Javier Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 ISBN: 0-7134-8441-1 Date of publication: 1999 Publisher: Batsford Pages: 112 I can't believe this book was published in 1999. The book is structured in two halves. In the first one we find "typical two knights defence games". Really? well, many of the games are dated in the fifties! (which makes you wonder what use they can be 50 years later considering they're very lightly annotated, and I do mean lightly). The second half is supposed to be a theoretical survey. A little over 50 pages with pretty ordinary variations which one can find in any old opening encyclopedia. No original analysis, just links to other games. Very few comments or explanations. Did Batsford really need two world class GMs to produce this piece of junk? A rip off! If it makes you feel better, I was ripped off too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charly Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 When I buy a book written by grandmasters I would expect some unexpected TN's in old lines otherwise why trot out "old" lines? I have purchased chess books over a thirty year period and I could have written something better from my own handwritten notes on the sides of my pages from Estrin's book (descriptive notation version!). Jude Acer's book is excellent in comparison. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelBaker985 Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 I still think that the best teacher is not the book, no one could deny the human factor. I was taught by my grand father and i have a doubt that i could learn more from the books. When i did essay writing for mba on chess even my professor has said that it was more interesting to read then some old books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Well, I guess there's some truth in that, but there some new books out there which can be considered "jewels". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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