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Published by Wilshire Book Company, 1976
ISBN 10: 0879800194ISBN 13: 9780879800192
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.
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Published by U. S. A. : Wilshire Book, 1976
ISBN 10: 0879803118ISBN 13: 9780879803117
Seller: David's Books, Ypsilanti, MI, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good.
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Published by B.T. Batsford, 2001
ISBN 10: 0713444207ISBN 13: 9780713444209
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Harper & Row, 1972
ISBN 10: 0060115718ISBN 13: 9780060115715
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good.
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Published by Harper & Row, NY, 1972
ISBN 10: 0060115734ISBN 13: 9780060115739
Seller: General Eclectic Books, Gray, ME, U.S.A.
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Diagrams (illustrator). Clean, minimal wear. Innards clean, tight + tanning a bit. 189 pp.
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Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 2002
ISBN 10: 0786649844ISBN 13: 9780786649846
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Published by Quadrant Marketing, London, 1989
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 59 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial stapled wrappers. First edition. The Sicilian Defense Dragon Variation is one of the sharpest chess openings you can play. It is also known to be one of the most extensively analyzed opening systems in chess and one of the most-feared counterattacking options for Black against the move 1.e4. Condition: Edge wear, corners bumped else very good.
Published by Labate's Chess International, Anaheim, 1988
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 64 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4) bound in original publisher's pictorial stapled wrappers. First edition. The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is one of the most popular, reputable, and deeply studied of all chess openings. Modern Chess Openings calls it the "Cadillac" or "Rolls-Royce" of chess openings. The opening is named after the Polish-Argentine grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, although he was not the first strong player to play the variation. Many players have relied on the Najdorf (notably Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, although Kasparov would often transpose into a Scheveningen). The Najdorf begins: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 Black's 5.a6 aims to deny the b5-square to White's knights and light-square bishop while maintaining flexible development. If Black plays 5.e5?! immediately, then after 6.Bb5+! Bd7 (or 6.Nbd7 7.Nf5) 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 (or Qxd7) 8.Nf5, the knight on f5 is difficult to dislodge without concessions. Games in the Najdorf frequently feature opposite-side castling, where White castles long and both sides launch simultaneous attacks on their opponents' kings. Condition: Edge wear, corners bumped, old sticker residue to front cover else very good.
Published by Batsford, 1974
ISBN 10: 0713428473ISBN 13: 9780713428476
Seller: austin books and more, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. (NA22 JUN25R1AL) hardcover in dust jacket, edge tears to dj, light age toning, edge/point wear, no underlining or highlighting within.
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Published by Trends Publications. London, 1992
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 38 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers, First edition. The Réti Opening is a hypermodern chess opening whose "traditional" or "classic method" begins with the moves: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 White attacks Black's pawn from the flank, which may occasion 2.dxc4. White may couple this plan with a kingside fianchetto (g3 and Bg2) to create pressure on the light squares in the center. The opening is named after Czechoslovakian chess player Richard Réti (1889 1929). The opening is in the spirit of the hypermodernism movement that Réti championed, with the center being dominated from the wings rather than by direct occupation. If White fianchettoes both bishops, castles kingside, and refrains from occupying the center with pawns, the result may be described as the Réti System. Condition: Light edge wear else very good.
Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1972
ISBN 10: 0060115734ISBN 13: 9780060115739
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: About Very Good. 1st Edition. viii+192 pages with diagrams and indices. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt pictorial to cover in original jacket. (Lusis: 1384) First edition. The full match scores of every series have been collected into a single volume. Clearly presented with diagrams of the critical match potions and with succinct annotations, organized and edited by Robert Wade, complete with indexes of players and variations. Svetozar Gligoric has known all these champions and it is from firsthand experience that he reveals the clash of their contrasting temperaments. From his observation and analysis, Botvinnik emerges as the technical perfectionist, Bronsein is master of psychology and Smyslov as the most assured; Tal displayed brilliance while Petrosian triumphed through his positional knowledge and in turn yielded to the new champion Boris Spassky. Condition: Previous owner's name on front end paper. DW corners and spine ends chipped, price clipped, front head edge closed tears with creases.
Published by Master Chess Publications, London, 1978
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 38+[1 ad] pages unpaginated with diagrams and table. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. (Lusis: 1789) First edition. The small town of Bugojno in central Yugoslavia (now Bosnia) hosted five strong tournaments between 1978 and 1986. This tournament, however, was the first one. It was a Category 14 event that featured players of the old guard like Svetozar Gligoric, Borislav Ivkov and Robert E Byrne and pitted them against a younger generation that included Jan H Timman, Anthony J. Miles and Robert Huebner. The tournament ran from the 26th of February to the 16th of March and in the sixteen player field Anatoly Karpov and Boris Spassky emerged as the joint winners. For Spassky it was a victory to rank alongside wins such as the USSR Championship (1961), the USSR Zonal (1964) and the Second Piatigorsky Cup (1966). For Karpov it was an excellent dress rehearsal in his only other showing in 1978 before facing Korchnoi to defend the World Title in September. Timman came in a point behind the leaders. Ljubomir Ljubojevic and Mikhail Tal shared fourth with 8.5. Sixth was share as well with Vlastimil Hort and Bent Larsen with 8. Shared eight was Yuri S Balashov and Robert Huebner. Sole tenth was Anthony J. Miles with a score of 7. Borislav Ivkov and Lajos Portisch eleventh; while Milan Vukic and Robert Byrne shared thirteen. The last place finishers also shared Enver Bukic and Gligoric. Condition: Corners bumped, light edge wear, bookseller's sticker to title else a very good copy.
