Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Šah
Autor: Strani

Magic, Black to Move and Win!Magic, Black to Move and Win!
by: Richard Moody, Jr.
Format: Book 260pp.
Publisher: Self-published
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This is the first time we have reviewed a self-published book and the author, Richard Moody, Jr. (a US non-master) has put forward a lengthy double-spaced book on the virtues of some unusual opening variations for white and a detailed coverage of a “magic” game he played as black illustrating, in part, the problems of playing with a bad bishop.

This book has a mixture of topics and discussion points. There is some general discussion of opening principles, some analysis of lines such as 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Qe2 and 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 as being to white’s advantage. The chapter delineations were difficult to follow, and there are no headings or indexes that make managing the material any easier. A Fritz computer program was used to analyze many positions, however a bibliography and many potential source games were lacking. The book seems to offer a potpourri of the author’s thoughts on openings, chess theory, famous players such as Nimzovich (who he greatly dislikes) and his own “magical” win with black.