Nick wrote:
John Macnab wrote in message
news:VIqfb.12298$pl3.8215@pd7tw3no...(to D.D. Eckerslyke)

Unless you're a master, you probably won't notice that the books are older.


'Age, especially when it strives to be self-reliant and cheerful, finds much
consideration among the poor.'
--Charles Dickens (Hard Times)

Dear Mr. Macnab,

Ahem, Mr. Eckerslyke might notice it when he's playing against a master. :-)

I suspect you're joking. He'll have much bigger problems than move
order against masters.

Club players get out of book quickly, and if you know the *themes* you will
be fine.


"When women cease to be handsome, they study to be good."
--Benjamin Franklin (25 June 1745)


John (Class B and nearly a century behind in opening theory)


Was there much theory on the Sicilian Defence in the early 20th century? :-)

ok I exaggerated here. My Scotch is in the spirit of Mieses, my Ruy
Lopez patterned after Lasker my King's Indian after Bronstein and my
Sicilian makes it all the way up to about 1970. As for the rest, I just
make it up as I go along.


"They (older women) are so grateful!"
--Benjamin Franklin (25 June 1745)

--Nick

"It is impossible to conceive of anything in the world, or indeed beyond
teh world, which can be considered good without qualification, except a
good will."
--Immanuel Kant


John