Pat: "But let's get back to my first question - how much book do I need to know?"
Noah: "The bare minimum is: You need to know the traps that come up in your openings."
Noah: "I'm not saying you should try to spring traps. But you do need to know how to avoid traps in the lines you play."
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Good positions don't win games, good moves do.[Gerald ABRAHAMS]I've wasted a Black.[ABRAHAMS, after drawing a game with the Black pieces]You can retreat pieces... but not pawns. So always think twice about pawn moves.[Michael STEAN, in Simple Chess]Open files can be used by both players. The chess player, not being an unselfish advocate of equal opportunity, naturally prefers a one-way system.[Michael STEAN, in Simple Chess, on half-open files] |
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