tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post115352559935726505..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: A Sevillano SpecialUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1153927854619893212006-07-27T00:30:00.000+09:002006-07-27T00:30:00.000+09:00With all due respect for the author's efforts and ...With all due respect for the author's efforts and enthusiasm, I didn't actually find the annotations to be very good - mainly because the annotations lacked chess insight.<BR/><BR/>I found that the annotations were a combination of PC assisted analysis and quotes from (old) chess texts. There are deficiencies in both types of annotations: the former can be achieved by anyone who has access to a strong chess program such as Fritz, Shredder, Hiarcs or Rykba. Merely, conveying this analysis does not enlighten the reader to how the computer's (or a master's) assessment of a position may have been reached. <BR/><BR/>The latter form of annotations I found to be glib, unoriginal (like the former) and out-of-date. There is nothing wrong, per se, with reading the opinions of old masters, such as Lasker, Fine and Nimzovitch on the merits of certain moves or positions. But how about citing the opinions of more recent commentators, such as John Watson or John Nunn? I think you will find that, for example, certain openings which may have been considered anti-positional in the past (e.g. the Sveshnikov Sicilian, the Advance Caro-Kann) are now considered to be quite reasonable within the modern chess understanding.<BR/><BR/>I think if you want to appreciate annotations with deep insight into the strategic and tactical ideas behind chess moves and positions, one should look at the annotations made by the following commentators (which represent a small sample of good chess annotators out on the internet): John Nunn, Alex Baburin, Sergey Shipov and, particularly, Mihail Marin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1153606916697760052006-07-23T07:21:00.000+09:002006-07-23T07:21:00.000+09:00IM's Enrico Sevillano and Rogelio Barcenilla were ...IM's Enrico Sevillano and Rogelio Barcenilla were two other Filipino GM strength prospects who languished without much support from Campo and Abundo during their FIDE rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1153550174367369282006-07-22T15:36:00.000+09:002006-07-22T15:36:00.000+09:00Another great read. [clap]Another great read. [clap]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com