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LXEDWTCA
Author
The Chess Analyst
154 pages, paperback, Thinkers' Press, 1. edition 1998
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Whether it is "Uncle Fred's Gambit" beating the French Defense mercilessly, or crouching behind a wall of pawns in the "Hedgehog," Jon Edwards has "been there, done that!"
The rigors of high-level chess require extraordinary analytical skills, and The Chess Analyst delivers. Twice winner of the "Best Game of the Year Award," Edwards recounts his experiences in winning the 10th U.S. Correspondence Chess Championship against the best in the country; there are other stories too!
If you want a relative to pick up your expenses while a teenager and then going through college, you can't do better than reading the humorous "Uncle Fred's Gambit."
Edwards is the Vice-President of Computer and Information Sciences at Princeton University and resides in Pennington, New Jersey.
I played correspondence chess as a teenager in the early 1970s, but the rigors of college and graduate school required my full attention. At the suggestion of my friend, Stephan Gerzadowicz, I came back to the game in 1986 by entering two sections of the APCT [American Postal Chess Tournaments] Rook Championship, an event that takes more than 6-1/2 years to complete.
I came in second place in the 1986 Rook Championship, but I have since won it four times, including the 25' Anniversary Rook Championship which started in 1992. I was also fortunate to win the APCT Game of the Year [GYA] prize in 1992 and again in 1993. Many of the games in the book are from those APCT cha/npionships, and I take some delight in presenting the two GYA games.
In 1990, I also entered a preliminary section of the ICCF 10th United States Correspondence Championship. My goal was simply to reach the final round. When I got there I altered my goal a bit and wound up a point ahead of the field. As a result, I got a nice trophy and have some additional games to present. More importantly, I received an entry into the World semi-final round that has just begun. As you might expect, the new goal is simply to make it to the final round. Hopefully, in a few years, I'll have to alter my goal once more.
Of course, there's more. I'm now playing on the U.S. Correspondence Chess Olympic Team. My two sons delight in reminding guests that correspondence chess must surely be the slowest of all Olympic events. There's also that nice invitation to an all-Grandmaster event this September.
To build up my chess muscles, I began writing a column, Win, Lose, or Draw, for the APCT News Bulletin in 1990. With the kind permission of APCT's Editor, Helen Warren, we have reproduced many of these columns. I know that relatively few chessplayers have access to the back issues of the Bulletin, and I hope that readers will find value in these contents. Perhaps, too, they will find their way to the APCT, the finest correspondence chess organization in the United States.
I usually read chess books in fits and starts, selecting chapters on whim. This book can certainly be read that way, but the. astute reader can also take pleasure in the progression and development of my style (and rating) over the course of more than a decade. More important, perhaps, the chapters in this book chronicle my progress towards the U.S. Championship. In the early years, I experimented a bit with my opening repertoire. By the early 1990s, I had settled upon an approach that involved I.e4 with White and the Hedgehog with Black.
My four wins with the Hedgehog propelled me to the U.S. title in 1997, but that success was borne from the early efforts that are found here. Chapter Two contains my first experiments with the Hedgehog. Later in the book, you can observe my somewhat more refined approach against Erik Osbun and then the four Hedgehogs in the U.S. Championship. How often we see only the best games, the products of years of experimentation and study. My best games are here, but so are the games that made the better efforts possible years later.
For players of the French, beware. I've had good luck against the opening and many of my ideas are here. I'm particularly proud of the win in the French against Keith Hayward that won the GYA in 1993. Readers who expect a passive approach from correspondence players may be somewhat surprised by the game's 13 sacrifices.
And there's much more. Some attempts at humor, my thoughts on many openings, more than a few theoretical novelties, some perspectives on IBM's Deep Blue, and two wonderful games against Stephen Gerzadowicz, a stalwart for correspondence chess and one of the most interesting people I know.
