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 <mailto:venkkj@xxxxxxxxx>
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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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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 <mailto: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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