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Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, 1975
ISBN 10: 0713429798ISBN 13: 9780713429794
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xiv+146 pages with diagrams and indices. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First American edition. This variation of the Sicilian has been gaining more and more popularity and is very often seen in tournament practice. The fact that this opening has become part of a standard repertoire against 1.e4 for many top players such as Rapport, Dubov, Li Chao, Korobov, Gupta, Vovk etc. speaks for itself about the quality and the fascination of the variation and also about the many possibilities it offers. It's hard to pinpoint the real reasons for this popularity, but it's likely that the answer lies in the complexity of the positions that arise on the board and the large number of new ideas. Condition: Jacket with light edge wear else better than very good in a near fine jacket.
Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, 1974
ISBN 10: 0875681522ISBN 13: 9780875681528
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 103 pages with diagrams. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. First edition. The Ponziani Opening is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3. It is one of the oldest chess openings, having been discussed in the literature by 1497. It was advocated by Howard Staunton, generally considered the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, in his 1847 book The Chess-Player's Handbook. For some decades, it was often called "Staunton's Opening" or the "English Knight's Game" as a result. Today, it is usually known by the name of Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, whose main contribution to the opening was his introduction, in 1769, of the countergambit 3.f5!? Condition: Light edge wear, corners gently bumped else very good.
Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, 1974
ISBN 10: 0713428481ISBN 13: 9780713428483
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. iv+192 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publishers' green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. First American edition. The Sozin Attack is White's most overtly aggressive counter to the Sicilian. White puts his bishop on c4, and often follows up with direct play against the black king. Unless Black defends with the utmost precision, the bishops' influence often fuels a deadly attack leading to a cascade of sacrifices and a brutal king hunt. This book presents in detail the theory of the Sozin in all its forms, including the razor-sharp Velimirovic Attack. Condition: Corners bumped, spine ends slightly rubbed. Jacket light soiled, light edge wear else very good in better than very good jacket.
Published by British Chess Magazine, Ltd, St Leonards on Sea, 1975
ISBN 10: 0900846135ISBN 13: 9780900846137
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 204+[1 ad] pages with diagrams with index. Duodecimo (6 1/4" x 4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. BCM Quarterly Number 15. First published in 1974. The aim of this book is to show how to win games with Black. The method is calculated aggression, right from move one. In this book the reader will find a brief account of how this aggression applied to counter-gambits. 67 games are fully annotated and a further 25 complete games are to found in the theoretical notes. Condition: Soiled, edge wear, corners bumped, rubbed and creased, spine and ends rubbed else good.
Published by B T Batsford, Ltd, London, 1976
ISBN 10: 0713432098ISBN 13: 9780713432091
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xvi+110 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Specialist chess openings. First edition. This rarely seen move has some logical basis. The pawn on e5 prevents Black playing Nf6 and so the Black Kingside is cramped for a while. White can support the e5 pawn with Nf3. The drawback for White of 2.e5 is no added pressure is brought to the center, especially on d4 or d5 and the extra tempo allows Black various options, the main one is play Nc6 which hinders White's d4 move as well as attacking the as yet undefended e5 pawn. Condition: Edge wear, corners bumped else very good.