Nigel Short has somewhat of a “bad boy” image in…