Fang: A Few Words
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A FEW WORDS
After the 2003 US National Championships, I set out on a mission to do what few others have even attempted – to write a book about Othello. Former World Champion Brian Rose has been writing his book for over 3 years and every time I asked the other tournament regulars about it, there was no new news on it. I finally decided that I was tired of waiting and started to work on my own book.
While most of my counterparts are usually only playing against other top players, I play many games against people who are still learning, and I think I have special insight into the kinds of questions that they might have. I’ve put a lot of effort into the diagrams and exercises, in fact, many of the exercises in this book are based on positions that I consistently see beginning level players misplay.
I’m sure that there are mistakes in this version. In fact, every time I go through it I find one more thing I need to fix, however, I think that the form that it is in now is suitable for general consumption. I’m still working on the rest of the book. It’s taken me three full months to get through the beginner material. I imagine it will take me three months to four months get through the intermediate section, and another three months to four months get through the advanced section.
Once I finish all of this and re-edit it (add a table of contents, for instance), I intend to look for a publisher. If there is no interest in it from the established publishing community, I will be looking into selling it (the thought of printing out copies at Kinko’s and shipping them myself has crossed my mind). Part of the reason I’m giving this away is that it’s good for the Othello community. I’m also hoping that people will like it and it will generate interest in my book. If you have any comments, or you would like to point out any serious errors, please feel free to do so. I’ve set up a Yahoo group specifically for discussion about the book at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/randysothellobook.
Happy Flipping,
Randy Fang October 26, 2003
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