Shall We Play Fischerandom Chess?

by Svetozar Gligorić

There has long been talk of the death of chess, that it would one day be 'played out', but with the use of powerful computer programs and databases in recent years, this fear is being taken very seriously. Computers have greatly accelerated the pace of opening knowledge and ever deeper and deeper preparation is now required - with many chess games effectively starting on move 20 or more. To side-step the effect of computers on our venerable game the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071348764X
• ISBN13: 9780713487640
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: B.T. Batsford
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Interesting new perspectives

This book would be a very useful for those who think clasical chess in diing into uncatchible theory+computer combo. Get ready for exiting new stuff, shuffle the back rank and play from the first move. P.S.(20.2.2006): As a concept, this book is fine, but it lacks a games. I think it now needs a heavy revision, and to be updated with more games, and cuts on rules. I would lower a star mark at 3, but I can not do that in this edited review. Count as 3 stars please.