Has anybody read William Lombardy's newest book?

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taylor_chess85

Hi there. I have been thinking about purchasing William Lombardy's newest book, Understanding chess: My system, My games, My life. It is not available on ebay or amazon, seems you can only purchase it through bill himself,or through new in chess. has anybody ever read this book? if so do you reccomend it. thanks

notmtwain

I think you can get a good idea of it from the Understanding Chess PDF selection, which shows that it is mainly a collection of his games in the fifties and sixties, annotated by him.

taylor_chess85

Thanks, I'll check that out.

postalex

I read the book.  It consists of Lombady's games  of others.  The games are very good, the annotations excellent.  The views on othes, not so good.  

TundraMike

That's been out a while , then out of print and back once again.  I got it to support Bill Lombardy, he was iconic in the time and now down on his luck. 

Commander_Crunchy

GM Lombardy may be evicted from his Ney York apartment soon. :(

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/nyregion/an-end-to-a-chess-grandmasters-eviction-battle-could-be-near.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0

kindaspongey

"Both [Understanding Chess by William Lombardy and Profession: Chessplayer by Vladimir Tukmakov] could stand alone as first rate game collections but what sets them apart as exceptional works are the author’s recollections of memorable players and events of the past." - IM John Donaldson (~2012)

http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Profession-Chessplayer-p3854.htm

yaxomoxay

I would love to get it to support GM Lombardy

Mysound
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