tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post4916296945181641849..comments2024-02-18T10:25:18.117-05:00Comments on The Kenilworthian: Chicago and Lake Hopatcong 1926Michael Goellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-19660074019235174032009-06-09T08:18:58.366-04:002009-06-09T08:18:58.366-04:00Bob --
I'll send you a note by email. Sounds ...Bob --<br />I'll send you a note by email. Sounds like an interesting project!<br />MichaelMichael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-18313001118992916282009-06-08T14:22:49.238-04:002009-06-08T14:22:49.238-04:00Michael,
Of course the other possibility is to pu...Michael,<br /><br />Of course the other possibility is to put together a small paperback on the 1923 tournament alone, with you providing the introduction (history) and "color commentary" and me/us providing the analysis. We could publish it with Dale or do it as on on-line PDF file on your blog that people could download for free. There are any number of possibilities.<br /><br />One of the attractive features of our collaboration would be that you could provide a lot of information on the openings, as you have done in your own work, which is the most difficult aspect of covering historical chess. Anyway, a thought.<br /><br />Looks like Phoni Benoni has posted 48 of the games. We could work with that. A small paperback, reasonably priced, would I think be a welcome addition to the literature.<br /><br />Bob<br />chess@herakleitos.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-59944084156223925762009-06-08T14:13:19.595-04:002009-06-08T14:13:19.595-04:00michael
Your reviews and enthusiam for old and now...michael<br />Your reviews and enthusiam for old and now obscure tournaments is a welcome addition to chess literature. all those who love chess history are indebted to you and your deication to this are of chess. to have readily accessible on the web is greatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-61748517481208467882009-06-08T12:04:04.361-04:002009-06-08T12:04:04.361-04:00Hi Bob --
Thanks for the note and for your excelle...Hi Bob --<br />Thanks for the note and for your excellent work on this book. Yes, I think a paperback that included the 1923 games would be a brilliant stroke, and would likely sell well even among those who had purchased the hardcover. <br /><br />I had heard for many years about the Chicago 1926 score sheets, and it was my good fortune <a href="http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/kenilworthian/2009/02/usate-2009-update.html" rel="nofollow">to play Dale at this year's USATE</a> and have a chance to talk to him after and learn that this project was nearly complete. So I have been waiting a long time for Chicago 1926, and it is a pleasure to see what a great job you did with it.Michael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-51305487831134974872009-06-08T11:29:07.483-04:002009-06-08T11:29:07.483-04:00Michael,
Thanks for your review of my book. I wro...Michael,<br /><br />Thanks for your review of my book. I wrote it especially for readers like you who love the American chess of this period; it is gratifying that you find value in the notes I've provided.<br /><br />I'm not a little embarrassed to say that I knew nothing of the 1923 Lake Hopatcong tournament until after Dale had agreed to my suggestion to include the Lake Hopatcong 1926 games and we had the book in more or less final form. If I had known of it, I would certainly have suggested including these games as well. I guess the 1923 event was simply lost to me the way the Chicago event has been to so many others. A book with all three tournaments is indeed the way to go.<br /><br />Meanwhile, we have what we have and I hope it is of interest to chess readers. Should the hardcover edition sell out, which is a possibility, Dale and I would seriously discuss bringing out a small paperback edition that includes the 1923 games (especially as they are finally seeing the light of day). Thanks for suggesting this.<br /><br />Much appreciation, again, for your thoughtful review.<br /><br />Bob Sherwood<br />chess@herakleitos.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com