Hi Steven,
It looks like everymanchess.com has pgn books, which are plain text.
You should be able to read them with your device. You just have to be
able to get out to the web and purchase them. Also, if you are a
Bookshare subscriber and do not mind reading descriptive notation, the
two Chernev books they have would be very helpful.. Then there are the
couple of BARD books we talked about.
I will keep digging.
Jim
On 5/29/18, Stephen Thacker <stephenthacker3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, I’d love to read these books too but I like using braille on my
Braillenote Touch so maybe MP3 is best for me or can etext easily be
translated into braille? John Gallagher would know best perhapsor perhaps
even the BCA Librarian?
Cheers, Steve
ps sorry I’m having a few hand and finger arthritic problems at the moment
so sorry for any bad typing.
From: mordue andrew (Redacted sender "tyson.mordue" for DMARC)
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2018 9:12 AM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Chess Books?
Other suggestions? Here's a very quick list:
The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games by Burgess. Nunn and
Emms,
Botvinnk's Best Games - any volume but particularly 1947-1970,
Simple Chess by Michael Stean
Will try to add more later. Will also give a game based on the 'one idea
further', but you'll need a couple of sets handy!
Regards,
Tyson
On 27 May 2018 at 23:51 Chris Ross <c.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jim,
These are the basic books that you should have read, taken time on,
understood slowly and appreciated. These are the absolutely basics. Once
absorbed and understood, one can develop as a chess player. The list is not
an exhaustive list though.
•MASTERS OF THE CHESSBOARD by Richard Reti
•CAPABLANCA’S BEST CHESS ENDINGS by Irving Chernev
•MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS, VOLUMES ONE AND TWO by Alexander Alekhine
•MY 60 MEMORABLE GAMES by Robert Fischer
•ZURICH INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 1953 by David Bronstein
•MY SYSTEM by Aron Nimzowitsch
•MIKHAIL BOTVINNIK: THE LIFE AND GAMES OF A WORLD CHESS CHAMPION by Andrew
Soltis
•HOW TO REASSESS YOUR CHESS by Jeremy Silman
•UNDERSTANDING CHESS MOVE BY MOVE by John Nunn
•PAWN STRUCTURE CHESS by Andy Soltis
•PRACTICAL CHESS ENDINGS by Paul Keres
•CHILD OF CHANGE by Garry Kasparov
•THE ART OF THE MIDDLEGAME by Paul Keres and Alexander Kotov
•MY GREAT PREDECESSORS VOLUMES 1-5 by Garry Kasparov
•SEVEN DEADLY CHESS SINS by Jonathan Rowson
Not sure if Tyson can add any useful ones?
Cheers,
Chris
From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Homme
Sent: 27 May 2018 23:35
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Cc: jim Homme <jhomme1028@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Welcome Newest Hadley Grad
Hi Chris,
What would you suggest that someone who has just learned to play read that
would be something that they could grasp?
Thanks.
Jim
On May 27, 2018, at 6:30 PM, Chris Ross <c.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I’m perplexed by this response. I don’t understand what “interpretation”
I’m meant to be aspiring for in the aspect of a one-move concept. I don’t
see what wisdom you can derive from that notion. Some elaboration would be
appreciated.
And I find it even more surprising that you’re not heeding the words of
two very experienced, and, strong, chess players. Surely that’s unwise in
itself?
I’m also not entirely convinced to the benefitial nature of your alleged
quotes. You haven’t offered any referable evidence to such citations and
furthermore, expanded on the actual purpose of the point.
I’m confident that Tyson and I can enlighten/inform on any aspect here,
but further clarification is needed to enable us to do so.
Both of us are, however, of the opinion that this Morphy book would not
be a useful resource in developing a visually impaired chess player’s level
of play. There are many other sources that would be more productive than
this book.
Cheers,
Chris
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From: venkkj@xxxxxxxxx
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 26 May 2018 at 11:49
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Welcome Newest Hadley Grad
The book is called "Morphy’s Games of Chess. I did some double
checking, and alas, it uses a non-standard form of English notation to
describe chess moves. It is worth the effort to work through it in spite of
this. As for the quote, it came from a book by Mikhail Tal. Another
humurous quote Tal cites is attributed to David Bronstein. A reporter
askthe the then World Champion, "What is it like to play a bame of chess?"
Bronstein replied, "I wouldn't know. I have never played a game."
I disagree with your interpretation of "one" move, but I think it is
best to leave the interpretation to each individual as there is a sparkle of
wisdom that is best understood if one discovers it for oneself. A chess
koan so to speak. and to be completely correct, Navratrilova did not
answer the question with a spoken word, but rather she simply held up one
finger.
Patrick
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On Behalf Of mordue andrew (Redacted sender "tyson.mordue" for DMARC)
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2018 5:07 AM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Welcome Newest Hadley Grad
Hello everyone.
Just a quick reply.
Firstly I'd be interested to know the title of the Morphy book referred
to here.
Secondly the quote of "one move." in reply to the question "How many
moves do you see ahead?" has been attributed to various people including
Capablanca and Alekhine. This is the first time I've heard of it attributed
to Botvinnik and, to me, it doesn't seem like a Botvinnik remark. Regardless
of that I feel it is better to try to see one idea further ahead. Said idea
may last longer than one move but if it is a detail that the opponent has
missed then it may well prove decisive. If requested I will expand on this.
Regards,
Tyson
On 26 May 2018 at 01:31 venkkj@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I usually offer this little bit of advice to new players. It is the
same advice World Champion Tigran Petrosian gave to new players//study the
games of Paul Morphy. Fortunately for us blind people on bookshare, there
is an annotated volume of his best games available there and it is quite
accessible to the blind since it only presents complete games.
And I offer new players this little tidbit from three-time World
Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. A reporter asked Botvinnik, “How many moves do
you think ahead?” Botvinnik replied, “One.” A reporter asked world
reknown cellist Yo-Yo Ma, “How many bars of music do you learn each day.”
Ma replied, “one.” A reporter asked perhaps the most feared ever female
Tennis player ever, Martina Navratilova, “How many points do you think
ahead?” Martina replied, “One.”
Patrick
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