[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Good Advice from "No Positional Genius"

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Good Advice from "No Positional Genius"
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1181015175.shtml


   In this week's New York Times [1]chess column, Dylan McClain solicits
   improvement advice from GM John Fedorowicz and IM Danny Kopec. Common
   to both players is the suggestion, which I'm happy to say I followed
   in my youth, to spend time going through the game collections of
   greats like Fischer, Tal, and Petrosian (Fedorowicz's list). In my
   view doing so helps make players more well-rounded and helps promote a
   lifelong love of the game that isn't just a function of how successful
   one was in their most recent tournament.
   For further reflections on the column, have a look over [2]here. And
   if you're curious about the part of this post's title that's in
   quotation marks, have a look at the Times' article, linked above.
   You'll be glad you did.

References

   1. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/crosswords/chess/03chess.html?_r=1&ref=crosswords&oref=slogin
   2. http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/kenilworthian/2007/06/ready-to-improve.html