![]() ![]() ![]() To get properly comprehensive, however, you would need to buy a seperate book on each opening. I second Gimly's question-what IS a good book on openings with theory?Īdmittedly the OP is asking a question, but the book is one of the best. If MCO was a stock, I'd be short selling it. but those big opening encyclopedia's are IMHO nothing but doorstops for anyone with a computer. There's no doubt that a db can't do it all for you, there's still A LOT that a real GM or IM writing a book on a specific opening can tell you. Meanwhile, printed books are getting stale from the day you buy one. I can upload fresh games from the web and the db utility can check those newly imported games for games which play lines in my "repertoire" which I should pay attention to. Using data that's from the past two or three years if I want to play only what's in fashion. If I want to learn the best Caro Kann lines, let's say, I can filter for top players using that CK and see what lines they're playing. ![]() Using a (free!) database, I can generate a cross table that's easier to read, contains much more information, is assembled from data I can tweak and adjust to my own preferences, and that's clickable so i can follow the lines on an onscreen board. FWIW I think database software makes MCO type books obsolete. ![]()
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