I imagine things about myself that are not true. I imagine that as an older player I should play solid end game openings. I imagine that I am an endgame guy. Ulf Andersson is my hero. But all this could be so much fiction and self deception. Part of my disease is to think of myself as an endgame guy but to spend most of my time messing around with opening choices.
I wish Cyrus Lakdawala would write a minimalist version of his ideas of solid play. Would it be like Purdy's 24hour repertoire?
For now I am working through the White side of Larry Kaufman's book.
The Kaufman Repertoire in Black and White.
When given the choice I am taking the least difficult path. In a way this is a step down from Larry's philosophy of riding the edge of opening preparation before the mountain of diminishing return sets in. But it is not all the way down to Purdy or Lakdawala's simple scripts.
It is the middle path padawan.
Something Larry Kaufman does really well is script out the opening plan within a small enough size to make preparation look doable.
Unfortunately for me, when picking, his second choice, coverage is even more minimal. This means that the book is simply a good starting place and my own studies must compliment the book. But this is true even for Avrukh.
I dream I am like Ulf Andersson, but I am more like Colonel Moreau.
Kiss me Caissa!
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