continued... (General)

by Don Lester, Wednesday, March 22, 2006, 07:54 (7209 days ago) @ Tony Kosten

? I was thinking of
? either bringing back the yearly sub as an addition to the monthly one, or
? even scrapping the monthly one altogether! The yearly sub should be
? reasonable, in my view, say $40, with a reduction for current
? subscribers?!

I can tell you without a doubt that just the tactics puzzles and HGIYC are enough to make me re-subscribe for $40/year.

? More strategy stuff, that seems like a good idea, and I agree that the
? Your Move tactics are perhaps an unnecessary duplication. I can ask Glenn
? to do Endgames instead, in the same format, perhaps or something else?

Endgame stuff would be a great addition. I think we all can think of games where we should have won and we goofed up the endgame and had to settle for a draw (or even worse, lost the game completely).

? I was thinking to offer some other types of material as well, any
? thoughts? Did anyone get the Newsletter, was it any good?

The last newsletter I received was in June. I am personally not a big fan of newsletters. I originally subscribed so I would be sure not to miss anything, but a well organized web site can deliver all the content a newsletter would have.

? I guess subscribers could have cheaper access to ChessPublishing, but I am
? not sure that is such a good idea as the material there is aimed a stronger
? players (Adams, Svidler, and many other GMs subscribe!)

Well, like I said earlier, the pricing there is pretty cheap anyway. I would imagine a $20 subscription to have access to the 'E4' section would keep most amateur chess players satiated for quite some time.