Author: TARTAKOWER, S.G.; TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY H. GOLOMBEK
Title: My Best Games of Chess 1905-1930
Description: London, G. Bell & Sons, Ltd. 1953, First Edition. Maroon Cloth, 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover, First translation into English; Textblock unmarked, very clean and tight; Rear gutter reglued where the endpapers separated, and the hinge remains strong; Maroon cloth binding, with slightly bowed front board, light edge and corner wear, sunned and rubbed spine tips; Dust jacket unclipped, age-discolored and faded, with large chips at the spine extremities; Jacket is edge and corner-worn and chipped, scuffed and fragile; 250p. including index of openings and list of opponents. This is the French Grandmaster Savielly Tartakower's selection of his best hundred games from the early part of his career, and may be regarded as a manual of instruction on the openings of today. He coined the phrase, "The Hypermodern school of chess," and wrote another book by the same name. Very Good/Good (in mylar).

Keywords: Chess Grandmasters, Chess Strategy, Chess Instruction, French Grandmaster Savielly Tartakower, Chess Openings


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