Not sure where to file this post, it’s probably most fitting to call it a completed 2011 new year’s resolution. In any case, the quest to finish the Dvoretsky endgame manual has finally come to a close. After close to 1,200 days I finally read the final page and reviewed the last exercise on December [...]
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Three Years with Dvorestsky
Posted: January 7, 2012 in BooksTags: Aruba, chess endgame, Jeremy Silman, Mark Dvoretsky
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10,000 Hours
Posted: October 17, 2010 in Books, chess, TriviaTags: Beatles, chess, Hamburg, Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers
Many of you may have heard of Malcolm Gladwell. He’s the author of a number of NY Times best sellers such as Blink and The Tipping Point. One of his recent books – Outliers, published in late 2008 contained an in-depth analysis of what it is that makes certain people successful. One of the most [...]
As we celebrate another Halloween we can give a free plug to the coolest book cover that has nothing to do with chess! In a recent Chess Life article they note that the book “Breaking Dawn” is actually the third book in a wildly popular vampire saga. The over 700 page tome doesn’t even allude to strategy [...]
Chess Library (Thoughts on Self-Improvement)
Posted: September 16, 2008 in Books, chessTags: Books, Chess Books, Self Improvement
Over the 10 years or so that I have been playing chess in a club setting, I have found that the road to improvement is full of ups and downs, detours, and potholes! There are few quick fixes that will suddenly make your rating improve drastically. One of the best methods to improve your game [...]
