tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post4379214623103721161..comments2024-02-18T10:25:18.117-05:00Comments on The Kenilworthian: John Watson Refutes "Chess Openings for White, Explained"Michael Goellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-15507179693001114912013-06-02T20:21:29.551-04:002013-06-02T20:21:29.551-04:00I think Watson is lazy. He spends all this time co...I think Watson is lazy. He spends all this time complaining about one move, like "What if Nxe5" in the Sicilian," which is their old line from the black book, and not the one they recommend now, and just leaves it at that. If anybody has half a brain they'll find that move themselves. These guys can't give you the world, otherwise the book will ned up looking like the MCO; it's almost as thick already!SteelEmperorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796700275428586327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-8770637206752630492007-03-28T01:49:00.000-04:002007-03-28T01:49:00.000-04:00Their coverage of the Grand Prix Attack, my respon...Their coverage of the Grand Prix Attack, my response to the Sicilian, is awful, and their treatment of transpositions lazy (the latter is all too common in opening books).<BR/><BR/>I have found their chapters on the Philidor and Petroff are very useful.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.com