Published by Chess Player, Ltd, Nottingham, 1971
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. x+133 pages with diagrams, tables and photographs. Octavo (8" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. (Lusis: 2273) Originally published by Turnstile Press 1951. The 1951 World Chess Championship was between 39 year old defending champion Mikhail Botvinnik of the Soviet Union and 27 year old challenger David Bronstein who was also the defending champion. The match was a best of 24 games. The first player to reach 12 1/2 points would be the winner. If the match ended in a 12-12 tie, then the defending champion (in this case Botvinnik) would retain the title. The match took place in Moscow. The first game was played on March 14th, 1951. The match ended on May 11th, 1951. After a draw in Game 24, the match was tied 12-12. Since the match was tied, the defending champion (Botvinnik in this case) retained his title. Condition: Very good to fine.
Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1972
ISBN 10: 0713403586ISBN 13: 9780713403589
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. viii+192 pages with diagrams and indices. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt pictorial to cover in original jacket. (Lusis: 1384) First edition. The full match scores of every series have been collected into a single volume. Clearly presented with diagrams of the critical match potions and with succinct annotations, organized and edited by Robert Wade, complete with indexes of players and variations. Svetozar Gligoric has known all these champions and it is from firsthand experience that he reveals the clash of their contrasting temperaments. From his observation and analysis, Botvinnik emerges as the technical perfectionist, Bronsein is master of psychology and Smyslov as the most assured; Tal displayed brilliance while Petrosian triumphed through his positional knowledge and in turn yielded to the new champion Boris Spassky. Condition: Previous owner's name on verso 1/2 tilte page, front end paper lightly soiled. DW price clipped, corners chipped, lightly soiled.
Published by Hassell Street Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 1014519705ISBN 13: 9781014519702
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: New.
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Published by Harper and Row, Publishers, New York, Evanston and London, 1972
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. vii+191 pages with diagrams and indices. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial to cover in original pictorial jacket. Translated by Lovett F Edwards. First edition. The history of the World Chess Championship continues in this volume with the epic struggles between Botvinnik, Bronstein, Smyslov, Tal and Petrosian. All games from the matches are annotated and this book with its companion volume, World Chess Championship: Steinitz to Alekhine, forms a valuable addition to the library of any chess enthusiast who wishes to possess a complete collection of games played at the very highest level. Condition: Previous owner's name to front end paper. Jacket with edge wear and some closed tears, spine ends chipped else very good in like jacket.
Published by Neville Spearman, 1968
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1968. First Edition Thus. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Mild tanning and moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Mild crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light rubbing and marking all over. Heavy water staining to rear panel and spine. Mild tanning to spine.
Published by Simon and Schuster, 1972
ISBN 10: 0671213989ISBN 13: 9780671213985
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. (1st paperback) Smaller trade paperback, glossy white wrappers very slightly browned overall with blue and brown-tinted photos of champions on front wrapper, lettering in black, red and blue, 128 browned but supple pages. Near Fine.
Stated First American edition with a 1 present in the number line; 8vo.; glossy pictorial stiff wraps, softcover; 310 pages; black and white illustrations; very good.
Published by Batsford, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 0713428473ISBN 13: 9780713428476
Seller: Salsus Books (P.B.F.A.), Kidderminster, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 256pp hardback red boards gilt in wrapper, (Contemporary Chess Openings).