I have tried to produce a readable book, in the spirit of the tomes that I have personally enjoyed the most. In assembling the book, I have been fortunate to have had the personal involvement of Bob Long and his Thinkers' Press staff. They are professionals, and they have produced a book that looks as good as I hope it reads. But while many eyes have combed through this volume in search of errors that may exist, I know that in the end, I am solely responsible for any that might remain.
Permit me finally to say that while I have always attempted to place my role as Daddy well ahead of my chess, I know that I have not always succeeded. I therefore dedicate this book to those closest to me, my wife Cheryl and my two sons Aaron and Neil, who have so lovingly permitted me to play chess as maniacally as I do.
Jon Edwards Pennington, NJ July 1998
The rigors of high-level chess require extraordinary analytical skills, and The Chess Analyst delivers. Twice winner of the "Best Game of the Year Award," Edwards recounts his experiences in winning the 10th U.S. Correspondence Chess Championship against the best in the country; there are other stories too!
If you want a relative to pick up your expenses while a teenager and then going through college, you can't do better than reading the humorous "Uncle Fred's Gambit."
Edwards is the Vice-President of Computer and Information Sciences at Princeton University and resides in Pennington, New Jersey.
I played correspondence chess as a teenager in the early 1970s, but the rigors of college and graduate school required my full attention. At the suggestion of my friend, Stephan Gerzadowicz, I came back to the game in 1986 by entering two sections of the APCT [American Postal Chess Tournaments] Rook Championship, an event that takes more than 6-1/2 years to complete.
I came in second place in the 1986 Rook Championship, but I have since won it four times, including the 25' Anniversary Rook Championship which started in 1992. I was also fortunate to win the APCT Game of the Year [GYA] prize in 1992 and again in 1993. Many of the games in the book are from those APCT cha/npionships, and I take some delight in presenting the two GYA games.
In 1990, I also entered a preliminary section of the ICCF 10th United States Correspondence Championship. My goal was simply to reach the final round. When I got there I altered my goal a bit and wound up a point ahead of the field. As a result, I got a nice trophy and have some additional games to present. More importantly, I received an entry into the World semi-final round that has just begun. As you might expect, the new goal is simply to make it to the final round. Hopefully, in a few years, I'll have to alter my goal once more.
Of course, there's more. I'm now playing on the U.S. Correspondence Chess Olympic Team. My two sons delight in reminding guests that correspondence chess must surely be the slowest of all Olympic events. There's also that nice invitation to an all-Grandmaster event this September.
To build up my chess muscles, I began writing a column, Win, Lose, or Draw, for the APCT News Bulletin in 1990. With the kind permission of APCT's Editor, Helen Warren, we have reproduced many of these columns. I know that relatively few chessplayers have access to the back issues of the Bulletin, and I hope that readers will find value in these contents. Perhaps, too, they will find their way to the APCT, the finest correspondence chess organization in the United States.
I usually read chess books in fits and starts, selecting chapters on whim. This book can certainly be read that way, but the. astute reader can also take pleasure in the progression and development of my style (and rating) over the course of more than a decade. More important, perhaps, the chapters in this book chronicle my progress towards the U.S. Championship. In the early years, I experimented a bit with my opening repertoire. By the early 1990s, I had settled upon an approach that involved I.e4 with White and the Hedgehog with Black.
My four wins with the Hedgehog propelled me to the U.S. title in 1997, but that success was borne from the early efforts that are found here. Chapter Two contains my first experiments with the Hedgehog. Later in the book, you can observe my somewhat more refined approach against Erik Osbun and then the four Hedgehogs in the U.S. Championship. How often we see only the best games, the products of years of experimentation and study. My best games are here, but so are the games that made the better efforts possible years later.
For players of the French, beware. I've had good luck against the opening and many of my ideas are here. I'm particularly proud of the win in the French against Keith Hayward that won the GYA in 1993. Readers who expect a passive approach from correspondence players may be somewhat surprised by the game's 13 sacrifices.
And there's much more. Some attempts at humor, my thoughts on many openings, more than a few theoretical novelties, some perspectives on IBM's Deep Blue, and two wonderful games against Stephen Gerzadowicz, a stalwart for correspondence chess and one of the most interesting people I know.
