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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #211 - 02/24/06 at 17:46:23
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You might have something there, and I've considered something similar but it tends to be too long a title...  Cry
  
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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #210 - 02/24/06 at 11:33:09
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I like a title like "Frustrating the French with the Reti gambit" followed by the moves.
Personally I never heard of the Reti gambit and I suspect that to be the case for 80% of the bookbuying chessplayers.
  

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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #209 - 02/24/06 at 11:01:06
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MNb wrote on 02/24/06 at 01:13:34:
What about Réti-Spielmann Gambit? After all my hero was the first, who had success with it! It does sound rather nice too.


Nah, sounds too long!  Wink Btw, Rudolf had only 2/3 (Müller, Grau & Foltys) while Reti himself had 2½/3 (and should have won the stem game against Maroczy too) so surely Reti was the first to have success with it! -Especially since winning the tournament in Göteborg 1920 (where the stem game was played) was something of a breakthrough into the chess summit for him. Unfortunately, 'the Gothenburg variation' is already taken at least once...

Btw, I've just noticed a large order of FKGs to a shop in Heiden Germany, so in a couple of weeks I suppose germans hesitant about online ordering may be able to buy it over the counter!  Smiley
  
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Reply #208 - 02/24/06 at 01:13:34
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What about Réti-Spielmann Gambit? After all my hero was the first, who had success with it! It does sound rather nice too.
  

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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #207 - 02/23/06 at 17:22:17
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alumbrado wrote on 02/23/06 at 16:00:36:
Well, in truth the site is not the prettiest ... but I am impressed that you have one at all ...

By the way, for what it's worth, I don't think you should call the new book The Réti Gambit, otherwise people like me will think it is about the gambit lines after 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4.

I'm sure it has another name, although I can't remember it at the moment.


Well, according to the net and Oxford Companion it's known as the Reti Gambit, while Schiller called it Papa-Ticulat, which sounds horrible to me! But there will of course be an undertitle mentioning 1.e4 e6 2.b3 and a cover picture - so it should be hard to confuse it with the Reti Opening, I hope!  Undecided

But I'm open to suggestion, if someone has a better title. Though, I guess I'll throw in an adjective (or maybe a noun this time?!) in the title just to annoy the reviewers! Wink
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Reply #206 - 02/23/06 at 16:00:36
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Well, in truth the site is not the prettiest ... but I am impressed that you have one at all ...

By the way, for what it's worth, I don't think you should call the new book The Réti Gambit, otherwise people like me will think it is about the gambit lines after 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4.

I'm sure it has another name, although I can't remember it at the moment.
  

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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #205 - 02/23/06 at 14:40:42
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As I once said, and now I say it again!!!
The King's Gambit would be more popular and "solid" opening if we would have a good and quality website. Mr. Johansson has bad site with a lot popups, funny colours and comercial adds. What would you think as a potential buyer and a player when you see something like this? Either it's some underground murky and bad water, or some bad and dark site.  Just think! When  you have bad site, you have bad reputation (like Eric Schiller fro US who is an "expert" for gambits), and bad reputation leads to disaster. "The Fascinating King's Gambit" would be definetely more popular and the sceptics would be also happy!

BY IGNORING THIS FACTS WE HARM OURSELVES!!!
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Well, the site's been there for at least 6 years and the fact is that so far, you're the only one who's complained and twice too.
True, pop ups have increased there the last couple of years but nowadays there's built in anti-pop-up programs in most browsers - or add ons available for download. And backgrounds etc can be eliminated in your own browser's option tabs, or you could just choose not to watch the site...

Personally, I can't imagine there's any chessplayer in the universe who judge an opening depending on the look of a web page! Grin

Anyway, I think you should be aware that using capital letters in textmessages is very bad netiquette and considered yelling - usually a good way of either irritating people or making them ignore you!



You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.


