tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14593065.post-1135242933188387712005-12-22T09:08:00.000Z2005-12-22T09:15:33.200ZThe new book from Jonathan Rowson arrived through the post yesterday - Chess For Zebras.<br /><br />Rowson is one of my favourite chess authors, I really like reading his thoughts about chess. So I dived straight in as soon as the brown cardboard Amazon parcel thudded through my letterbox. This latest book doesn't disappoint.<br /><br />The first footnote in his opening chapter is interesting:<br /><br />"...I agree with the advice of FM Ken Smith who said that until you are about 1800 "your first name is tactics, your middle name is tactics and your last name is tactics" ... For players rated below 1800 who desperately want to improve I recommend Michael de la Mazza's thoughtful and honest book, Rapid Chess Improvement"Drusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794988111341946615noreply@blogger.com