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Iakov Damsky
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Book Reviews for the Semi-Literate
Book Reviews for the Semi-Literate rated it 14 years ago
Before going into a review of the classic work by GM Polugayevsky and IM Damsky, let me explain my own chess credentials, and what level of players I feel this book would be most beneficial for. My USCF rating is 2029, expert/candidate master, and as a young teen, I was one of the top 15 players in...
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 20 years ago
An interesting fact about chess literature: although attack and defence are equally important, there must be at least twenty books on attacking techniques for every one on defence. More likely it's fifty, or even a hundred. I wonder why this is? I've never really thought about it before, but now it ...
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 24 years ago
[Original review, written January 2009]The only chessplayers that anyone's heard of, if they aren't themselves a chessplayer, are Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. Vladimir Kramnik's claim to fame is that he's the only human being who has ever won a match against Kasparov - Kasparov of course also l...
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