tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578483156498202807.post5929473903437658740..comments2024-03-14T20:34:14.428-07:00Comments on Gollum's Chess Reviews: Review: Positional Decision Making in Chess by GelfandGollumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07119464134682695953noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578483156498202807.post-75628612690952152212016-02-10T08:22:04.128-08:002016-02-10T08:22:04.128-08:00Fantastic, honest review!
Chess is a game that tea...Fantastic, honest review!<br />Chess is a game that teaches people to make up thier own assessment of a position, something that you are willing to do in these reviews :)<br />I can understand your POV on a number of points, yet I'd come to a different conclusion. Without looking for an arguement (!) to quote;<br />'Gelfand says that in certain positions he is interested in improving the position more than in the objective evaluation of the position, that will not improve your chess one bit. The amount of advice directly applicable to your games is slim.'<br />I feel opposed to this conclusion, but that's cool :)<br />Instead i'd say that there are a number of generic primers on positional play on the market. These cover themes in a constructed manner, rounding out a student. I found this book to assume the reader has mastered the middlegame ideas and moves things up an 'octave'. The book is 'icing on the cake' so to speak, adding the thoughts of a person whose opinion is worth listening to. But to use the icing you need to have the cake in the first place :)<br />Look forward to your next review mate. it doesn't have to be a QC book tho! Compare and contrast:).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922084891390870888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578483156498202807.post-75192962690368340122016-02-10T08:17:26.151-08:002016-02-10T08:17:26.151-08:00Este comentario ha sido eliminado por el autor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922084891390870888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578483156498202807.post-14823353935966787122016-01-05T04:24:13.339-08:002016-01-05T04:24:13.339-08:00Nice review!! I hope this to be the first of a lot...Nice review!! I hope this to be the first of a lot of them :)<br />I'm not agreed with you in some things, but I think you are right in the some of them.<br />by the way, I share with you the idea that Rios' book is absolutely great!<br /><br />good luck with the blog!!<br />Ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041403682750412507noreply@blogger.com