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Learning The Theory of Steinitz [1] was important in my learning to play chess less badly than before, and is applicable elsewhere in life too, I think. [1] ht
by EdwardCoffin 5y ago
Learning The Theory of Steinitz [1] was important in my learning to play chess less badly than before, and is applicable elsewhere in life too, I think.
[1] https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/theory-steinitz https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/theory-steinitz
- marto1 5y agoWoah. That one felt like reading Sun Tzu for chess! Know of any more basic theory like this ?
- EdwardCoffin 5y agoNothing so pithy anyway. I'm not really competent to advise on chess matters, being a pretty bad player still. Steinitz did little more than provide me with a way of understanding where I went wrong when I make my inevitable mistakes. I understand that Nimzowitsch's two books, My System & Chess Praxis, might satisfy a desire for fundamental principles. I haven't read them though.