Negative Positive
Title: Great Summary - Perfect for Avid Players Wanting to Move Up
Review: Gives an excellent overview of basic strategies. Perfect for the avid chess player who wants to start toward tournament play (on-line or otherwise).I got it because I was getting blasted on www.chessclub.com. I'm now able to hold a 1200 pretty consistently now (when I don't get lazy). This book, and a little polish on an opening repretoire from "Modern Chess Openings - 14" put my game above every friend and family member I play. I have to regularly get humbled on-line to remember I'm not the "master" my friends and family think I am. I've given this book to many of them (to make things more fair and fun.)Definitately not for high-end masters, except to freshen up as the author states.To all those solitaire players out there (you know who you are) make the move to a time-kill with mental value rather than one that numbs the brain. ;-)
Is the review positive or negative? 