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Book Reviews Endgame 

Book Review – Understanding Chess Endings by GM John Nunn

26th August 20203rd October 2020 Becoming a Chess Master Book Review, chess improvement plan, endgame

Regular readers will know that I think endgame study should form a major part of every improving chess player’s routine. One of my favourite authors on the subject is GM John Nunn. GM Nunn is not just a prolific chess …

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Chess Books – New Releases

31st August 20175th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master Book Review, chess improvement plan

In this round-up of recently published chess books we look at:

  • Axel Smith’s opening book, e3 Poison;
  • A full-repertoire book for Black by the team at Everyman Chess;
  • From the same camp, an endgame book by Cyrus Lakdawala, whose work
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Book Reviews Mastery 

Book Review: “Deep Work” by Cal Newport

11th February 20173rd October 2020 Becoming a Chess Master Book Review, Mastery

Men of genius themselves were great only by bringing all their power to bear on the point on which they decided to show their full measure.
– Antonin-Dalmace Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life, as quoted in Deep Work p.35.

Cal …

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Book Review: “Mindset” by Carol Dweck

29th December 20163rd October 2020 Becoming a Chess Master Book Review, Mastery

What an utter disappointment this book was. I wasted a few evenings reading it, having to force myself to read on, thinking the good stuff must be just around the corner. Well, it never came.

This will be a short …

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Book Reviews Mastery 

Book review: “The Score Takes Care Of Itself” by Bill Walsh

3rd January 20163rd October 2020 Becoming a Chess Master Book Review, chess improvement plan

I subscribe to Ryan Holiday’s reading recommendation email. His focus is on stoicism and American history, but he reads wider than that and I have found some gems through his recommendations.

The latest of these is The Score Takes …

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