Puddlejumper

Hi to whoever is reading this, if your an administrator by chance i was wondering if it was ok to advertise chess books (2nd hand) for sale? Thanks

Axiom

of course .

naturally ozchess readers will receive a nominal but respectful discount .

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Puddlejumper

fair enough, and that goes without saying. I was just wondering if that is like, ethical (and legal) to use your blog for advertising purposes before i go simply putting up advertisements?

Axiom

i'm not sure actually , but you might also need to get SCT accreditation .
Tales of the Siberian Chess Tigers !

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Puddlejumper

sorry what is SCT accreditation? and if its not legal i definetely won't advertise on this blog, it just seems like a great place to advertise chess books that aren't being used/don't want or need. Especially since many members of the ACF and junior leagues who are interested in chess are a member.

Axiom

ok, it is for a good cause ... so for you , i will allow full advertisements , with no discounts and no SCT accreditation .Go for it .
In return , all i ask is you make yourself familiar with the SCT legend .
(link above)

Thank you , and please enjoy your stay here at australias no 1 chess forum .

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Just2Good

Sure, no problemo.

Are these books for children, or adults? Do they deal with tactics or positions? And most importantly of all - have these books been autographed by a real live chess Grandmaster!

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Puddlejumper

Well these are repertoire books, so i assume they would probably be for people over 1900 ELO, so i hope that answers ur question!

Um, no i don't THINK they have been autographed by a grandmaster in pen form, but they are certainly decent books. They are: 'Play the Nimzo-Indian' by IM Edward Dearing (2005, Everyman Chess) and 'The Queen's Gambit Declined' by IM James Rizzitano (2007, Gambit Publications). So, yea i hope that answers everything!

Axiom

yeah..its ok , no hurry, puddle ..

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Puddlejumper

Well, for some reason my last post didn't get through, so i'm posting the message again!. The books are 'Play the nimzo-indian (2006)', and 'Chess explained: The Queen's gambit declined' (2007) by Edward Dearing and James Rizzitano respectively. Um, well it's a relatively detailed repertoire book, so as far as age goes, i hate to speculate. Suffice to say, i would guess this book is for anyone >1700 acf (or fide), that is interested in a stable and great defence (in some lines, attack!) for anyone wanting to play the nimzo-indian.

It is not specifically autographed by a grandmaster, but does this matter? i doubt many repertoire books are going to be sold for sentimental value, (unless its something like, 'think like a grandmaster', if it was autographed by kotov). But, that's not a repertoire book anyway. No, they simply get outdated by new and modern opening theory, and thus become redundant, even if they are autographed.

Not to worry, even though this book is written in 2006, there are only really 3 lines which are critical and deserve some deeper analysis. Luckily for us, this is exceptionally covered in chess informator 105, which specifically details improvements for white and black, in exactly the variations that we need to be updated. As for the second book, well, again any reading of chess informator will get you up to scratch, but there are so many variations of the QGD, that it will be impossible for your opponent to prepare for anyway.

Puddlejumper

Sorry axiom!, i've had the flu for 4 days, and basically havent been on the computer. Ironically, i posted that comment literally after you posted urs!.

Axiom

you're forgiven ,...but please try not to let it happen again ..

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Puddlejumper

was that like a joke? or are u genuinely annoyed that i didnt post something...? sorry man, if i knew u better id probably be able to understand it a little more.

Axiom

Allow me to put it this way .
Some time ago we had an incident here where a member after indicating he would post some material was involved in a nasty car accident ,leaving him in traction in hospital . Thus unable to post .
What did i do ?
Sent around a hit squad and had him eliminated .

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Puddlejumper

Again, clearly the last part is a joke. Yea man, i'm not so sure about joking about people dying, but anyway i've put another post up, and apparently they are waiting to be cleared by an administrator. I think that i wrote it last night, so it should be up soon hopefully?