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b'This month on \\u201cChess Books Recaptured\\u201d we discuss a book that is especially vital for club players, Winning Chess Strategies, by the beloved former top player, turned author and announcer, GM Yasser Seirawan. As the title might suggest, this is a book that focuses on the subtler, non tactical aspects of chess that are not always intuitive for adult improvers. I am joined again by popular guest co-host Neal Bruce. Neal has read many chess books focused on positional chess, and feels that this is the best one. In our recap, we discuss a few of the key concepts, and some of our favorite quotes and games, all of which Yasser explains in his inimitable style. Please read on for more details, timestamps and show notes.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n0:00- We begin by discussing why Winning Chess Strategies is a beloved and well-reviewed book, and discussing the various formats in which it\\u2019s available.\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nApril 2020- Book Recap: Talking Woodpecker Method Recap with Neal Bruce\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-recap-woodpecker-method-rapid-chess-improvement/id1185023674?i=1000471766064\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nDecember 2019- Book Recap: Talking Reassess Your Chess with Todd Kennedy:\\n\\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-recap-talking-silmans-reassess-your-chess-by-jeremy/id1185023674?i=1000460297334\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nWinning Chess Strategies is in print, and is available on Chessable among other formats:\\n\\nhttps://www.chessable.com/winning-chess-strategies/course/30038/\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n8:30- What guests on Perpetual Chess Have recommended this book?\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: GM Robert Hess, GM Lev Alburt, Stjepan Tomic\\n\\nGM Maurice Ashley on the Tim Ferris show:\\n\\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/449-grandmaster-maurice-ashley-on-magic-chess-art-trash/id863897795?i=1000486480639\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n10:30- Despite the oft repeated dictum that chess is \\u201c99% tactics\\u201d Neal and I both think books like this are important. Why?\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: GM Avetik Grigoryan on why chess isn\\u2019t just tactics:\\n\\nhttps://chessmood.com/blog/the-myth-about-chess-tactics-and-solving-chess-puzzles\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n14:00- For what level is this book appropriate? How difficult are the quiz questions?\\xa0\\n\\nNeal thinks the 1200 to 2000 range.\\xa0 I think more like 1000-1800 would benefit the most from it.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: GM Ben Finegold\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n20:45- Perpetual Chess is proud to be brought to you in part by Chessable.com- check out Yasser\\u2019s Chessable offerings here:\\n\\nhttps://www.chessable.com/courses/s/yasser%20seirawan\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n21:30- We read a few key paragraphs from the book, and then discuss our favorite chapters.\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Wilhelm Steinitz, Akiba Rubinstein, GM Jose Raul Capablanca, Aron Nimzowitsch, Tigran Petrosian, GM Anatoly Karpov\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n30:00- We discuss a few of our favorite strategic concepts from the book. Mine include good, bad and active bishops, static vs. dynamic advantage and rules for when to attack. Neal highlighted the importance of a strong center, and \\u201ctarget consciousness\\u201d among a few other ideas.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n43:00- We discuss a few of our favorite games from the book. They are:\\n\\nAlekhine-Nimzowitsch- https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012683\\n\\nSteinitz-Blackburne- https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1028959\\xa0\\n\\nSeirawan-Zarnicki- https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1458901\\n\\nSeirawan-Karpov- https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068297\\n\\nKarpov-Spassky Game 9-\\xa0 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067812\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nAlso mentioned: GM Maurice Ashley, Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Sherevsky\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n50:00- Power rankings! Neal ranks his favorite chess strategy books for club players.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nBooks discussed include: Simple Chess, Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, The Amateur\\u2019s Mind, How to Reassess Your Chess , Chess Strategy for Club Players, Find the Right Plan, and Modern Chess Strategy, Positional Chess Handbook by Israel Gelfer,Practical Chess Exercises, Blindfold Chess\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n1:02:00- Thanks again to Neal for coming on and sharing his knowledge. You can keep up with all of his chess reading and puzzle sharing by following him on Twitter:\\n\\nhttps://twitter.com/nealbrucebc?lang=en\\n\\n\\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here:\\n\\n\\n\\nhttps://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate\\n\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'