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	Game collections My favorite type of chess books are player's game collections (especially when they are written by the players themselves). They are my favorite because studying a great player's games is one of the... Started 08/14/05 at 23:25:26 by Prince-Nez « Pages 1 2 ... 8 9 10 all »	142	175715	12/21/25 at 23:36:13 By: up and comer
	Advertisements for other sites/forums Would anyone who wishes to advertise content on another site or Forum please have the courtesy to ask me first, otherwise your missive risks being deleted! Started 05/22/06 at 00:07:36 by GMTonyKosten « Pages 1 2 3 4 5 all »	74	134022	09/09/24 at 13:54:03 By: cathexis
	Poll: ChessPub Book of the Year 2018 Here is the poll for the 2018 openings book of the year. I've stopped the nominations, and I've also stopped new member registration. One vote per member, but you have one hour to change your mind!<br... Started 02/24/19 at 10:17:52 by GMTonyKosten « Pages 1 2 3 all »	36	45966	08/20/23 at 01:53:09 By: AndyFeng35
	Poll: ChessPub Book of the year 2019 Hi All, Here is the book of the year poll for titles published in 2019. Closing date is 2 August. Best wishes, RP Started 07/11/20 at 21:33:54 by RoleyPoley « Pages 1 2 3 4 all »	50	41353	09/18/20 at 15:58:24 By: Jupp53
	Before asking for help with improvement.... Hi all! Since 2003, chess publicans have been starting threads asking for chess improvement. PLEASE! Read the previous threads before starting a new one on this topic. If possible, add your c... Started 04/27/10 at 02:33:05 by Smyslov_Fan	11	31050	09/11/17 at 07:52:48 By: GMTonyKosten
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	Poll: How should we use algebraic notation in variants? How should we use algebraic notation in chess variants with very many different types of pieces? Solution #1: Give one unique uppercase letter to each type of piece. The first problem is that many piec... Started 07/28/26 at 21:49:06 by Marc Benford	2	548	09/26/26 at 00:09:57 By: Gene.M
	Best websites for learning chess? I’ve been trying to improve my chess tactics and I’m looking for good websites that focus mainly on puzzles and tactical training. I’m interested in hearing what people actually prefer for learni... Started 09/01/26 at 20:36:47 by muzammilar	8	887	09/07/26 at 00:59:25 By: an ordinary chessplayer
	Kinetic Patterns in Reactive Chess (book) Gene Milener (2018) Kinetic Patterns in Reactive Chess https://www.amazon.com/Kinetic-Patterns-Reactive-Chess-Milener-ebook/dp/B07C9RT1... This is a thought-provoking book. Probably I'm oversimpli... Started 01/24/23 at 22:35:47 by an ordinary chessplayer « Pages 1 2 all »	25	8547	06/27/26 at 18:37:42 By: Gene.M
	My 60 Memorable Games: Reprinted! Something I just saw: My 60 Memorable Games (Bobby Fischer) # 384 pages £14.24 # Publisher: Batsford Ltd; 1st edition (8 Dec 2008) From the Synopsis ....The controversial alterations that we... Started 09/06/08 at 16:32:54 by Viceroy « Pages 1 2 all »	17	9561	03/28/26 at 22:46:42 By: FreeRepublic
	Chessbase vs. Chess Assistant (and others) in 2026 Does anyone have any experience with the recent versions of Chess Assistant? How does it compare with Chessbase and other alternatives in 2026? Does anyone still use it? 5 or 6 years ago Chess Assi... Started 02/16/26 at 17:16:00 by MaxJudd « Pages 1 2 all »	15	5479	03/06/26 at 14:15:42 By: Vladimir
	Organization of Opening (and other) Files Here's an article from ChessBase on how to do it: ChessBase 18 – Tips for Beginners, Part 7: Organising databases! by Stefan Liebig 2025.03.20 (via the wayback machine because chessbase.com is missing... Started 02/20/26 at 10:09:15 by an ordinary chessplayer	1	550	02/20/26 at 21:58:40 By: an ordinary chessplayer
	Free tool for opponent preparation - Chess Stalker Hi everyone, I’m a CS student and chess player who built a tool I think some of you might find useful for tournament preparation. Chess Stalker (chessstalker.com) analyzes your opponent’s ga... Started 01/23/26 at 20:27:38 by ChessParov	2	1469	02/10/26 at 22:45:01 By: up and comer
	Fischer's Advice on How to Improve. John Donaldson (IM) explains that Fischer might have recommended to read MCO (modern chess openings) and when done to read it again apparently... Personally I dont like MCO but NCO (nunns chess o... Started 01/15/26 at 02:38:17 by FMCharless	3	806	01/16/26 at 20:17:25 By: FreeRepublic
	Winning Chess Middlegames This is the title of Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov's new book on middlegame structures. Anybody have it yet? Do you like it? Could you give a review of it? Any information is welcomed Started 01/29/09 at 02:53:26 by Seth_Xoma « Pages 1 2 all »	26	18058	01/14/26 at 16:36:04 By: MarinFan
	Classifying openings: sharpness, theory-heaviness I tried to classify all openings in three categories: - Sharp and theory-heavy (the openings where one single mistake can be fatal) - Intermediate and balanced - Slow, quiet and theory-... Started 05/29/23 at 05:42:27 by Marc Benford	1	1679	01/08/26 at 22:46:45 By: up and comer
	Who is at fault? Who is at Fault? Computer Pairings Player A vs. Player B Player B won the game. However, the scoresheet submitted by the players indicated: Player B 1 – Player A 0, when it sh... Started 09/28/25 at 16:37:09 by henrovsky	5	1500	12/05/25 at 05:48:42 By: Confused_by_Theory
	End of an era With disappointment I noticed that Quality Chess per se does not exists any more. Merged with New in Chess they vanished. What to say....money kills all... Started 10/07/25 at 15:29:10 by rossia	7	1683	11/02/25 at 21:31:26 By: Nernstian59
	I Want One That Trash Talks & Drinks Coffee Too See here: https://mailchi.mp/chess.co.uk/new-sense-robot-pre-order-new-titles-and-more?e=2... Started 10/24/25 at 14:24:13 by cathexis	2	595	10/25/25 at 13:10:36 By: cathexis
	Course idea: Health and fitness for chess players Hey Everyone, This isn’t a sales pitch or anything like that, so please do not ban me. As someone with around two decades of experience and self-study in the realms of both chess and healt... Started 10/01/25 at 01:01:28 by BigTy	2	891	10/03/25 at 04:20:16 By: BigTy
	French Chess Championships 2025 Congrats to GM Kosten, winner of the 2025 French Veteran Chess Championship! Any chance for a few commented games or positions? Started 08/27/25 at 17:33:32 by Kerangali	0	616	08/27/25 at 17:33:32 By: Kerangali

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