Chess Literature: A Question of Quality By Tim Harding The founders of Quality Chess, back in 2004, were Swedish IM Ari Ziegler, Danish GM Jacob Aagaard, and Scottish GM John Shaw. In 2007, after Ziegler left to become president of the Swedish chess federation, the company moved to Scotland and two more Scottish titled players - IM Andrew Greet (previously known as a chess author for Everyman Chess) and GM Colin McNab - later joined the team. The output of Quality Chess is about evenly divided between openings and "improvement" books, the latter dealing with various aspects of chess, though not history or biography and there is little on the endgame. Possibly relevant to some readers, a … [Read more...]
A Mixed Bag and Several Gems
A Mixed Bag and Several Gems by Jim Rizzitano Reviewed this Month The Liberated Bishop Defence by Alexey Bezgodov Grandmaster Repertoire: 1.e4 Volume 2, 1.e4 vs The Sicilian I by Parimarjan Negi Kotronias on the King’s Indian Volume 2: Mar del Plata I by Vassilios Kotronias Kotronias on the King’s Indian Volume 2: Mar del Plata II by Vassilios Kotronias This month I will review one title from New In Chess: The Liberated Bishop Defence and three titles from Quality Chess: Grandmaster Repertoire: 1.e4 Volume 2: 1.e4 vs The Sicilian I, Kotronias on the King’s Indian Volume 2: Mar del Plata I, and Kotronias on the King’s Indian Volume 3: Mar del Plata II. The first of these books is … [Read more...]
A Sparkling Debut and Too Much C.R.A.P.
A Sparkling Debut and Too Much C.R.A.P. by Jim Rizzitano Reviewed this Month Grandmaster Repertoire: 1.e4 Volume 1 by Parimarjan Negi The Trompowsky Attack: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala Grandmaster Repertoire 18: The Sicilian Sveshnikov by Vassilios Kotronias Play the Accelerated Dragon by Peter Lalic This month I will review four recent titles: two in the Quality Chess Grandmaster Repertoire series, one in the Everyman Chess Move by Move series, and another book from Everyman Chess. The two Grandmaster Repertoire books are for advanced players and the Everyman titles are primarily for club players. The two happiest days in the life of a chess book author are: The day he … [Read more...]