PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/10/18 01:25I would recommend "How to Build Your Chess Opening Repertoire" by Steve Giddins. Though it doesn't specifically deal with MCO and NCO, it does have lots of good advice on studying openings in general.
Also, please turn off your "Caps Lock" key. Words written in all caps are usually read as if the writer is shouting (which is probably not what you intended).
PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/10/18 02:26MCO and NCO are mainly good as reference books. After a game, refer to one of those books and see at which point either you or your opponent deviated from the book.
If you are the one who deviated first, try to figure out if the "book" move is better than your move.
Don't assume that just because your move isn't in the books that your move must be "worse" than the book moves. Very few positions have a "best" move.
PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/10/18 20:32The main advice to an intermediate or beginning chess player regarding studying openings is: don't. (Instead of learning openings focus on tactics)
The second advice is to chose a simple opening repertoire and stick to it for some time, because even beginning chess players have to make sure that they survive the openings phase.
PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/10/19 02:571st to noosphere, by using caps, shouting was not my intention, i only used them because i thought that it would be easier to read, sorry if i offended anyone.
2nd, to all forum members who gave me replies, i thank you all as i am always open for advice and will take your suggestions
PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/10/19 05:18I'm sorry, but what's MCO and NCO? Maybe this proves I don't study openings (I last studied them in the 70s and I can't remember encountering them).
Re:PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/10/19 07:44Charlie92 wrote: I'm sorry, but what's MCO and NCO? Maybe this proves I don't study openings (I last studied them in the 70s and I can't remember encountering them).
Re:PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/10/19 10:36Thanks noosphere. Do you know of online opening books of the same caliber (I'm always looking for free books)? When I'm looking for an opening I use Google: I type the moves and surprise... several links are shown! E.g., I type "1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5" (including the quotes) and links on Ruy Lopez are shown, then I follow the links for further study if need be.
Re:PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/10/19 15:52Charlie92 wrote: Do you know of online opening books of the same caliber (I'm always looking for free books)?
Re:PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/10/20 22:40An excellent basic opening book is "Winning Chess Openings", by GM Yasser Seirawan. In the book, Seirawan explains basic opening strategy, then he shows how these strategies are utilized in most of the major opening systems used by players of all strengths.
The book concludes by providing the reader with a simple opening repertoire that Seirawan himself employed as a developing player.
Re:PROPER WAY TO STUDY OPENINGS BOOKS SUCH AS MCO - 2007/11/01 23:05The proper way to study books like MCO is Not To. This is a Reference Guide not a Study Guide. If you want to Learn about Openings Get the Watson Book or the Sokolsky Book. If you want something like MCO but that will tell you something more useful than a Single Page Intro on the Opening you play try to Find "Comprehensive Chess Openings by Estrin and Panov".
Mastering the Chess Openings By IM Watson is the Modern Equivalent of the Panov Book or the Sokolsky book "The Modern Openings in Theory and Practice" The First 77 pages are about the Principles i haven't read the Second part as i am Not working on Openings but if you want to know Ideas as opposed to reams of Variations these are good books. I think Below Master Level worry about Ideas and Principles Not what the Best 8th move is. If you do you will end up wasting as much time as i did. Reuben Fine's book is good too.
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