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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #204 - 02/23/06 at 13:04:37
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As I once said, and now I say it again!!!
The King's Gambit would be more popular and "solid" opening if we would have a good and quality website. Mr. Johansson has bad site with a lot popups, funny colours and comercial adds. What would you think as a potential buyer and a player when you see something like this? Either it's some underground murky and bad water, or some bad and dark site.  Just think! When  you have bad site, you have bad reputation (like Eric Schiller fro US who is an "expert" for gambits), and bad reputation leads to disaster. "The Fascinating King's Gambit" would be definetely more popular and the sceptics would be also happy!

BY IGNORING THIS FACTS WE HARM OURSELVES!!!
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Reply #203 - 02/22/06 at 10:56:08
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I've started a thread & poll called Reviewing The Reviewers in the general chess section!  Smiley
  
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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #202 - 02/22/06 at 07:57:58
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I used to trust 100% Hansen in his reviews, his books are also good (specially the 1.c4 e5 imho), but recently his backing of Davies 1.e4 e5! (****)  and Lanes Spanish book has left me puzzled. Both are pretty bad in suggested repertoire, analysis and layout! Explanations are either not there or the pathetic type (Bb5 puts pressure on the e5 pawn ...)

The only reason I could fathom is that Hansen is not an 1.e4 player, but still!
  

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Reply #201 - 02/22/06 at 06:05:43
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I think CH book-reviews are rather good. He was one of the few reviewers that spotted that Lalic's book on the Marshall-Gambit (spanish) was not very good (a book we could have done without!).
At least he takes the time to substantiate his critical opinions. That his reviews of serial publications like the informator and new in chess are predicatable doesn't mean he does his job.
His criteria to judge opening-books are quite clear and employed consistently.

Watson's book reviews were rather good as well! He also wrote personal and rather honest opinions.
  
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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #200 - 02/22/06 at 01:18:31
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"then I will surely contact Mr. Johansson"
You have already done so on this forum. In case you don't get it, TJ has two meanings.
  

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Reply #199 - 02/21/06 at 14:55:14
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I don't think that the FM Carsten Hansen is the best reviewer or that he is an standard for the book quality, but I am sure that his writing is open, attacking, rewarding, and I guess honest also. I do not like read reviews in which the reviewer constantly praises the book and with this attitude he intentiously misleads the pontenial buyer. We all know that every book has the good and the bad side, and by pointing with finger on this nuances one gets much objective picture. Some reviewers are paid for writting good critics, they receive gratitude and free copies etc., etc... Don't be fooled by some verdict. Only when the large number of reviewers and specialists, buyers aslo, states that some work deserves praise, then we peacefully say that this or that book is good. How can somebody review the book if he never plays the King's Gambit at all. I get impression that most of them look the cover, index of variations etc., and then they simply try some lines with computer. The truth is somwhere out there, and WE ARE THOSE WHO WILL HAVE LAST WORTH ON IT. I can hardly wait for my copy, and then I will surely contact Mr. Johansson and share my thoughts with him, and also with the people who read this.
  

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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #198 - 02/21/06 at 11:18:34
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TalJechin wrote on 02/21/06 at 09:59:28:
I don't see any reason why CA should be any better a reviewer than others. Usually, he's rather predictable - like "*****" for any Informator. Most reviewers functions as notice boards, 'look this is available' but less as consumer informants.

The sternest test for any chess book, is actually this forum! As contributers here
1) actually read the books they buy
2) usually play and already know alot about the opening they've just read about.


Also, and while I'm not accusing Hansen of this, don't forget reviewers may have a monetary interest in praising series works such as Informator and ChessBase magazine - continuing good reviews may well mean continuing free copies.
  
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Re: The Fascinating King's Gambit
Reply #197 - 02/21/06 at 09:59:28
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The Johannson's new book becomes good critics so far and I do no doubt in quality of his work. Be at the end I want to have a review form CARSTEN HANSEN, the best and sharp reviewer from Chesscafe, in his column CHECKPOINT.
His verdict will be final and I hope that he will review this book.


I don't see any reason why CA should be any better a reviewer than others. Usually, he's rather predictable - like "*****" for any Informator. Most reviewers functions as notice boards, 'look this is available' but less as consumer informants.

The sternest test for any chess book, is actually this forum! As contributers here
1) actually read the books they buy
2) usually play and already know alot about the opening they've just read about.
  
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