Published by Bobbs Merrill, New York, 1976
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Howard V. Brown; H. W. Wesso; Leo Morey; Paul Orban; Elliott Dold; Thompson; Charles Schneeman; (illustrator). Book Club Edition. (xi) 464 pp. Blue boards lettered in orange on the spine. Illustrated with line drawings. Dj art by Howard V. Brown; interiors by: Howard V. Brown; H. W. Wesso; Leo Morey; Paul Orban; Elliott Dold; Thompson; and Charles Schneeman. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; no interior markings. This anthology contains: The Fifth Dimension Catapult - a novella by Murray Leinster; The Battery of Hate - a novelette by John W. Campbell; The Lost Language by David H. Keller; The Mad Moon - a novelette by Stanley G. Weinbaum; Seeker of Tomorrow - a novella by Eric Frank Russell and Leslie T. Johnson; Pithecanthropus Rejectus by Manly Wade Wellman; The Day is Done by Lester del Rey; Out Around Rigel - a novelette by Robert H. Wilson; Into the Meteorite Orbit - a novelette by Frank K. Kelly; The Wall; and The Other by Howard W. Graham; The Last Men by Frank Belknap Long; Davey Jones' Ambassador - a novelette by Raymond Z. Gallun; Alas, All Thinking - a novelette by Harry Bates; The Time Decelerator by A. Macfaydyen; The Council of Drones - a novelette by W. K. Sonnemann; Hyperpilosity by L. Sprague de Camp; and The Merman by L. Sprague de Camp. Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by The Chess Player, Nottingham, 1970
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [ii ad]+35+[iii ad] typescript pages. Octavo (8" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. The Chess Player number 106 (Lusis: 1548) First edition. Complete with all 120 games. The IBM international chess tournament was a series of very strong chess tournaments held in the Amsterdam, Netherlands from 1961 to 1981, and was sponsored by IBM. The list of winners of the main group includes five world champions. Sixteen spared for the crown in 1970 which ended in a tie for first place between Boris Spassky and Lwev Polugaevsky with scores of 11.5. In clear third was Wolfgang Uhlmann a full point behind followed by Efim Geller by a half point. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, some light edge wear else a very good copy.
Published by Batsford Ltd, 1992
ISBN 10: 0713473347ISBN 13: 9780713473346
Seller: Goldstone Books, Llandybie, United Kingdom
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Published by Batsford, London, 1972, 1972
ISBN 10: 0713403640ISBN 13: 9780713403640
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good in a Very Good jacket. 1st Printing. 448pp 8vo.
Published by University of Illinois Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 0252086651ISBN 13: 9780252086656
Seller: Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, United Kingdom
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Published by HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973
ISBN 10: 0713403713ISBN 13: 9780713403718
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine.
Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Hbk 288pp illustr diagrams, tables and appendix dj slightly shelfworn with small closed tears now in protective sleeve internally a very good clean tight unmarked text.
Published by B.T. Batsford, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713453451ISBN 13: 9780713453454
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8.
Published by Chess, Sutton Coldfield, 1978
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 33 pages with diagrams, tables and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. (Lusis: 1773) First edition. The 45th USSR Championship was held at Leningrad, November 28 - December 22, 1977. The following players finished up just in time to spend Christmas with their families: Lev Alburt; Vladimir Bagirov; Yuri Balashov; Iossif Davidovich Dorfman; Efim Geller; Karen Ashotovich Grigorian; Boris Gulko; Alexander Kochyev; Gennadi Kuzmin; Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian; Lev Polugaevsky; Oleg Romanishin; Vasily Smyslov; Evgeni Ellinovich Sveshnikov; Mikhail Tal; Vladimir Borisovich Tukmakov. Well, maybe it wasn't Christmas, but it was a time of peace as two-thirds of the games were drawn, a USSR Championship record. Perhaps it comes as no surprise that Petrosian found his way to the lead. However, a loss in round 8 allowed Gulko to first catch him, then take the lead with a win over Smyslov in round 9. At this point both players went into draw mode, spliting point after point. That set up a last-round showdown between the leaders, reminiscent of the situation in 1975 where Petrosian defeated tournament leader Gulko in the penultimate round. However, Boris kept his head (helped by having White this time around) and drew to keep his lead over Petrosian. But not over everybody else. The slow pace allowed Dorfman to come back and tie for first with a last round win over Smyslov. Meanwhile, Polugaevsky and Tal fought for a chance to catch Petrosian for third place, and this time the older man prevailed. Gulko and Dorfman then drew a six game play-off match *Game Collection: Gulko - Dorfman Play-off Match, 1978)m so everybody just called it a day and let them reign as co-champions. Condition: Light edge wear else a very good copy.
Published by Athenaeum Chess Club, Pall Mall, 1974
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 20 unnumbered typescript pages. Oblong duodecimo (6 1/2" x 8") bound in original publisher's blue stapled wrappers. (Lusis: 1699) First edition limited to 10 copies. The aim of this tournament was to give Athenaeum Chess Club members an opportunity to obtain International Elo Ratings. This required that six of the teen players had established such ratings. The contestants were Maxwell L Fuller (2365) scored 7 points to capture sole first, Robert Bellin (2365) a point behind was clear second, Robert Graham Wade (2350) achieved third a half point behind him, Lesly SF Blackstock was fourth at 5 points, Seth Saverymuttu (2250) was fifth with a score of 4.5, Michael J Basman (2400), Michael J Franklin (2335) and Colin S Crouch all shared sixth through eight with 4 points each, Tim D Harding and Kevin J O'Connell shared the last two spots with 2.5. Lesly Blackstock performance allowed him to appear in the 1975 FIDE listing. The tournament was an event celebrating the Athenaeum Chess Club's completion of 101 years of existence. Condition: Corners bumped, light edge wear, previous owner's name and book seller sticker to front cover verso else a very good copy.