AGUR, ELIE

Bobby Fischer: His Approach to Chess

London, Everyman Chess. 1996. (ISBN: 9781857440010). Wraps, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Paperback, Underlining through about a third of the textblock, else very clean and tight. All page edges are straight and sound. Minor bumping to the head and foot of the spine, creased corners. 276p. including index. Very Good.

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Book number: SB16803

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess, Famous chess Champions biography, Bobby Fischer Approach Biography, Biography 9781857440010 Chess Diagrams

CAFFERTY, BERNARD (TRANSLATED BY); YEFIM PETROVICH GELLER

Grandmaster Geller at the Chessboard

Carlton, Nottingham, UK, The Chess Player. 1969, First Edition. Wraps, 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback, A brief account of the career and games of Russian Grandmaster Yefim Petrovich Geller, translated from Geller's autobiography, first published in 1962; Textblock very clean and tight; Covers lightly edge and corner worn; Spine has minor creasing; 180p. Very Good.

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Book number: 24895

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Russian Chess Grandmasters, Soviet Grandmasters, Yefim Petrovich Geller; Great 20th Century Chess Matches

CLARKE, P.H. (SELECTED AND ANNOTATED BY)

100 Soviet Chess Miniatures

London, G. Bell & Sons Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Textblock interior very clean and tight with tiny bit of moisture spotting along the top edge; Bumped head and foot of spine and lightly to the corners; Unclipped dust jacket, with sunned and gently rippled spine and edges otherwise minor shelf wear; 174p. including index; The definition of a miniature is arbitrary. In this volume, Mr Clarke has included games of up to twenty-five moves. Included is a comprehensive list of games, an index of openings, and an index of players. Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar).

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Book number: SB15968

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: chess, Chess Playing, Chess Miniatures, Soviet Chess Miniatures Chess Diagrams

CLARKE, P.H. (SELECTED AND ANNOTATED BY)

Mikhail Tal's Best Games of Chess

London, G. Bell & Sons Ltd. 1961, First Edition. Cranberry Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Frontispiece/Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Light reading wear, else textblock is clean and very tight; Lightly spotted top edge; Bumped head and foot of spine and bottom corners; Unclipped dust jacket, small chips to all corners, aged and sunned spine and edges, mylar sleeved; 195p. including indices; At the age of 23, Mikhail Tal became the youngest-ever World Champion. This book contains fifty games played in the period 1951-60. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar).

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Book number: SB15970

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Mikhail Tal Chess Games, Mikhail Tal Best Chess Games, Chess games, Famous Chess Matches, Chess Grand Masters Frontispiece/Chess Diagrams

COLES, R.N.; EDITED AND REVISED BY FRED REINFELD AND I.A. HOROWITZ

Epic Battles of the Chessboard

NY, David McKay Company. 1972, Reprint. Wraps, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Paperback, Textblock clean and tight; Lightly soiled textblock edges; Minor wear along the spine on the front cover, creased corners, wear to the edges; sunned spine and back cover. 173pp. Very Good.

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Book number: SB14222

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess battles, Chess Matches Chess Diagrams

EUWE, DR. M.; KRAMER, H.; TRANSLATED FROM THE DUTCH BY W.H. COZENS

The Middle Game: Book 2-Dynamic & Subjective Features [Chess]

NY, David McKay Company. 1973, Reprint. Maroon Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Bookv 2 only; Faint age toning to the end papers, minor red inked underlining on a few of the pages, else textblock is clean and tight; All page edges are clean; Slightly tiltled spine, bumped corners, bumping to head and foot of spine; Lacks dust jacket; 346p. including indices. Dr. Euwe masterfully posits that the middle game is the handling of the initiative and the native ability of a player to create difficulties for the opponent, and giving him chances to go wrong. One can liken it to the phase of reconnoitre, before the real battle is joined. Very Good.

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Book number: SB15981

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess, Chess Games, Chess Playing, Chess Middle Games, Sports and Hobbies Chess Diagrams

EUWE, DR. M.

Strategy & Tactics in Chess

NY, Harcourt, Brace & Company. 1937, First American Edition. Black Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Descriptive Notation; Moderately aged end papers, else textblock is clean and tight. Front hinge reglued; Bumped and frayed head and foot of spine and to the corners, worn and sunned covers. Lacks dust jacket; 172pp. including list of examples. Good+.

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Book number: SB16522

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess Strategy, Chess Playing, Chess Champion Strategies, Chess Tactics Chess Diagrams

EVANS, LARRY

Trophy Chess: An Account of the Lessing Rosenwald Tournament, New York, 1954-5; Sponsored by the American Chess Foundation

NY, Charles Sribner's Sons. 1956, First Printing (A). Tan Cloth, 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Photos. Hardcover, From the personal collection of International Grand Master Walter J. Shipman, however he has left this copy unmarked; Red pencil annotation on page 18 (Byrne v. Kramer); Book plate of Richard B. Leather on ffep, else the textblock is very clean and tight; Tan cloth binding, very clean, with light edge and corner wear; Lacks dust jacket; 116p.; 30 games annotated, plus photos. Very Good.

