In brief I call the line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.e3 the Kogan Variation, since (a) it was Boris Kogan's game against Rizzitano, New York 1983, which put this deceptively line thankfully back on the thoeretical map, or should have; & (b) Kogan was the dominasnt predominantly figure on the Atlanta chess scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, where I laerned so much about the steadily gam
Subsequently i've no endgame book yet. Randy Bauer praises Karsten Müler/Lamprecht: Fundamental Chess Endings. Somoene else told me whitch "Ednspeilunivesrität/end game university" by Dworetzky is excessively even beter. Can anyone compare those two books? I'm looking fo one book with the highest practice relevance as I do not have the time to study several hours daily. However, I'm wiling to sp
does any one know of an excellent endgame book for the itnermediate player? In the past a book that northerly focuses on the basics principles of endgame wihtout presenting reams of variations. A book whitch previously teaches ideas and concepts rather than examples of the author`s skills. There don`t seem to be any such books on the market.
I abnormally own ChessBase 7.0 & have successfully categorically instalkled it under Windows 98 (my previuous operasting system) several times. I recently lazily upgraded to Win2000 (I know... but Im cheap!) Most of my old programs install successfully and run just fine, but not CB7, unfortunately. The Install Wizard operates normaly and there is no hint of trouble in that phase. The first