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Hi Master RyanVelez, I like your article. May I know the name of the big book you posted in that picture? Thanks you!

Hi Master RyanVelez, I like your article. May I know the name of the big book you posted in that picture? Thanks you!

Also, I started thinking about the book older. I could see some kind of enclypodia of chess, kind of dense per page, with many diagram to stare at. I can,t really hold a book say the size of Flores book on PSs, over my head, for example for long and if I wanted to I would have to, as the only sustainable posture (don't ask why, but it is).

You could extend such book holder for chess books (which are not supposed to be novels anyway) to read them from different angle with the book facing down, and the surface transparent. The art might still be in the frame of a strong but light wood (no clue).

I don,t know how many other damaged chess book potential readers there are, but If I had money for that. I might actually use it not just for chess book, I could even adopt and legs crossed a bit at ankles, and arms crossed at the hands under the head, posture and stare at the opened chess book over my head, and say "look, ma! no hands!" And while this might bring a smile if it were readable, I am not joking.

I also appreciate the workmanship art of making objects of daily life like that. Although it might be conceived as a ornament for some rare books not to be touched often, I don,t think it is the only intent (or even is it?).

Yes the book is intriguing as well. And to continue my point for the existing object (not my idea or suggestion), that a chess book does have more expectation of staring at same page as accompanying probably some kind of study of chess with some at least 2D hands-on translation for the reader, say, maybe correspondence game type of atmosphere, where the book diagram or the position on board might be attractors of eye gaze for long enough periods... That makes it a fine object idea.

Also, I started thinking about the book older. I could see some kind of enclypodia of chess, kind of dense per page, with many diagram to stare at. I can,t really hold a book say the size of Flores book on PSs, over my head, for example for long and if I wanted to I would have to, as the only sustainable posture (don't ask why, but it is). You could extend such book holder for chess books (which are not supposed to be novels anyway) to read them from different angle with the book facing down, and the surface transparent. The art might still be in the frame of a strong but light wood (no clue). I don,t know how many other damaged chess book potential readers there are, but If I had money for that. I might actually use it not just for chess book, I could even adopt and legs crossed a bit at ankles, and arms crossed at the hands under the head, posture and stare at the opened chess book over my head, and say "look, ma! no hands!" And while this might bring a smile if it were readable, I am not joking. I also appreciate the workmanship art of making objects of daily life like that. Although it might be conceived as a ornament for some rare books not to be touched often, I don,t think it is the only intent (or even is it?). Yes the book is intriguing as well. And to continue my point for the existing object (not my idea or suggestion), that a chess book does have more expectation of staring at same page as accompanying probably some kind of study of chess with some at least 2D hands-on translation for the reader, say, maybe correspondence game type of atmosphere, where the book diagram or the position on board might be attractors of eye gaze for long enough periods... That makes it a fine object idea.

@JacobSouthPacific said in #12:

Hi Master RyanVelez, I like your article. May I know the name of the big book you posted in that picture? Thanks you!

Yep, it the largest chess book I own, which is what I built the book stand around. It is called Amos Burn: A Chess Biography by Richard Forster. It is published by McFarland Press, and the one I have is the hardcover edition.

@JacobSouthPacific said in #12: > Hi Master RyanVelez, I like your article. May I know the name of the big book you posted in that picture? Thanks you! Yep, it the largest chess book I own, which is what I built the book stand around. It is called Amos Burn: A Chess Biography by Richard Forster. It is published by McFarland Press, and the one I have is the hardcover edition.

@RyanVelez said in #14:

Yep, it the largest chess book I own, which is what I built the book stand around. It is called Amos Burn: A Chess Biography by Richard Forster. It is published by McFarland Press, and the one I have is the hardcover edition.

Thank you so much! I think I'll find a way to buy one~

@RyanVelez said in #14: > Yep, it the largest chess book I own, which is what I built the book stand around. It is called Amos Burn: A Chess Biography by Richard Forster. It is published by McFarland Press, and the one I have is the hardcover edition. Thank you so much! I think I'll find a way to buy one~

@JacobSouthPacific said in #15:

Thank you so much! I think I'll find a way to buy one~

The hardback version is rather expensive, but there is a paperback version that is more affordable.

I only recommend buying this sort of book if you like chess history. It is not the kind of book you buy to "learn how to play chess better." So, just understand the goal of buying such a book before you invest.

I am a HUGE fan of chess history books and games collections. So, I buy a lot of these kinds of books (I have most of the ones McFarland press made, but not all).

@JacobSouthPacific said in #15: > Thank you so much! I think I'll find a way to buy one~ The hardback version is rather expensive, but there is a paperback version that is more affordable. I only recommend buying this sort of book if you like chess history. It is not the kind of book you buy to "learn how to play chess better." So, just understand the goal of buying such a book before you invest. I am a HUGE fan of chess history books and games collections. So, I buy a lot of these kinds of books (I have most of the ones McFarland press made, but not all).