tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542564069442839838.post5203983731858096297..comments2024-03-19T18:10:21.405+00:00Comments on Rab's Geekly Digest: ChessRabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066364524817373862noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542564069442839838.post-31904572887706186112016-08-08T09:58:29.817+01:002016-08-08T09:58:29.817+01:00Chess is a great game, and the ideas of strategy, ...Chess <i>is</i> a great game, and the ideas of strategy, positioning, and forward planning are invaluable skills for so many other games. It's definitely one of the Ur-wargames.Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066364524817373862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542564069442839838.post-69810185617584545312016-08-08T09:55:25.802+01:002016-08-08T09:55:25.802+01:00Apart from getting to play a cool game with Dad, t...Apart from getting to play a cool game with Dad, this book is what got me hooked. I looked for a reprint to give as a gift but no luck...Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066364524817373862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542564069442839838.post-43579919603385244102016-08-08T01:19:55.454+01:002016-08-08T01:19:55.454+01:00Thats a pretty cool illustration in the book. I...Thats a pretty cool illustration in the book. I'd probably have gotten interested in chess earlier if I had seen it too....as Scalene just mentioned.<br /><br />I enjoy playing chess with my son, it's a great game :)Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542564069442839838.post-33746389585614883872016-08-07T18:51:12.444+01:002016-08-07T18:51:12.444+01:00I had that book, and the fantastic illustrations m...I had that book, and the fantastic illustrations made me interested in chess when otherwise I probably wouldn't have been. I passed it on to my kids too!Scalenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686644105089579423noreply@blogger.com