TONY PETERSON, 11 WESTBURY ROAD, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX, SS2 4DW, UK.

CHESS BOOKS BY MAIL ORDER – SECONDHAND, RARE & OUT OF PRINT.

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THIS SECTION UPDATED 25 JULY 2010

BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE - BOUND VOLUMES

The following volumes are internally good with general title-page and index, unless stated:

1903 Vol.23 Dark blue cloth, slight staining on covers o/w VG. £120

1908 Vol.28 Recent maroon cloth. VG. £120

1925 Vol.45 Maroon cloth, spine darkened. G. £60

1926 Vol.46 Maroon cloth. VG. £60

1927 Vol.47 Maroon cloth, spine darkened. G. £60

1929 Vol.49 Maroon cloth, spine darkened. G. £60

1930 Vol.50 Maroon cloth, spine darkened. G. Includes the 41 page supplement on the 1930 Nice tournament bound in the middle. £80

1930 Vol.50 Dark blue buckram, spine now browned. VG. £60

1931 Vol.51 Dark blue buckram, spine now browned. VG. £55

1932 Vol.52 Maroon cloth, spine darkened. VG. £55

1933 Vol.53 Dark blue buckram, spine now browned. VG. £55

1934 Vol.54 Dark maroon cloth, lettering faded. G. £55

1935 Vol.55 Dark maroon cloth, lettering faded. G. £55

1936 Vol.56 Dark blue buckram, spine now browned. VG. £55

1937 Vol.57 Dark blue buckram, spine now browned. VG. £55

1938 Vol.58 Dark blue buckram, VG. £55

1939 Vol.59 Dark blue buckram, VG. £60

1940 Vol.60 Dark maroon cloth. G. £60

1941 Vol.61 Dark blue buckram, VG. £60

1945 Vol.65 Purple cloth. VG. Paper yellowed. £60

1947 Vol.67 Dark blue buckram, VG. Paper rather yellowed. £50

1948 Vol.68 Dark blue buckram, VG. Paper rather yellowed. £50

1949 Vol.69 Maroon cloth, spine faded o/w VG. Paper rather yellowed. £45

1950 Vol.70 Maroon cloth. VG. £35

1952 Vol.72 Light maroon cloth, VG. Paper rather yellowed. £35

1955 Vol.75 Light maroon cloth, VG. £35

1956 Vol.76 Maroon cloth. VG. £35

1961 Vol.81 Maroon cloth. VG. £35

1962 Vol.82 Maroon cloth. VG. £35

1964 Vol.84 Maroon cloth. VG. £35

1967 Vol.87 Maroon cloth. VG. £20

1968 Vol.88 Maroon cloth. VG. £20

1969 Vol.89 Maroon cloth. VG. £20

1970 Vol.90 Dark red cloth, magazine covers bound at end. VG. £20

1971 Vol.91 Maroon paper covers as usual. VG. £20

1972 Vol.92 Maroon cloth. VG. £50 (sought-after year of course.)

1973 Vol.93 Maroon cloth, covers a little marked. G. £14

1973 Vol.93 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1974 Vol.94 Dark red cloth, magazine covers bound at end. VG. £16

1975 Vol.95 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1976 Vol.96 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1977 Vol.97 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1978 Vol.98 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1979 Vol.99 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1980 Vol.100 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1981 Vol.101 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1982 Vol.102 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1983 Vol.103 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1984 Vol.104 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1985 Vol.105 Maroon cloth. VG. £16

1986 Vol.106 Maroon cloth, magazine covers and advert pages bound at end.VG. £18

1987 Vol.107 Maroon cloth, magazine covers and advert pages bound at end.VG. £20

1988 Vol.108 Maroon cloth. VG. £22

1989 Vol.109 Maroon cloth. VG. £18

Mixed volumes:

1921 containing Apr,May,Aug,Sep,Nov. 5 issues. Bound in a rough binding. £10

1929 containing Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr, July,Dec,index, + Jan 1930. Bound in a very rough cloth binding, a few pages loose. 7 issues in all. £10

COMPLETE VOLUMES IN MAROON “CORDEX” BINDERS. Spines lettered “British Chess Magazine” but no date or vol no. Very good condition. With magazine covers and indexes.

1970 Vol.90 £15

Those below (1975-80) have indexes but not magazine covers.

1975 Vol.95 £12

1976 Vol.96 £12

1977 Vol.97 £12

1978 Vol.98 (without February issue) £10

1979 Vol.99 £12

1980 Vol.100 (no index) £12

1982 Vol.102 (with magazine covers, no index.) £12

1985 Vol.105 (with magazine covers, a little marginal staining to one issue) £10

1996 Vol.116 £20

1997 Vol.117 £20

2002 Vol.122 £24

2003 Vol.123 £24

UNBOUND VOLUMES. (Complete loose issues, very good, with index unless stated.) 12 issues each year.