I have tried to produce a readable book, in the spirit of the tomes that I have personally enjoyed the most. In assembling the book, I have been fortunate to have had the personal involvement of Bob Long and his Thinkers' Press staff. They are professionals, and they have produced a book that looks as good as I hope it reads. But while many eyes have combed through this volume in search of errors that may exist, I know that in the end, I am solely responsible for any that might remain.
Permit me finally to say that while I have always attempted to place my role as Daddy well ahead of my chess, I know that I have not always succeeded. I therefore dedicate this book to those closest to me, my wife Cheryl and my two sons Aaron and Neil, who have so lovingly permitted me to play chess as maniacally as I do.
Jon Edwards Pennington, NJ July 1998
Whether it is "Uncle Fred's Gambit" beating the French Defense mercilessly, or crouching behind a wall of pawns in the "Hedgehog," Jon Edwards has "been there, done that!"
The rigors of high-level chess require extraordinary analytical skills, and The Chess Analyst delivers. Twice winner of the "Best Game of the Year Award," Edwards recounts his experiences in winning the 10th U.S. Correspondence Chess Championship against the best in the country; there are other stories too!
If you want a relative to pick up your expenses while a teenager and then going through college, you can't do better than reading the humorous "Uncle Fred's Gambit."
Edwards is the Vice-President of Computer and Information Sciences at Princeton University and resides in Pennington, New Jersey.
I played correspondence chess as a teenager in the early 1970s, but the rigors of college and graduate school required my full attention. At the suggestion of my friend, Stephan Gerzadowicz, I came back to the game in 1986 by entering two sections of the APCT [American Postal Chess Tournaments] Rook Championship, an event that takes more than 6-1/2 years to complete.
I came in second place in the 1986 Rook Championship, but I have since won it four times, including the 25' Anniversary Rook Championship which started in 1992. I was also fortunate to win the APCT Game of the Year [GYA] prize in 1992 and again in 1993. Many of the games in the book are from those APCT cha/npionships, and I take some delight in presenting the two GYA games.
In 1990, I also entered a preliminary section of the ICCF 10th United States Correspondence Championship. My goal was simply to reach the final round. When I got there I altered my goal a bit and wound up a point ahead of the field. As a result, I got a nice trophy and have some additional games to present. More importantly, I received an entry into the World semi-final round that has just begun. As you might expect, the new goal is simply to make it to the final round. Hopefully, in a few years, I'll have to alter my goal once more.
Of course, there's more. I'm now playing on the U.S. Correspondence Chess Olympic Team. My two sons delight in reminding guests that correspondence chess must surely be the slowest of all Olympic events. There's also that nice invitation to an all-Grandmaster event this September.
To build up my chess muscles, I began writing a column, Win, Lose, or Draw, for the APCT News Bulletin in 1990. With the kind permission of APCT's Editor, Helen Warren, we have reproduced many of these columns. I know that relatively few chessplayers have access to the back issues of the Bulletin, and I hope that readers will find value in these contents. Perhaps, too, they will find their way to the APCT, the finest correspondence chess organization in the United States.
I usually read chess books in fits and starts, selecting chapters on whim. This book can certainly be read that way, but the. astute reader can also take pleasure in the progression and development of my style (and rating) over the course of more than a decade. More important, perhaps, the chapters in this book chronicle my progress towards the U.S. Championship. In the early years, I experimented a bit with my opening repertoire. By the early 1990s, I had settled upon an approach that involved I.e4 with White and the Hedgehog with Black.
My four wins with the Hedgehog propelled me to the U.S. title in 1997, but that success was borne from the early efforts that are found here. Chapter Two contains my first experiments with the Hedgehog. Later in the book, you can observe my somewhat more refined approach against Erik Osbun and then the four Hedgehogs in the U.S. Championship. How often we see only the best games, the products of years of experimentation and study. My best games are here, but so are the games that made the better efforts possible years later.
