“It is hardly useful if you trustingly play through variation after variation from a book. It is a great deal more useful and more interesting if you take part actively in the analysis, find something yourself, and try to refute some of the author's conclusions.” IfsTryingBookPlayInterestingDealsChessConclusionAnalysisVariation Book:Secrets of Chess Training Source: Secrets of Chess Training
“Often you will find the opposite situation. The author seems to have interesting ideas, but he is not able to illustrate them with decent examples. If a grandmaster is commenting on one of his own games, then there is usually not any problem: his general thoughts are closely tied up with what is happening on the board. But as soon as he starts writing an article or book on a different theme the difficulties begin, as he may not have suitable material to hand.” IfsWritingMayBookIdeasDifferentProblemHandsSeemsAbleGamesInterestingSituationExampleMaterialsHappeningsOppositesDifficultyChessBoardsThemeDecentArticlesTiedSuitableTied UpInteresting Ideas Author:Mark Dvoretsky