1975 Vol.95 £12

1976 Vol.96 £12

1977 Vol.97 £12

1978 Vol.98 £12

1979 Vol.99 £12

1980 Vol.100 £12

1981 Vol.101 £12

1982 Vol.102 £12

1983 Vol.103 £12

1984 Vol.104 £12

1985 Vol.105 £12

1986 Vol.106 £12

1987 Vol.107 £12

1988 Vol.108 £12

1989 Vol.109 £12

1990 Vol.110 £16

1996 Vol.116 £16

1997 Vol.117 £16

1998 Vol.118 £18

1999 Vol.119 £18

2000 Vol.120 £20

2001 Vol.121 £20

2002 Vol.122 £20

2003 Vol.123 £20

2004 Vol.124 £20 (index in photocopy.)

2005 Vol.125 £20 (index in photocopy.)

2006 Vol.126 £20

2007 Vol.127 £22

LOOSE SINGLE ISSUES

1969 Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

1990 Dec. 1991 March,May,July,Nov. 1992 March,May,July,Sep,Oct,Dec.

1993 Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Oct. 1996 March. 1998 Oct. 2005 Jan. All previous at £2.00 each

2007 Aug. £2.50

2008 Jan (with 07 index), Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. £2.50 each.

2009 Jan. (with 2008 index) £3.00 Feb. £3.00

CHESS (Ed: B.H.Wood). BOUND VOLUMES
All the following in the usual brown cloth, very good, with index unless stated. Volumes up to No.19 are larger size.

Vol.16 (1950/51) Larger size volume, covers a bit faded and marked. No index. £35

Vol.28 (1962/63) VG, no index. £28

Vol.29 (1963/64) G. £28

Vol.30 (1964/65) VG £30

Vol.31 (1965/66) VG £30

Vol.33 (1967/68) VG £30

Vol.34 (1968/69) VG £30

Vol.35 (1969/70) G. £25

Vol.36 (1970/71) VG £25

Vol.37 (1971/72) VG £25

Vol.38 (1972/73) VG £25

Vol.39 (1973/4) VG £12

Vol.40 (1974/5) VG £14

Vol.41 (1975/6) VG £14

Vol.41 (1975/6) club stamp on endpaper, patchy fading on spine o/w G. £10

Vol.42 (1976/7) club stamp on endpaper, front cover corner crease o/w G. £10

Vol.42 (1976/7) VG copy £14

Vol.43 (1977/8) club stamp on endpaper, front cover crease, internally G. £10

Vol.44 (1978/9) £12

Vol.45 (1979-Jan.81) covers slightly marked o/w G. £12

Vol.45 (1979-Jan 81) Algebraic copy £15

Vol.46 (1981/2) spine spotted o/w G. £12

Vol.46 (1981/2) Algebraic copy. £15

Vol.47 (1982/3) Algebraic copy. £15

Vol.48 (1983/4) Covers very slightly warped o/w G. £12

Vol.51 (1986/7) £15

UNBOUND VOLUMES (Complete loose issues, no indexes. Very good condition unless stated.)

Vol.17 (1951-52) some wear to spine edges o/w VG. £25

Vol.29 (1963-64) £18

Vol.31 (1965-66) a few stains, one cover cut. Has index. £16

Vol.34 (1968-69) One issue with cover stains. £15

Vol.35 (1969-70) (missing 603/4, 609/10) £13

Vol.40 (1974-75) £10

Vol.41 (1975-76) £10

Vol.42 (1976-77) G (missing no.765/6) £8

Vol.42 (1976-77) £10

Vol.43 (1977-78) £10

Vol.44 (1978-79) £10

Vol.45 (1979-81) £10

Vol.46 (1981-82) £10

Vol.47 (1982-83) £10

Vol.48 (1983-84) £10

Vol.49 (1984-85) G. £10

Vol.50 (1985-86) £10

Vol.51 (1986-87) (missing no.1002) £9

Vol.51 (1986-87) £12

Vol.52 (1987-88) £15

From Vol.53 onwards the “Chess” magazine changed ownership and name to “Chess Monthly”, also size became A4. Printed indexes were not produced from V.58 on. Please note that red cordex binders can be purchased from the London Chess Centre for £9.95 each.

Vol.53 (1988-89) nos.1-12 complete £16 + no.11 £1.50

Vol.54 (1989-90) no.1-10 together £12

Vol.55 (1990-91) nos.3,5,6,7 together £4.50

Vol.56 (1991-92) nos.5,6 together £3

Vol.58 (1993-94) nos.1-9 together £12 (also nos.3,4,7 £1.50 each)

Vol.59 (1994-95) nos.2,4,5,6,7,8,12 together £8

Vol.60 (1995-96) nos.1-9 together £12

Vol.62 (1997-98) nos.10,11,12 £4.50

Vol.63 (1998-99) nos.1,4-12 together £12.00 (edge waterstaining on 1 issue)

Vol.64 (1999-00) nos.1,2,4-12 together £14 (two with corner waterstaining)

Vol.65 (2000-01) nos.2-9,12 together £12

Vol.66 (2001-02) nos.1-12 complete £16

Vol.67 (2002-03) nos.1,2,4,10,11 together £7 + no.4 £1.50

Vol.68 no.1 Apr.2004 £1.50

SCOTTISH CHESS (magazine). Nos.162 (6/1999) and 174 (6/2001) each £2.00

NEW IN CHESS MAGAZINE. The premier magazine for detailed coverage of top tournaments, with many games annotated by the leading GM’s. Also interviews with top players, in-depth book reviews, regular columns by Timman & Ree. 8 issues per year with around 100pp per issue.