For players of the French, beware. I've had good luck against the opening and many of my ideas are here. I'm particularly proud of the win in the French against Keith Hayward that won the GYA in 1993. Readers who expect a passive approach from correspondence players may be somewhat surprised by the game's 13 sacrifices.
And there's much more. Some attempts at humor, my thoughts on many openings, more than a few theoretical novelties, some perspectives on IBM's Deep Blue, and two wonderful games against Stephen Gerzadowicz, a stalwart for correspondence chess and one of the most interesting people I know.
I have tried to produce a readable book, in the spirit of the tomes that I have personally enjoyed the most. In assembling the book, I have been fortunate to have had the personal involvement of Bob Long and his Thinkers' Press staff. They are professionals, and they have produced a book that looks as good as I hope it reads. But while many eyes have combed through this volume in search of errors that may exist, I know that in the end, I am solely responsible for any that might remain.
Permit me finally to say that while I have always attempted to place my role as Daddy well ahead of my chess, I know that I have not always succeeded. I therefore dedicate this book to those closest to me, my wife Cheryl and my two sons Aaron and Neil, who have so lovingly permitted me to play chess as maniacally as I do.
Jon Edwards Pennington, NJ July 1998
The rigors of high-level chess require extraordinary analytical skills, and The Chess Analyst delivers. Twice winner of the "Best Game of the Year Award," Edwards recounts his experiences in winning the 10th U.S. Correspondence Chess Championship against the best in the country; there are other stories too!
If you want a relative to pick up your expenses while a teenager and then going through college, you can't do better than reading the humorous "Uncle Fred's Gambit."
Edwards is the Vice-President of Computer and Information Sciences at Princeton University and resides in Pennington, New Jersey.
I played correspondence chess as a teenager in the early 1970s, but the rigors of college and graduate school required my full attention. At the suggestion of my friend, Stephan Gerzadowicz, I came back to the game in 1986 by entering two sections of the APCT [American Postal Chess Tournaments] Rook Championship, an event that takes more than 6-1/2 years to complete.
I came in second place in the 1986 Rook Championship, but I have since won it four times, including the 25' Anniversary Rook Championship which started in 1992. I was also fortunate to win the APCT Game of the Year [GYA] prize in 1992 and again in 1993. Many of the games in the book are from those APCT cha/npionships, and I take some delight in presenting the two GYA games.
In 1990, I also entered a preliminary section of the ICCF 10th United States Correspondence Championship. My goal was simply to reach the final round. When I got there I altered my goal a bit and wound up a point ahead of the field. As a result, I got a nice trophy and have some additional games to present. More importantly, I received an entry into the World semi-final round that has just begun. As you might expect, the new goal is simply to make it to the final round. Hopefully, in a few years, I'll have to alter my goal once more.
Of course, there's more. I'm now playing on the U.S. Correspondence Chess Olympic Team. My two sons delight in reminding guests that correspondence chess must surely be the slowest of all Olympic events. There's also that nice invitation to an all-Grandmaster event this September.
To build up my chess muscles, I began writing a column, Win, Lose, or Draw, for the APCT News Bulletin in 1990. With the kind permission of APCT's Editor, Helen Warren, we have reproduced many of these columns. I know that relatively few chessplayers have access to the back issues of the Bulletin, and I hope that readers will find value in these contents. Perhaps, too, they will find their way to the APCT, the finest correspondence chess organization in the United States.
I usually read chess books in fits and starts, selecting chapters on whim. This book can certainly be read that way, but the. astute reader can also take pleasure in the progression and development of my style (and rating) over the course of more than a decade. More important, perhaps, the chapters in this book chronicle my progress towards the U.S. Championship. In the early years, I experimented a bit with my opening repertoire. By the early 1990s, I had settled upon an approach that involved I.e4 with White and the Hedgehog with Black.
