Posted: 03.03.10 05:24. Post subject: Request: GM RAM positions

Hi all
Look out for the 250+ essential positions in GM RAM (cbh is fine, no need pdf), for self study, especially the endgame positions.
I do have the 59 games, which can be found online (though I don't intend to memorise them...)

Many thanks!

 Posted: 03.03.10 17:46. Post subject: I have read about t..

I have read about this book (Gm-Ram: Essential Grandmaster Chess Knowledge (Paperback)
~ Rashid Ziyatdinov (Author)) in amazon.com site. It seems to be a quite interesting learning methodology. I wonder how many games someone has to memorise to get to 2700+ Elo
Sparky.....maybe you can share with the members those games you have....

 Posted: 04.03.10 05:21. Post subject: http://rapidshare.co..

[hideguest]http://rapidshare.com/files/358636555/Ziatdinov___Dyson_-_Gm-Ram_-_Essential_Grandmaster_Knowledge.cbv[/hideguest]

cbh files. Alternatively they're on someone's list at http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1003578

Probably you might be interested to read this blog too. http://dk-transformation.blogspot.com/2008/03/raming-gm-ram.html
has links to silman's review, and to the author's site and some articles by the author.

And from this site: http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2010/02/gm-ram-essential-knowledge.html
"If you know just one of the important classical games, you will be able to become a 1400 level player, know 10 games and you will be 2200 level, know 100 and you will be 2500.
GM-RAM, 77"

Still hunting for the 256 positions, though. (A temporary substitute will be Alburt's Pocket, request if you want it)

 Posted: 04.03.10 14:13. Post subject: Thx :sm36: :sm36: ..

Thx I believe that for positional chess a good set of positions for study is Gelfers Positional Chess Handbook. Let me know if you need it.

 Posted: 04.03.10 15:53. Post subject: cyprus: If you could..

cyprus: If you could share that book, it would be great!
Thanks.

 Posted: 04.03.10 16:56. Post subject: Certainly....but in ..

Certainly....but in russian
vol1 : http://webchess.ru/ebook/385.html
vol2 : http://webchess.ru/ebook/386.html

Regards

 Posted: 04.03.10 17:03. Post subject: the pgn for for gel..

the pgn for for gelfer is here:

http://www.gambitchess.com/semi/db5.htm

and the p**sword for the zip is here:

qcIG7@3wmFt

 Posted: 04.03.10 17:37. Post subject: Thanks cyprus!..

Thanks cyprus!

 Posted: 04.03.10 22:25. Post subject: Thanks cyprus cypru..

Thanks cyprus

cyprus writes:

quote:

Certainly....but in russian vol1 : http://webchess.ru/ebook/385.html vol2 : http://webchess.ru/ebook/386.html

Are you sure this is Positional Chess Handbook? (2001, 1 volume only), is this a new version?, looks more like Positional Victory (2 volumes) but that is from the 2004 so I have no idea

 Posted: 04.03.10 22:59. Post subject: I have compared the ..

I have compared the english version with the russian and it seems that 95% of the examples are the same. In russian there are few more examples.