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@kindaspongey said in #47: > That should have been Bxd4+. Pert made no comment about it being a very good move. And also there's no n6b5 since the knight on d4 is pinned, the algebric notation is simp…

@kindaspongey said in #44: > Certainly, not my mind. Oh alright, btw there are some annotation inaccuricies in your sequences.

@kindaspongey said in #40: > The question for me is whether or not Smerdon took in all of the book's detail at the rate of ~1.1 pages per minute for 4 hours. Here is a fraction of page 132, commenting…

@verylate said in #34: > We can't? I'm nowhere near master strength, but I usually do close my eyes when trying to visualise long tactical variations. Granted, I can't see so far or as much as a maste…

@spindriftdrinker said in #31: > @kindaspongey > > "Looking for a book to keep me occupied for the four hour ride, I remembered ... Richard Pert’s Playing the Trompowsky ... And indeed, I was able to …

@AlexiHarvey said in #29: > Afraid not. I mentioned Silman's 'Reaccess your chess' because it's consistently highly rated. The book I did purchase was another impulsive buy that is lesser known but st…

@AlexiHarvey said in #25: > Thanks. It's well worth the time to maintain your own games database to spot trends as well. If you have a PC then LucasChess free software is a good choice although there …

@kindaspongey said in #4: > The thing about reading is that it is very easy to frequently pause, think, and resume where you left off. If someone says that 7 Nd4 is necessary after 1 d4 e5 2 dxe5 Nc6 …

@kindaspongey said in #15: > (I just tried it, and I found page 117 in less than a minute.) By the way, don't try it with MCO15. What are you talking about?