100 Awesome Chess Moves [Paperback]

Eric Schiller (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Cardoza; 1st edition (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580420214
• ISBN-13: 978-1580420211
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,932,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BUYER BEWARE!!, November 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Awesome Chess Moves (Paperback)

While I would not say outright that "almost anything written by Eric Schiller is rubbish," that statement is probably much closer to the truth than its opposite. Those I have seen are so sloppy that they almost seem to be deliberately mutilated. Missing moves, illegal moves, faulty diagrams, invalid assessments, suspect analysis, and ignorance of recent (or even old) ideas and discoveries, are all too frequent. Grammatically, Schiller fails in such simple tasks as subject-verb agreement and spelling of common words; apparently he does not even bother to use the automatic spell-check today's word processors offer. His work is thick with historical error and dogged by questions of fabrication, plagiarism, and other ethical issues.

Schiller may have written some worthwhile books, but on the whole he does a disservice to the chess public, keeping better books off the shelves by the sheer volume of his hackwork. Being a club level player I rely on the reviews of others I trust when I purchase a chess book. The lure of a quick buck is strong and I fear it is a temptation Mr. Schiller cannot resist.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too many errors, mistakes, and oversights., August 26, 2003

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A.J. Goldsby I "A.J.G." (Pensacola, FL (U.S.A.)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 100 Awesome Chess Moves (Paperback)

Other people have said that they like this book. The material chosen is OK ... some of the world's greatest games are here. But the game analysis appears to have been done VERY quickly. There are many mistakes. And the index in the back is so rotten you may as well rip it out and throw it away.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Deserves Zero Stars or Fewer, December 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Awesome Chess Moves (Paperback)

I WILL say for certain that nearly everything Schiller publishes is rubbish. 100 Awesome Chess Moves--I wonder if it took even a whole 100 minutes to write this book. The only value such a book has is as an example of how NOT to write, unless you're willing to produce whatever garbage will sell.