Joplin Chess

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What Books Would You Suggest?

Martin Stahl | November 15, 2008
Category: General | 1 Comment »

I have been getting some chess books off and on over the past few months and thought I would ask a question about what books you think are the best books for an amateur level chess player to get. I have a few books, a couple with opening information, an endgame book, a couple of [...]

Review: How To Think Ahead In Chess

Martin Stahl | October 30, 2008
Category: Reviews | No Comments »

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Last month I picked up How To Think Ahead In Chess: The methods and techniques of planning your entire game by I.A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld, from the Fireside Chess Library. I got it at a decent price and the title and back cover text made is sound like a good [...]