ECF Book of the Year competition?

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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by Mick Norris » Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:30 pm

Tim Harding wrote:
Michael Flatt wrote:Incidentally, I have always found the Office Manager, Gary Willson, to be very helpful and responsive.
I have now received a satisfactory reply from Gary Willson at the ECF office.
That puts Gary ahead in the voting for ECF Office person of the year :lol:
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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by Michael Mkpadi » Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:25 am

Ok should we shortlist a few books then that we would like to see shortlisted for the ECF Book of the Year? I'll go first then

Chess for Life by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan.
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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by Mick Norris » Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:32 am

Do you think the ECF should favour ENG registered authors?
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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by Michael Farthing » Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:57 pm

Not unless it is renamed ECF Book of the Year by a Member competition.

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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by Michael Mkpadi » Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:29 am

Michael Farthing wrote:Not unless it is renamed ECF Book of the Year by a Member competition.
Good point. British and now English authors have never needed the leg up and have competed and lead the way in chess literature I'm pleased to say.
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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by Brian Towers » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:35 pm

“Positional Decision-Making in Chess” by Boris Gelfand and Jacob Aagaard would be my suggestion.
It's too late now for my favourite, Svidler, but if only he'd studied this and learned how to win his won endgames he'd be leading the candidates now.
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.

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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by Stewart Reuben » Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:10 pm

There is a committee that does this particular award. They have my complete confidence. They shortlist perhaps 3-5 books and then eventually nominate the winner. Effectively it is the World Chess Book of the Year.
I did initially suggest it be slely for books by British players, but that was diagreed with.

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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by Mick Norris » Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:59 am

Shortlist

Chess for Life
Matthew Sadler, Natasha Regan

Ignaz Kolisch – The Life and Chess Career
Fabrizio Zavatarelli

Fundamental Checkmates
Antonio Gude

Vladimir Tukmakov Risk and Bluff in Chess

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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by Colin Patterson » Sat Aug 27, 2016 1:10 pm

To be fair, I've only read Matt Sadler's, but I found it an exceptionally good book. Somehow Sadler and Regan manage to get into the heads of some real personalities, who embody longevity in chess, and relay much of their enthusiasm for the game. And the way Sadler dissects Keith Arkell's middlegame approach and resultant endgames, I found highly illuminating. I'd like to know how much of this was attributable to Matthew's analytical insight and how much of the material was volunteered by Keith. Either way, it's a great outcome for the reader, although Keith may feel a little laid bare?

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Re: ECF Book of the Year competition?

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Sat Aug 27, 2016 1:14 pm

You needn't worry on Keith's behalf; he really loves the Sadler/Regan book.