tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post6479931274125539394..comments2024-01-30T06:59:13.486+11:00Comments on Lousy@Chess: Chess Magazines And Opening Knowledgetanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248501580728956514noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-905502766601587432008-06-02T13:42:00.000+10:002008-06-02T13:42:00.000+10:00wang: np - glad you got some info out of it. :)dk ...wang: np - glad you got some info out of it. :)<BR/><BR/>dk - i know, i know... the mind is not willing but the body is weak. it was more of a curiosity rather than anything major. :)<BR/><BR/>likesforests: thanks for the note on the quarterly. i've not seen one so i was unable to know what kind of information was in there. cheerstanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248501580728956514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-3572358554621005832008-06-01T00:28:00.000+10:002008-06-01T00:28:00.000+10:00NIC actually publishes two magazines: "NIC" & "NIC...NIC actually publishes two magazines: "NIC" & "NIC Yearbook". <BR/><BR/>"NIC" is a monthly magazine and as you describe--light and fun. It contains fascinating interviews with top players and interesting people, photo-filled accounts of tournaments, etc. For example this month they interviewed Abram Khasin who, after losing both his legs in Stalingrad in WWII, became a GM at the age of 50. They also deeply annotate the most exciting games from each month's tournaments.<BR/><BR/>"NIC Yearbook" is a quarterly magazine and completely different. From cover to cover you see nothing but variations and evaluations of games in the hottest opening lines. This is dense analysis by various masters with little or no text. In the back you'll also find some book reviews.likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-39321444434009167832008-05-31T20:31:00.000+10:002008-05-31T20:31:00.000+10:00tang: i repeat, i repeat: it is probably better, ...tang: i repeat, i repeat: it is probably better, at 'our level' to carefully look at 2 or 300 high level GM games in our openings before baring too hard into these.<BR/><BR/>nevertheless, i understand the fascination. so, for example, tonight i took the recent chessBase article, and without buying the chessBase Magazine, simply made sure i already had most of the games in my respective databases, and added the few that were referenced but NOT in my files. <BR/><BR/>another way to do it...<BR/><BR/>do we really need all these up to date magazines? or do we instead look more carefully at what we already have?<BR/><BR/>i always love your blog. you da man! real chess talk every single time. dktransformationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834788878068428887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-9928476394749349252008-05-31T15:16:00.000+10:002008-05-31T15:16:00.000+10:00Very helpful post thanks for that. I thought thes...Very helpful post thanks for that. I thought these things were all the same until now. Don't get me wrong I probably won't be buying any anytime soon, but it's always nice to learn something new.wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810798413949148423noreply@blogger.com