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White to move. (Klaus Rubin)
Solution:
1.Bxb4+! Kxb4 2.Nd3+ Ka5 3.b4+ Ka6 4.Nf4 Nc6 5.Nd5 Nxb4+ 6.Nxb4+ Ka5 7.Ka3 a6 8.Nc6+ bxc6 9.b4#Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. - Sir Francis Bacon
This quote was mentioned by Mark Dvoretsky in his book School of Chess Excellence 3: Strategic Play. I have not read all of Dvoretsky's books. But I will probably read them all one day.
Of what I have read the most important chess books for me are:
Chess Informant. (The first I bought was number 27.)
Chess Informant, Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) All five books (A-E)
Chess Informant, Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations
Joel Benjamin, Better Thinking, Better Chess
C.J.S. Purdy, The Search for Chess Perfection II
Michael Stean, Simple Chess
Simon Webb, Chess for Tigers
Nigel Davies, The Rules of Winning Chess
Isaac Lipnitsky, Questions of Modern Chess Theory
Jonathan Tisdall, Improve Your Chess
Garry Kasparov, How Life Imitates Chess
John Nunn, Secrets of Practical Chess
Romain Edouard, The Chess Manual of Avoidable Mistakes Vol. 1
Paul Keres & Alexander Kotov, The Art of the Middle Game
Jonathan Rowson, Chess For Zebras
Jeremy Silman, How to Reassess Your Chess
Lev Alburt, Test and Improve Your Chess
Jeremy Silman, Silman's Complete Endgame Course
(The only really bad thing in this endgame book is the silly decision to not include the endgame King, Bishop and Knight vs King. That endgame has to be learned from someone else. Just search at Google and you will find a free lecture.)
Some Forum Post's:
A True Quote of the Day
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=1767#new Year
2014: "There are 104 independent bookshops left in the UK. There are 321 McDonald's in London."
Music
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=22007#new
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmdDxMA6w9s#t=70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFBlbcT1VKU
CrazyHouse - Looking at some games
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135886#new
SchemingMind Wiki about CrazyHouse:
http://wiki.schemingmind.com/CrazyHouse
Stanley Random Chess: Have backup plans (reserve plans)
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135914#new
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBMYqHlv12s
Chess Links
www.londonchessclassic.com/links.htm
http://chess-links.org/
Chess is beautiful and fun!
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=132641#new
Mate in 3
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135867#new
White to move
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=120797#new
A cute pawn endgame
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=127301#new
Nice
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=131325#new
Black to continue
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=127282#new
White to play
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=121398#new
Study by Judit Polgar
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=131060#new
Christmas puzzle
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=129988#new
Secrets of Study Composition
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135877#new
Improvement begins at the edge of your comfort zone.
- Jonathan Rowson, Chess for Zebras Chess Quotes and/or Wisdom
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=8245&page=1
More Chess Quotes
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135657&page=1#last
Chess articles
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135569#new
Chess stories
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=89440&page=1#last
Chess interviews
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=87688#new
Games
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=32488&page=1
Chess videos
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=34889&page=1
Book list for the ambitous chess beginner
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=132643#new
Chess books from Amazon discussed
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=111126#new
The Mammoth Book of Chess
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135919#new
The Joys of Chess: Heroes, Battles and Brilliancies
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135875
Chess for Success: Using an Old Game to Build New Strengths in Children and Teens
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=127709#new
Back to Basics: Openings (ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess Series)
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=111347#new
Books: Starting Out
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=130237#new
Wojo's Weapons: Winning With White (Volume 1)
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=111344#new
The Modern Scandinavian: Themes, Structures & Plans in an Increasingly Popular Chess Opening
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=123103#new
Chess Developments: The Sicilian Dragon
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=132321#new
Quickest Chess Victories of All Time
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=132177#new
Prepare to Attack
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135899#new
Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess: Seize the Moment to Get the Advantage
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135792#new
The Rules of Winning Chess
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=111090#new
The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135900&post_id=140327#p140327
Soviet Middlegame Technique
www.schemingmind.com/books.aspx?locale=uk www.schemingmind.com/books.aspx?locale=us
Questions of Modern Chess Theory
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=126919#new
Study Chess with Matthew Sadler
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135579#new
The Chess Combat Simulator: Test and Improve Your Chess with 50 Instructive Grandmaster Games
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135687#new
Advanced Chess Tactics
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=134643#new
Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=110753#new Revolutionize Your Chess www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=110752#new
Zurich 1953: 15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135735#new
Improve Your Chess - by Learning from the Champions
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=125540#new
Chess Duels: My Games with the World Champions
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=113127#new
Magnus Carlsen v Viswanathan Anand: The 2013 World Chess Championship
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135844#new
How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World: The Story and the Games
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=135797#new
Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess
www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=134342#new
Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=9281#new
Nunn's Chess Endings volume 1 www.schemingmind.com/forumtopic.aspx?topic_id=131527#new
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.Qg4 g6 8.Qe2 d6 9.O-O Nd7 10.a4 b6 11.Na3 Qc7 12.Nc4 Bb7 13.a5 b5 14.Nb6 Nxb6 15.axb6 Qxb6 16.Na5 Nf6 17.Bh6 Nd7 Van Kampen-Ahlander, London Chess Classic 2013 [18.c4! bxc4 19.Nxc4 Qc7 20.Na5 Nc5 21.Bc2, ChessBomb.com]
Analyze board: getting fen, download diagram: http://gameknot.com/analyze-board.pl?bd=0&rnd=0.9783459849860439
Rich As A King: How the Wisdom of Chess Can Make You a Grandmaster of Investing
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rich-King-Wisdom-Grandmaster-Investing/dp/163047097X?SubscriptionId=1SR8CX5MDSG2871B9QR2&tag=schemingmcomc-21&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=163047097X
Meeting with Mikhail Tal (Part 1 of 6)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7y_fTMC3fw
www.iccf.com/event?id=41750
Alekhine's Five Queen Game (one of the most successful hoaxes of chess history)
http://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess/al5q.htm
ChessBase News about Chess960 / Fischer Random Chess: https://en.chessbase.com/tagged?tag=Chess960