https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?board=generalchess_brd General Chess - ChessPub Forum en-us ChessPub Forum Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:37:43 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 30 https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1220718774 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1220718774 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:46:42 GMT <a href="https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1220718774/14#14">an ordinary chessplayer wrote</a> on 03/09/26 at 00:03:10:<br /><div id="353036313A3A312062655400">a long-ago Yugoslav master described Fischer's style as "sharp open games followed by a transition to a better ending" </div><!--353036313A3A312062655400--><br />Words I remember from My 60 Memorable Games: liquidate to a superior ending. That, or something like it, showed up a few times in his 60 Memorable games. https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1768444697 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1768444697 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:17:25 GMT I was referring to the Encyclopedia of the Chess Openings (ECO) A through E. Although only B is currently shown, they have all been books.<br /><br />There is the Small Encyclopedia of Chess Openings. That is available as a book or to be downloaded.<br /><br />The Encylopedia of Chess Combinations is available on CD. However, I was talking about ECO A through E. https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1233197606 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1233197606 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:36:04 GMT Have ordered the new edition, has lots, claim 60%, new material using recent games. The original is one of my favorite chess books. https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1685338947 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1685338947 Thu, 8 Jan 2026 22:46:45 GMT I have to disagree a bit with this list. These ideas of theory heavy or light seem a bit subjective. Depending on one's proficiency with tactics, strategy, endgame, closed positions, open positions, pawn play, etc, the amount of theory and memorization one will need to play the opening at a high level will vary drastically. <br /><br />Not to mention the popularity of the opening matters too, very popular openings will tend to be learned more indepth than less popular openings. Such openings will need more study to be able to be utilized well against average players. 1. e4 requires a lot more theory than 1. b3 against the average opponent for example.<br /><br />That also brings up strength of competition, with higher strength competition some openings are harder to play well than others, or some that would be hard at high levels are easy at low levels. <br /><br />I should also mention consistency of strategic themes across variations. Some openings can have wildly different strategic themes depending on the variation, such as the kings indian or the caro-kann. Some others like say the english, queen's indian (not as familiar with this one, but it seems so) or the sicilian tend to have more consistent strategic themes across many variations. Ones with more varied type of play tend to require more opening theory to play well, and less can be substituted with personal ability. <br /><br />Making such categorization even harder, many openings have both sharp and quiet/unambitious lines. Generally choosing between these types lines has more of an impact on the theory and sharpness needed to play an opening well than the opening itself. <br /><br />So what variables can one use to categorize openings? Perhaps popularity, closed vs open, the number of critical variations, and consistency of strategic themes across variations. I'd like to say tactical proficiency needed, but I have trouble thinking of an opening that doesn't require tactical ability. Maybe how many pieces stay on the board after a certain cut off point? More pieces remaining would seem to demand more of an eye for tactics and strategy.<br /><br />Inferring from these categories, perhaps you can make some claims about theory needed, sharpness and difficulty level of different openings. Although mileage will vary for individual players. https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1759077429 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1759077429 Fri, 5 Dec 2025 05:48:42 GMT Hi.<br /><br />The player/-s who submitted a scoresheet with a possible error source is at fault.<br /><br /><span>Under certain conditions</span><!--underline--> one could argue the encoder would have failed to meet some kind of quality standard for the task being done. That is not the same as being at fault for a given situation though.<br /><br />Best regards.<br />/ CbT https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1759850950 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1759850950 Sun, 2 Nov 2025 21:31:26 GMT aoc - Thanks for the correction. A cursory Google search didn't find any publications by London Chess Centre Publishing other than the upcoming Colle-Zukertort book, so I jumped to the conclusion that LCCP was a new imprint. I'm still curious why LCCP is publishing Palliser's book. After all, New in Chess has done the previous print adaptations of Chessable opening courses, and Palliser has had a long relationship with Everyman as an author. https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1759280488 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1759280488 Fri, 3 Oct 2025 04:20:16 GMT Yeah, I fear you might be right. I guess it has to really be pitched in a way that convinces them that improving their fitness will indirectly improve their OTB results (and I believe for most, it will eventually), and that it is thus worth investing time, energy and money into. https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1752601121 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1752601121 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:38:41 GMT Hi, a kind reminder to look out for various discounts coming on Intl Chess Day - July 20. https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1752201199 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1752201199 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:52:43 GMT <b>Quote:</b><br /><div>I was primarily responding to this comment:<br />'The really sad thing is the trend to faster time limits isn't going to make chess popular to the general public', which I believe to be wildly untrue. And explained why I think these trends are durable. Personally, I hate that chess is now primarily reality TV, but I believe the trend will have staying power and classical chess will continue to be under siege.  </div><br />Thanks for clarifying. I still think it's worth fighting back, but I won't hazard any guess as to how things could transpire ...<br /> https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1748589175 ChessPub Forum/General Chess https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1748589175 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 03:32:47 GMT <a href="https://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/chess/YaBB.pl?num=1748589175/10#10">Stigma wrote</a> on 06/10/25 at 01:12:51:<br /><div id="7E59444A404C2D02">These are download links, right? No hassle with physical media in the post? </div><!--7E59444A404C2D02--><br />Yes, it's a link. I had to wait about 10 minutes for the order to be processed. But the link is valid only for a limited time after purchase - "at least 30 days" according to the website.