Chess Book Collections

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Simon Rogers » Wed Jun 10, 2020 5:34 pm

That's the one John. Thanks.
I think yours is the 1980 First Edition.
A very good book, where I started to learn about the titans of chess.

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Simon Rogers » Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:19 pm

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by John Upham » Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:37 pm

Simon Rogers wrote:
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Are you quoting Eric Arthur Blair by any chance ?
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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Simon Rogers » Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:48 pm

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It's just that people are having a go at me on this forum like Justin and David it is upsetting me a lot.
I don't want to fall out with anyone on the forum.
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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:14 pm

Justin has had a go at literally everyone at some point (and I say that as somebody who thinks his posts here do far more good than harm)

I wouldn't let that at least worry you too much.
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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by David Sedgwick » Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:18 pm

I have apologised to Simon on another thread for singling out him in relation to Stewart Reuben.

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Simon Rogers » Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:13 pm

David Sedgwick wrote:
Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:18 pm
I have apologised to Simon on another thread for singling out him in relation to Stewart Reuben.
Thanks David for apologising. It is much appreciated.

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Simon Rogers » Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:22 am

The third chess book my parents bought for me was:
Steve Davis Plays Chess
by Steve Davis and David Norwood
Steve Davis was my favourite snooker player. I think Steve Davis was from Romford, where I was born myself.
He also played chess at Brentwood Chess Club for a while and coincidentally I lived in Brentwood before moving up to Lancashire.
I remember David Norwood was part of the BBC2 commentary team for the World Chess Championship between Nigel Short and Gary Kasparov.

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Simon Rogers » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:21 pm

For some reason, I have two copies of the book:
Ultimate Dragon Volume Two
by Eduard Gufeld & Oleg Stetsko
I don't even play the dragon. I play the Scheveningen.
I don't know how or when I acquired these books.

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Simon Rogers » Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:55 pm

There are books in my collection that I have bought in the past, not realising I had them already. I'm sure I am not the only person guilty of this.
The books are:
The Big Book of Busts by Watson & Schiller.
Ultimate Dragon: Volume Two by Eduard Gufeld & Oleg Stetsko.
1....b6 move by move by Cyrus Lakdawala.
The Times Winning Moves by Raymond Keene & Byron Jacobs 2003 Edition.
Chess Choice Challenge 2 by Chris Ward.
Planning by Neil McDonald.
The Power Chess Program: Book 1 by Nigel Davies.
The Power Chess Program: Book 2 by Nigel Davies.

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Stewart Reuben » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:18 pm

When I moved in 1998, albeit to a much larger home, I got rid of a number of chess books. Now I am contemplating down-sizing. The ECF won't want more copies of ones they already have, but no longer want. Any suggestions?
I am also in the process of dealing with my cds.

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Geoff Chandler » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:34 pm

I too have doublers and even triplers.

Some I buy on purpose. The Burgess books, the Mammoth Book of Chess and Mammoth book of Greatest games
I often see for 50p or in 4 for a £1.00 shops. I pass them onto the kids. The first one is very good, the second also.

Leonard's Guardian book is also another I always buy, must have bought about 15-20 over the years and passed it on.
Funnily enough (just looked) I do not have one - or I cannot find it, although during lock down I put every chess book
on the bed and put them back on the bookshelves into categories.....I have dozen of bloody openings books (6 on the ending
and two of those are in a foreign language - Russian and German - why? I've no idea.)

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Adam Raoof » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:37 pm

Geoff Chandler wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:34 pm
I too have doublers and even triplers.

Some I buy on purpose. The Burgess books, the Mammoth Book of Chess and Mammoth book of Greatest games
I often see for 50p or in 4 for a £1.00 shops. I pass them onto the kids. The first one is very good, the second also.

Leonard's Guardian book is also another I always buy, must have bought about 15-20 over the years and passed it on.
Funnily enough (just looked) I do not have one - or I cannot find it, although during lock down I put every chess book
on the bed and put them back on the bookshelves into categories.....I have dozen of bloody openings books (6 on the ending
and two of those are in a foreign language - Russian and German - why? I've no idea.)
That is a great point - there are books I always buy if I see them on sale, no matter whether I have a copy already! A non-chess example is The Dangerous Book for Boys - this is such a great present for kids (and actually adults) and it's usually in good condition, and cheap.
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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:07 pm

In Somerset we are lucky enough to have the "Book Barn", which readers will be amazed to hear is a converted barn, with large numbers of books for sale, many very inexpensive. They do have an antiquarian section, which is more expensive.

I spent 50 p on a partially filled scorebook. The owner didn't bother to put his/her name in it and I haven't heard of any opponents. At some stage, I intend to put the games on Chessbase, and try and work out who the player was.

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Re: Chess Book Collections

Post by John Moore » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:25 pm

Kevin - "amazed to hear" is going a bit strong.

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