How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

[Peter McKillop]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

After lengthy delays, it appears this book is almost ready. The Siles Press website has a release date, Oct. 15, and a cover image.

They are making the claim that the book has been completely rewritten.

I would expect CMA to carry it. ...

Perhaps this (i.e. a publishing deadline) explains why his website hasn't been updated since July.

[Jason Lohner]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

You can always get one of these

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[Adam Cormier]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

LMAO at your avatar... I saw magnetic car attachments in that form for sale at the checkout counter at a bookstore in Austin Tx, in the late 90's and have regretted not buying one ever since!

Well I was trying to find an avatar of the new book I'm reading "the Greatest Show on Earth, the evidence for Evolution" by Richard Dawkins.

But I wasn't having much success so instead I found a Darwin fish...
Wait they have Darwin fish in Texas? I'd expect them to have the ones of the Jesus fish eating the Darwin fish.

[Kerry Liles]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

IM Silman is a bit of a perfectionist, he is always trying to make this book as good as it can be. Even though his 3rd edition was extremely successful and considered a fantastic book by many, he wasn't happy with it.

According to IM Silman this is a complete remake filled with new examples, new explanations, etc...!

I really enjoyed the 3rd edition and it helped me gain several hundred rating points in a very short amount of time. I can't wait for the 4th edition.

LMAO at your avatar... I saw magnetic car attachments in that form for sale at the checkout counter at a bookstore in Austin Tx, in the late 90's and have regretted not buying one ever since!

[Alan Baljeu]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

Next Silman needs to write "How to Reassess Your Chess Book". He's obviously an expert on the topic now.

[Dan Scoones]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

Coincidentally, I saw the 1st edition (1987) in a used bookstore today, and was it ever thin!

For the 4th edition, wouldn't "How to Re-Re-Re-Reassess Your Chess" be a better title? No, it would sound like stuttering.

[Aris Marghetis]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

It is quite fascinating how many people this book has helped, and just how much it has helped them! My example is when my 2nd son was born, well for the next couple of years, there was just no time for real chess study, so I would just read the book, without a chessboard, mostly the explanatory text, and my rating jumped at least 200 points from 1600 to 1800 in very little time, and peaked over 2000 not long after that. There were other reasons at play, but I would recommend this book very strongly to players between 1400 and 1800. If anyone disagrees with this rating range, feel free.

[Christopher Mallon]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

I read through the 2nd edition - didn't even play over any examples - and it was enough to get me an 1800 performance in an active event after 5 years of almost no chess. So yes, I frequently recommend this book to others.

[Adam Cormier]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

I don't get it, why does he keep releasing new editions, it's not like his principles changed in the last 5 years or so... A weak square is still a weak square no matter how you dice it. Maybe he put in new examples?

IM Silman is a bit of a perfectionist, he is always trying to make this book as good as it can be. Even though his 3rd edition was extremely successful and considered a fantastic book by many, he wasn't happy with it.

According to IM Silman this is a complete remake filled with new examples, new explanations, etc...!

I really enjoyed the 3rd edition and it helped me gain several hundred rating points in a very short amount of time. I can't wait for the 4th edition.

[Bindi Cheng]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

I don't get it, why does he keep releasing new editions, it's not like his principles changed in the last 5 years or so... A weak square is still a weak square no matter how you dice it. Maybe he put in new examples?

[Christopher Mallon]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

Hopefully the delay wasn't due to the cover image not being done, because it's not all that impressive really... :p

[Jason Lohner]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

good news... my 3rd edition is falling apart :)

[Adam Cormier]

Re: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition

Every time this book got delayed, I grew increasingly frustrated. I'm glad to see it is finally coming out(unless it gets delayed again of course).

[Neil Sullivan]

After lengthy delays, it appears this book is almost ready. The Siles Press website has a release date, Oct. 15, and a cover image.

They are making the claim that the book has been completely rewritten.

I would expect CMA to carry it.

http://www.silmanjamespress.com/shop...&idcategory=68