Bibs wrote on 10/18/20 at 08:25:08:


You noticed that too huh, very weird indeed. First off isn't Raven a girl's name? While Sturt instead of Stuart seems like a spelling error. Maybe Raymond Stuart was the intention but alcohol got in the way, or maybe it was a new name assigned by the witness protection program, who knows.

I have never understood the attraction to androgynous like names, to me it is grounds to sue your parents for emancipation. 

What happened to vigorito?

Viewed from the black perspective, a book devoted to the Gligoric system seems a little overspecialized to me. From white's perspective, as here, it makes a lot of sense.

I only have one Ebook from Forward chess. Their integrated data base and book is a good idea. Stockfish 10 is included. There is online access to all games from a given position. My only complaint is there is no way, that I am aware of, to save analysis. A discounted bundle, for example from Kotronias or Negi, would appeal to me.

My experience with Modern Chess is that their files read in great my programs. A big plus.

Everyman CBV files work great, but I've had to work with their PGN files. I find their bundles of older books to be very useful. The old classic games, with commentary, are just fine IMO. They only need to be supplemented for those lines with new theory. It's great to have these older titles, some I have in paperback, in electronic form. $75 for 10 Starting Out books is OK, but $50 seems more reasonable given their age.

winawer77 wrote on 09/13/20 at 06:32:30:


Yes, they offer a pgn download.

@dali

I would suggest writing to Modern Chess about this.

I have written to them about a couple of things, and they respond positively, thoughtfully and sensibly. As do Chessable, as do Quality Chess. Strikes me they are very much trying to do a proper job there (unlike say at Everyman which seems incredibly cynical, looking at their recycling output), so they would want to know where issues are.

Out of interest, may we inquire which line?

Doesn't anyone find it curious that this Krykun chap is suddenly showing up all over the place, writing about every opening under the sun. This is usually a red flag pointing towards superficiality, or unreliability but I like to keep an open mind. So what say those in the know, is Krykun an exception to the rule.

an ordinary chessplayer wrote on 08/29/20 at 19:23:33:

But they do say that if you play sharp openings you're likely to cut yourself ...

an ordinary chessplayer wrote on 08/29/20 at 19:23:33:

Very nice! I like that explanation!

an ordinary chessplayer wrote on 08/29/20 at 19:23:33:

That's a bit harsh. Whether or not the authors regularly play the line they're writing about (and here you seem to be correct that they don't), Chess Stars books are, in my experience, of good quality, and a work dealing with the Gligoric is long overdue. Chess Stars is Semkov's business, I believe, and if your line of work is publishing chess books, you'll sooner or later run out of lines that you're personally familar with. There are far worse culprits for 'churning things out', I think it's fair to say.