After a one month hiatus, Chess Books Recaptured is back to discuss two chess books, Grandmaster Igor Zaitsev’s Attacking the Strongpoint, and GM John Nunn’s Secrets of Practical Chess. The guest co-host this month is a regular visitor of the show, cognitive scientist and USCF Master Christopher Chabris. As we discuss, these books tackle chess study from opposite perspectives, as GM Zaitsev’s book has a very philosophical tone, while GM Nunn’s classic lives up to its promise of giving lots of practical advice for chess competitors. Of course, there is much to be learned from both books, and it is always a pleasure to talk chess with Dr. Chabris. Please read on for more details and timestamps. Click here to download the Episode Episode 95 with Christopher Chabris Episode 187 with Christopher Chabris Book Recap: Think Like a Grandmaster by Kotov Attacking the Strongpoint: The Philosophy of Chess by GM Igor Zaitsev Secrets of Practical Chess by GM John Nunn  Mentioned: GM Anatoly Karpov, IM Mark Dvoretsky, GM Jacob Aagaard  Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.comMentioned: Steinitz-von Bardeleben 1895, Capablanca-Tartakower 1924, GM Genna Sosonko   Mentioned: Secrets of Grandmaster Chess, Understanding Chess Move by Move, Beating the Siclian, Alexander Kotov’s Think Like a Grandmaster  , Episode 8 with GM Sam Shankland , Andersson-Mestel 1982 IM John Watson’s The Week in Chess review of Secrets of Practical Chess is here:https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/three-improvement-booksDr. Patzer’s Review of Secrets of Practical Chess:https://patzersreview.blogspot.com/2020/01/nunns-secrets.htmlBook Recap Podcast of Woodpecker Method and Rapid Chess Improvement with Neal Bruce:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-recap-woodpecker-method-rapid-chess-improvement/id1185023674?i=1000471766064Nikolaos Ntirlis (Quality Chess Author)  Check out Chessmood’s blog here: https://chessmood.com/blog  and check out their YouTube, featuring Lessons with a Grandmaster here:https://www.youtube.com/c/ChessMoodMentioned: Chess Middlegames by Laszlo Polgar, GM Jan Markos, GM Michael Adams  This month’s donation will go to Washington International Chess Tournament, more info here:https://www.mdchess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=49Blindfold puzzle #1- d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5What move did Greco play to make his opponent resign? (Answer shown in game link) Blindfold puzzle #2- d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 4. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. g3??Black to play and win material (Answer shown in game link)  If you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here:Donate — The Perpetual Chess Podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices