/lit/ - Literature

>>12028152
only endgames with six or less pieces are solved

the rest is open for interpretation

>>12022867
one should be acquainted with the general principles of his theory, but his illustrative games arent as bulletproof as he pretends. he almost never points out the high risk drawbacks of his moves in pursuit of his dogma. you can compare his annotations to more modern ones of the same games on http://chessgames.com/

my personal favs, meant for beginners, are znosko-borovsky's books

>and then, looking back upon the days when you did not know how to play Chess, you will be able to say, after a well-earned victory, that now, at any rate, you really know HOW NOT TO PLAY CHESS.

caught me off guard desu