[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: This Week at the Chess Cafe

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
This Week at the Chess Cafe
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1217390539.shtml


   There isn't always a fifth Wednesday in a month, and so the [1]Chess
   Cafe's pickings are ofttimes slim when they have that fifth week. This
   time is an exception, and the three articles there are worth a look.
   First, there's a [2]review of Karsten Müller's The Chess Cafe Puzzle
   Book II. You'll all be shocked to learn that the Chess Cafe review of
   a book published by the Chess Cafe, written by one of its columnists,
   is altogether positive. (What were the odds??) That said, every
   Müller product I've seen has been excellent, and that includes most
   of his books and his Chess Cafe columns, so have a look at the review.
   If the book's content seems interesting to you, then I'd trust the
   author on the question of quality. (One suggestion: unless you're
   dying to get the book right away, [3]pre-order it from Amazon. You'll
   save $4 on the cost of the book, and a further, non-trivial amount on
   the shipping.)
   Second, there's a short story by Soltis in the Skittles Room. Whether
   "[4]Convergence: A Cautionary Tale" is utopian or dystopian I'll leave
   you to judge.
   Finally, the From the Archives feature reprints Bobby Fischer's famous
   1961 article, "[5]A Bust to the King's Gambit". Though contemporary
   analysts disagree with his claim that the variation he advocates, 1.e4
   e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6, is a refutation of the King's Gambit, it
   remains a viable line to this day.

References

   1. http://chesscafe.com/
   2. http://www.chesscafe.com/Reviews/books.htm
   3. http://www.amazon.com/ChessCafe-Puzzle-Book-Positional-Intuition/dp/1888690437/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_k2a_1_txt?pf_rd_p=304485601&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-2&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1888690208&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0MW3JVJGH9G6VKY75P1E
   4. http://www.chesscafe.com/skittles/skittles.htm
   5. http://www.chesscafe.com/fromarchive/fromarchive.htm