Review: The Seven Deadly Chess Sins by Jonathan Rowson

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Seymour

The Seven Deadly Chess Sins by Jonathan Rowson My rating: 4 of 5 stars A fascinating analysis of the seven “most common causes of disaster in chess”, Grandmaster Jonathan Rowson’s book, “The Seven Deadly Chess Sins” provides virtually inexhaustible material to provoke thought and study for the serious player. As a beginner/improver whose ratings bumble [...]

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Java Apps that Make my Little Nokia (almost) a Smartphone

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Seymour

I have had a Nokia 6303, described as “no-nonsense easy-to-use handset” for about 3 years now. I have looked at upgrading to a Blackberry, iPhone, or high-end HTC but I’ve never found a good enough reason to switch to something that costs three or four times as much as this reliable classic. I’m quite sure [...]

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Review: One Soldier’s War by Arkady Babchenko

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Seymour

One Soldier’s War by Arkady Babchenko My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a hell of book, a first hand account of an 18 year old conscript in the Chechen war of 1996, torn from his mother’s apron strings and brutalised beyond belief by both the training and the fighting. The most telling effect [...]

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