No comments about Random House History Mystery Crossword Puzzles, Volume 1 (Other).

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1 comments about Random House Year Round Crossword Omnibus (Newsday).

1. This is a fairly prototypical book of collected puzzles, and as such, is fine. There is certainly nothing wrong with the work Stanley Newman has pulled together here. What is not fine, though, is the inexplicable use of mass-bound pages in this omnibus product, making it virtually impossible for the user to easily fold back the book pages to the puzzle s/he is on, or to hold the book open to the puzzle page s/he is on if s/he wants to do a puzzle lying down, for example. All RH puzzle books should use the spiral-bound format of its other puzzle books that include folded leafs on front and back covers wherein the user can mark the page one is working on, as well as the solutions page for that puzzle (not that anyone ever sneaks a peak, of course!). Unless you do your crosswords sitting down with the book on a table or other hard surface, and you don't mind having to hold open pages while you try to work the puzzles, I don't recommend this book. I do mind, and that is why I do not recommend this book. Random House Year Round Crossword Omnibus (Newsday)

1 comments about Crosswords To Keep You Sharp.

1. My Mother has been working crossword puzzles for as long as I've known her. Since my Father passed away, she has no one to "help" her finish the New York Times puzzles and gets very frustrated. This book was just perfect for her (and me too)! They are the perfect challange for those of us who don't know every state motto or river throughout the world. She just loves this book and asks for more!

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1 comments about English 1...nkb3 Systems.

1. First published by Batsford in 1979. Volume 2 deals with all variations after 1 P-QB4 N-KB3 in which Black refrains from playing ...P-K4 or ...P-QB4 early on. In most books on the English, authors have ignored or only briefly discussed lines related to the Grünfeld and King's Indian Defences; but here Watson sets out this material at great length. Popular systems involving the move ...P-K3 are deeply researched and analysed, including the 'Queen's English', 'Nimzo-English', and Mikenas-Flohr Attack. Understanding the ideas behind these variations is essential for club and tournament players who wish to play the English or have to meet it with Black.
   Watson's aim throughout has been to provide a practical balance of theory, discussion and examples. With encyclopaedic coverage and many original suggestions, this series gives the reader the ability to understand the complexities of the English Opening and to play it with confidence.
   
   International Master John Watson is widely known as a player, author, and chess trainer. His books have won numerous awards including Book-of-the-Year awards for "Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy" and "Chess Strategy in Action".