EP.60 - John Hartmann, Book Reviewer for Chess Life Magazine
b'Chess writer, teacher and book reviewer John Hartmann is not a titled chess player, but man, does he know his chess books!\\xa0In our conversation, John reveals his list of "desert island" chess books and gives chess book recommendations of all shapes and sizes. We talk of chess memoirs/game collections, books about chess tactics, endgame books,\\xa0and even about chess software.\\xa0\\xa0John also tells the unique story of how he got into chess as a somewhat troubled teen and how he became a book reviewer for the USCF\'s venerable\\xa0Chess Life\\xa0magazine. Lastly, John gives an overview of the increasingly popular Chess Steps curriculum and all of the details about why he finds it so helpful for his students and his chess study.\\xa0You can check out John\'s reviews\\xa0here\\xa0and contact\\xa0him\\xa0here\\xa0.\\xa0You can view his full list of recommendatons here.\\xa0To support the podcast go here.\\xa0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'