My four wins with the Hedgehog propelled me to the U.S. title in 1997, but that success was borne from the early efforts that are found here. Chapter Two contains my first experiments with the Hedgehog. Later in the book, you can observe my somewhat more refined approach against Erik Osbun and then the four Hedgehogs in the U.S. Championship. How often we see only the best games, the products of years of experimentation and study. My best games are here, but so are the games that made the better efforts possible years later.
For players of the French, beware. I've had good luck against the opening and many of my ideas are here. I'm particularly proud of the win in the French against Keith Hayward that won the GYA in 1993. Readers who expect a passive approach from correspondence players may be somewhat surprised by the game's 13 sacrifices.
And there's much more. Some attempts at humor, my thoughts on many openings, more than a few theoretical novelties, some perspectives on IBM's Deep Blue, and two wonderful games against Stephen Gerzadowicz, a stalwart for correspondence chess and one of the most interesting people I know.
I have tried to produce a readable book, in the spirit of the tomes that I have personally enjoyed the most. In assembling the book, I have been fortunate to have had the personal involvement of Bob Long and his Thinkers' Press staff. They are professionals, and they have produced a book that looks as good as I hope it reads. But while many eyes have combed through this volume in search of errors that may exist, I know that in the end, I am solely responsible for any that might remain.
Permit me finally to say that while I have always attempted to place my role as Daddy well ahead of my chess, I know that I have not always succeeded. I therefore dedicate this book to those closest to me, my wife Cheryl and my two sons Aaron and Neil, who have so lovingly permitted me to play chess as maniacally as I do.
Jon Edwards Pennington, NJ July 1998
EAN | 0938650718 |
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Weight | 200 g |
Manufacturer | Thinkers' Press |
Width | 15.2 cm |
Height | 22.7 cm |
Medium | Book |
Year of Publication | 1998 |
Author | Jon Edwards |
Language | English |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN-10 | 0938650718 |
Pages | 154 |
Binding | paperback |
ii Colophon
iv Symbols
v Introduction
001 1 In Search of a Theoretical Novelty
005 2 Experiments with Black
012 3 When Push Comes to Shove
023 4 The New Benko Gambit
029 5 An Adventure of the English Knights
035 6 Remedies for Irregularity
040 7 When You Can't Beat 'Em
047 8 Don't Feed the Pelikan!
052 9 On the French'Front
060 10 The French Winawer Wars
067 11 Head to Head
072 12 From Here to Eternity
079 13 Pawning Pawns
084 14 Splits Can Hurt!
090 15 Win, Lose, or Draw Yah!
100 16 Through Time and Space with Stephan
106 17 A Knight to the Corner, Opponent's a Mourner!
112 18 Hedgehog Heaven
120 19 My Games in the 10th United States CCC
128 Crosstable
129 20 A Pawn for Your Thoughts
134 21 Card-iac Arrests
138 22 The Crazy French
144 23 Looking Back
148 24 A Deep Blue Day
152 25 Uncle Fred's Gambit
154 Index: Openings/Players
iv Symbols
v Introduction
001 1 In Search of a Theoretical Novelty
005 2 Experiments with Black
012 3 When Push Comes to Shove
023 4 The New Benko Gambit
029 5 An Adventure of the English Knights
035 6 Remedies for Irregularity
040 7 When You Can't Beat 'Em
047 8 Don't Feed the Pelikan!
052 9 On the French'Front
060 10 The French Winawer Wars
067 11 Head to Head
072 12 From Here to Eternity
079 13 Pawning Pawns
084 14 Splits Can Hurt!
090 15 Win, Lose, or Draw Yah!
100 16 Through Time and Space with Stephan
106 17 A Knight to the Corner, Opponent's a Mourner!
112 18 Hedgehog Heaven
120 19 My Games in the 10th United States CCC
128 Crosstable
129 20 A Pawn for Your Thoughts
134 21 Card-iac Arrests
138 22 The Crazy French
144 23 Looking Back
148 24 A Deep Blue Day
152 25 Uncle Fred's Gambit
154 Index: Openings/Players
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