tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915652547136534595.post3538442456800846496..comments2023-05-15T07:52:02.089-07:00Comments on Marsh Towers: Chess Reviews: 76Sean Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559575876130377004noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915652547136534595.post-85621797744676316482012-12-09T05:50:33.951-08:002012-12-09T05:50:33.951-08:00I like your comment that Andrew Martin could sell ...I like your comment that Andrew Martin could sell lawnmowers and ice cubes to Eskimos! <br /><br />Unfortunately for ChessBase, l never buy another DVD where Andew Martin is the author. I have 5 or more of his DVDs and find that they are not objective, and lack balance. Martin tries to give the impression you can barely lose if you play the opening the DVD is on. His DVD on the dubious Bird Opening (1.f4), could leave you believing you might as well play only the Bird, as it is such a great opening for white. Despite he has produced more DVDs for ChessBase than any other author, to me he is the worst author. <br /><br />To a certain extent, most authors of opening DVDs and books do this to a certain extent. A DVD called "How to win with the French" is likely to sell more copies than if the same DVD had the title "How not to lose playing the French". <br /><br />But the lack of objectivity of Martins DVDs is far more severe than other authors. I've love to see him produce a DVD for the opposing colour. For example, his DVD on the Alekhine (1.e4 Nf6) gives you the impession black can barely ever lose when playing the Alekhine. If he ever produced one showing how white should react to the Alekhine, I'd buy the DVD for the laugh. But other than for amusement value, I think his DVDs are best ignored. <br /><br />Clearly many others don't share my view, as he is a very plorific author of DVDs, so I assume they must be selling. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881168192633501932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915652547136534595.post-72137093944562293582009-01-10T11:45:00.000-08:002009-01-10T11:45:00.000-08:00They are indeed considerably updated. I think the...They are indeed considerably updated. I think the old Foxy Opening DVD featured ...Nc6 instead of ...c6 in the Leningrad main line, and most of the illustrative games on both DVDs are recent (some are from 2008). So I'd say if you are interested in the Dutch then an upgrade is a good idea. Plus, the running times are a lot longer than the Foxy series.Sean Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559575876130377004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915652547136534595.post-72773383183750255422009-01-10T01:06:00.000-08:002009-01-10T01:06:00.000-08:00Hi Sean,Thanks for your great site. How do the Mar...Hi Sean,<BR/>Thanks for your great site. How do the Martin Dutch ABC DVDs compare to the Foxy Opening ones he did some time ago I'm very tempted to invest but already have the Leningrad Foxy version. Are these considerable updates ? All the best !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com