Everyman Chess Winning Openings

This has everything you need to know but if you think you are just gonna take it to the toilet for some light reading then you are mistaken. I would advise having an engine loaded up as well as a physical board, as there are lots of lines given and you have to jump between them. Sometimes you have to force yourself to come back and read it but Yassers writing style is funny and the info is all thereI was 1450 on lichess rapid and a few weeks later I am now 1602. Worth the money.

I am enjoying the book but I think the presentation could be more clear. As he explains openings he will (naturally) fork off in the text to other options... often the next set of bold notation will pick up assuming you have chosen a previous move from the options he listed. It was often not clear he expected you to make one or the other move by the manner in which the notation is presented. This introduces a lot of unnecessary confusion when following along on a board. I also find the addition of ?!?! to the notation for emphasis annoying and confusing when you are first trying to follow... I do wish the openings were presented in an easier to follow manner to help you play through on the board. This could have been remedied with an editor or just some copyediting to make sure the steps he expects are flowing clearly.

First things first - I find Yasser Seirawan's books to be excellent. They are very readable and unpretentious - unlike a lot of chess literature.So why am I only giving 3 stars for this book? Because the print quality in my copy is dire. Text is not crisp, and the diagrams look like poor photocopies. For some reason the front matter and introduction look OK, but it goes downhill after that. Clearly something has gone wrong in the production of this print run, as my other books in the Winning Chess series look fine, with clear, crisp printing.Update: I returned this book for a replacement. The replacement does have better print quality, although still not quite as good as the other books in the series. Also, the chess diagrams use a different set of symbols to the other books I have, which are not as easy to read. I noticed this book was printed by a different company to the other books in the series, so presumably this is the reason for the difference in quality.

Educational.

Great book, comms re urgent delivery were brilliant, thank you so much.