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Book number: 24460

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess Matches, Famous American Chess Tournaments, Playing Chess in Competions Photos

FINE, REUBEN

Chess: The Easy Way

Philadelphia, David McKay Company. 1942, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Aged textblock, else clean and tight, with faded blue top edge; Bumped with minor fray to the head and foot of the spine, bumped corners, rubbed edges; Unclipped dust jacket, chipped and sunned spine extremities and corners; Jacket mildly character-soiled, mylar sleeved for safe-keeping. 186p. including bibliography and index. "A masterpiece..By far the most instructive, most entertaining book on chess ever written for the average player." - The Chess Review. Very Good/Good (in mylar).

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Book number: SB15982

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess, Chess Playing, Chess Games, Chess Fundamentals, Sports and Hobbies Chess Diagrams

FINE, REUBEN

The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1964, Sixth Printing. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Textblock very clean and tight. Binding is bumped at the spine extremities, clean, with bright titling; Gently scuffed board corners and spine extremities; Unclipped, spine-sunned dust jacket, chipped at the spine and corners, deterioration along the folds, and mylar sleeved for safe keeping; 240p. including appendix and index; Clearly explains what opening is suitable to what type of player and shows how the opening will dictate the future line of play in attack or defence. Very Good+/Good+ (in mylar).

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Book number: SB15918

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: chess, Chess Openings, Chess Playing, Chess Games, Chess Openings Ideas Chess Diagrams

FINE, REUBEN

Ideas Behind the Chess Opening

NY, David McKay Company Inc. 1973, Reprint. Wraps, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Chess Diagrams. Paperback, Glue staining down front gutter, else textblock is clean and tight. Wear along the edges, spine and to the corners. 240pp. including appendix and index. Very Good.

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Book number: SB9563

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess Games, Chess Openings, Playing Chess, Chess Strategies Chess Diagrams

FINE, REUBEN

The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings

Philadelphia, David McKay Company. 1943. Blue Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, Descriptive notation; Usual age toned textblock and reading wear, else clean and tight; Both boards have chipped top outside corners, light bump to the foot of the spine. Unclipped dust jacket, with large areas of loss at the spine and corners, aged sides, mylar sleeved for safe-keeping. 240p. including appendix and index. Ask for photos if concerned. Good/Fair (in mylar).

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Book number: SB16614

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess games, Chess Playing, Chess openings, Idea Behind Chess openings, Chess

GOLOMBEK, HARRY (CHOSEN & ANNOTATED BY); MEMOIR BY J. DU MONT

Capablanca's Hundred Best Games of Chess

London, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd. 1965, Reprint. Green Cloth, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Frontispiece/Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, One of the classic books on Capablanca, has stood the test of time; Penciled numbers on fep, usual age toning to the end papers, else textblock very clean and tight; Binding lightly scuffed at the spine tips; Unclipped dust jacket, sunned and faded spine, chipped corners, overall minor edge wear; 270p. including index and list of opponents. Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar).

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Book number: SB15939

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess, Chess games, Chess Biography, Jose Raoul Capablanca Chess Games, Classic Chess Books Frontispiece/Chess Diagrams

GOLOMBEK, HARRY (EDITOR)

Chess: A History

NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1976. Brown Cloth, 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Ill.: Photographs/Chess Diagrams. Hardcover, Illustrated end papers, colored and b&w photographs and chess diagrams. Clean and tight textblock. No remainder marks. Brown cloth binding, light wear to front cover, bumped head and foot of spine, light fray to foot of spine. Lacks dust jacket; 256p. including bibliography and index. Very Good+.

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Book number: SB14165

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess games, Chess history, Chess Grand Masters, Board Games Photographs/Chess Diagrams

HAGEDORN, RALPH K. (A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE BY)

Bemjamin Franklin and Chess in Early America

Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press. 1958, First Edition. Black Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Plates. Hardcover, Old return address label on fep; Aged and foxed endpapers, textblock is clean and tight; Cloth binding bumped at the spine tips and board corners; Price-clipped, sunned and edge worn dust jacket, with scuffed spine extremities, tear at front top edge, aged discolored sides and spine; 92p. Franklin wrote "for life is a kind of chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with.". Very Good/Good (in mylar).

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Book number: SB15967

Catalogue: Chess

Keywords: Chess, Benjamin Franklin Chess Player Biography, Chess Players, American Chess Players Biography Plates