Blades upon Books - Traditionals

Prester John said:
I was not wondering, Gary. I've bought many Chernov books, and knew he used descriptive notation. Although I believe some of the old chess books are revised to use algebraic. :mad: I don't buy those. Bought one once and it drove me nuts.
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I'm to the point where I'm reasonably comfortable with either type of notation. I have several old books that use descriptive, and that's what I learned first, but I have some newer books that use algebraic, and I became very familiar with algebraic while following, online, the Fischer-Spassky rematch back in '92 (?) and other "big" chess matches/tournaments about that time.

Lasker is IMHO an impressive "polymath". He was apparently first-rate playing bridge and Go, and he was a top-tier mathematician. Do you recommend his Manual of Chess? I've seen it, of course, but I don't recall that I ever tried reading it?

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Do you recommend his Manual of Chess? I've seen it, of course, but I don't recall that I ever tried reading it?
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I do recommend it; Lasker is an excellent writer. I like his successor, too: José Raoul Capablanca y Graupera, the Cuban who defeated Lasker in the World Chess Championship. He wrote a primer on Chess.

I like Chernev's The 1,000 Greatest Short Games of Chess, if you can find it. I no longer have my copy, but enjoyed playing through the games and reading the commentary.

I remember the Fischer-Spassky rematch in 1992, but probably followed the Cold War era 1972 battle closer, where we beat the Commies! That championship was not relegated to the sports page or the comics pages--it was front page news. Had the book with all the games once. Might have them in another. There were 25 draws in that match, if I recall.
 
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Prester John said:
I do recommend it; Lasker is an excellent writer. I like his successor, too: José Raoul Capablanca y Graupera, the Cuban who defeated Lasker in the World Chess Championship. He wrote a primer on Chess.

I like Chernev's The 1,000 Greatest Short Games of Chess, if you can find it. I no longer have my copy, but enjoyed playing through the games and reading the commentary.

I remember the Fischer-Spassky rematch in 1992, but probably followed the Cold War era 1972 battle, where we beat the Commies! That championship was not relegated to the sports page or the comics pages--it was front page news. Had the book with all the games once. Might have them in another. There were 25 draws in that match, if I recall.
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Thanks for the Lasker recommendation, Vince. I'll take a look at his Manual of Chess; I found a pdf online.

I've looked at some Capablanca games, but never read any of his chess writing.

I actually have that Chernev book of chess miniatures that I picked up at a used book store many years ago, but I have never got past more than about the first 10 games. I really should work through more of those games, because many of them are short enough that I can mentally visualize the positions throughout the game, instead of getting hopelessly lost trying to visualize "normal" games. (I should get over being too lazy to pull out a board when I work through chess games, instead of trying to visualize my way from one diagram to the next.)

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
I actually have that Chernev book of chess miniatures that I picked up at a used book store many years ago, but I have never got past more than about the first 10 games. I really should work through more of those games, because many of them are short enough that I can mentally visualize the positions throughout the game, instead of getting hopelessly lost trying to visualize "normal" games. (I should get over being too lazy to pull out a board when I work through chess games, instead of trying to visualize my way from one diagram to the next.)
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I used a board for each one. I could visualize some of the shorter games, maybe, but it was a lot easier for me to use a board.
 
No, Sir, Ambassador Dingbat, I will not lower my shields until I get the correct response to "Queen to Queen's level three".
Scotty! General order 24! Three hours!
I love chess.
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Scott Hanson said:
This knife is a replica, that I made, of the first Randall made knife, that Bo Randall made bake in 1937. It is photographed on top of Sheldon and Edna Wickersham's book Randall Knives a Reference Book. This is probably my most requested knife to make.
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That is absolutely beautiful work Scott. I could spend a long time handling and admiring it in hand.
 
scrteened porch said:
No, Sir, Ambassador Dingbat, I will not lower my shields until I get the correct response to "Queen to Queen's level three".
Scotty! General order 24! Three hours!
I love chess.
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That Fischer tactics book is about right for my skill, and it has a cool format! :rolleyes::cool:
The knife is outstanding!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

Prester John said:
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I don't know that book, but I like the cover illustration with the shadow being cast! :thumbsup:;):thumbsup:

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
That Fischer tactics book is about right for my skill, and it has a cool format! :rolleyes::cool:
The knife is outstanding!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:


I don't know that book, but I like the cover illustration with the shadow being cast! :thumbsup:;):thumbsup:

- GT
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Thank you. It's a white tie sort of knife.
I used to be irritated by "programmed courses" because it was hard to count how many pages you still had to read, but if you're trying to learn something instead of slog through requirements, they work pretty well.

I didn't notice the shadow till you pointed it out.
 
wolfeknives said:
That is absolutely beautiful work Scott. I could spend a long time handling and admiring it in hand.
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Wow! That really means a lot coming from you Wolfgang, I've admired your work for years, it is absolutely museum grade.

Thank you, Scott
 
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