tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post5122950494218932239..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Bad book covers IVTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-63017327410775690702008-06-12T21:20:00.000+01:002008-06-12T21:20:00.000+01:00bad? that's a gooood cover.bad? that's a gooood cover.BomTrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924722680050158450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-39983755419837981782008-06-11T08:01:00.000+01:002008-06-11T08:01:00.000+01:00Are they supposed to be butting one another, like ...Are they supposed to be butting one another, like goats?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-38884271822650651832008-06-10T21:38:00.000+01:002008-06-10T21:38:00.000+01:00The worst covers by far are thosefor the Everyman ...The worst covers by far are those<BR/>for the Everyman Chess's "Mastering the..." series, which feature very phallic pawns. The one for Byron Jacob's "Mastering the Opening" is particularly disturbing.<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Opening-Everyman-Chess-Jacobs/dp/1857442237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213130012&sr=8-1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-50498038105195546782008-06-10T08:39:00.000+01:002008-06-10T08:39:00.000+01:00If I had the required skills I would perhaps have ...If I had the required skills I would perhaps have excised the wording from the cover and invited people to guess who it was.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-53836004236632189352008-06-09T22:59:00.000+01:002008-06-09T22:59:00.000+01:00If the book was called "Julian Clary's Best Games"...If the book was called "Julian Clary's Best Games" the cover would be fine. But it isn't so it's not.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-50210622156856695722008-06-09T11:48:00.000+01:002008-06-09T11:48:00.000+01:00I wouldn't go as far as Alexey, but I don't think ...I wouldn't go as far as Alexey, but I don't think it's as bad as the others so far in the series. Or perhaps the bar has been lowered so far, I no longer have any ability to draw such distinctions...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-11932662873856642542008-06-09T00:48:00.000+01:002008-06-09T00:48:00.000+01:00i like this cover actually! pretty nice paintingal...i like this cover actually! <BR/>pretty nice painting<BR/><BR/>alexeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com