2006 - £25 (includes interviews with Kramnik, Topalov, Ilyumzhinov, Aronian, Kasparov column.)

SINGLE ISSUES

1988 No.2 £2.00

1993 No.1 £2.00 No.3 (with Karpov & Kasparov interviews) £3.00 No.5 (interview with Smyslov at 72) £3.00 No.6 £2.00 No.8 £2.00

1994 No.4 (Judit Polgar interview) £2.00 No.5 (J.H.Donner remembered.) £2.50

1995 No.5 (Sosonko remembers Botvinnik, Korchnoi interview.) £3.00

1997 No.7 £2.00

1999 No.1 (remembering Efim Geller, Ponomariov interview.) £2.50

No.3 (Sosonko remembers meeting Olga Capablanca, Kasparov wins Linares.) £2.50

2000 No.5 £2.50 No.6 £2.50 No.8 (Kasparov & Kramnik interviews) £2.50

2001 No.1 (Anand FIDE champion) £2.50

2002 No.7 £2.50

The Year Book of Chess. Edited by E.A.Michell/ M.W.Stevens/ W.H.Watts & A.W.Foster. Each volume covers the leading events of the previous year in detail, with results, many selected annotated games, statistics, problem section, chess club directory (except 1914,15-16 vols), game and opening indexes etc..

(None available at present.)

BCF Year Book. Containing list of officials, constitution, annual report, accounts, BCF tournament crosstables, list of Life Members. All p/b, G/VG. The 1989 onward volumes are large size, including some photos, and many competition results.

All G or VG condition.
1963-64, 1964-65 - £10.00 each

1990-91, 1995 - £7.00 each

The "British Chess Magazine" Chess Annual 1926. Ed: M.E.Goldstein. Leeds, 1927. Sm8vo, original red cloth, covers VG but content loose from covers. 210pp. A record of chess events in 1926 both home and abroad, including 109 games with notes, selection of prize problems etc. The third of three such Annuals. £25.00

Awards in Problem Tourneys Nos.110-115,128-138. BCF, Nov.1966-Nov.1967, Nov.1972-Feb.1976. In 6 issues, 12pp each, around 200 problems in all. £18.00

Awards in Problem Tourneys Nos.128-138. BCF, Nov.1972-Feb.1976. In 4 issues, 12pp each, around 130 problems in all. £12.00

Awards in Problem Tourneys Nos.131-133. BCF, Nov.1973 12pp. 36 problems. £3.00

Awards in Problem Tourneys Nos.141-142. BCF, Jan.1980. 4pp.15 problems. £2.00

Leaves of Chess. A Journal of Scaccography. Editor & Publisher: O.Southard. No.1 to 23 complete. New York, Jan.1957 to May 1961. Loose pages (size 22 x 28cm), Total 96 pages. All in facsimile, but quality of photos not good. Includes interesting photos, 145 games, a few annotated, articles, reviews, facsimiles, index at end. (A.) The original is scarce. This photocopy £20.00

Chess Annual 1 - 6. Being a Compilation of News, Games and Annotations from Issues 1 through 75 of the Players Chess News. Players Press, Los Angeles 1982-85. 6 volumes large format p/b's, some cover wear o/w G. 4 vols with c.300 pages each, 2 vols with over 500 pages each. Includes tournament news from around the world, sketches and photos of players, opening theory articles, over 6000 games, some annotated, covering the period Aug.1981 to June 1984. (A.) Lusis 91. £70.00

Chessman Quarterly. Ed: Wade & Boyd. Vol.1 No.1-4. 1968. 4 issues, nos.1&2 reprinted. The magazine specializing in opening theory. 40pp each issue. (D.) £6.00

QUARTERLY FOR CHESS HISTORY SERIES. Fiala (V.) Editor. Moravian Chess Publishing House, Czech Rep. 1999-2010. Volumes 1-15.

Each volume hardback, most with over 500pp, hundreds of games, sections on chess research, biographies, tournament reports, reviews, correspondence chess etc. Further details of contents can be provided. (A.) Usually £25.00 per single volume.

Shakhmatny Bulletin. 1973. Nos.1-12. 384pp in all. G. £12

Shakhmatny Bulletin. 1974. Nos.1-12. 384pp in all. VG. £12

Shakhmatny Bulletin. 1974. Nos.1-10 only. G. £8

Shakhmatny Bulletin. 1975. Nos.6-9 only. G. £4

Shakhmatny. (Year Book) 1951-1952. Moscow, 1953. VG. 244pp. Includes tournament results, 61 annotated games, endgames and studies. £16.00

Shakhmatny. (Year Book) 1958-1959. Moscow, 1960. G. 503pp. Includes 145 annotated games. £14.00

Shakhmatny Eshegodnik. (Year Book) 1960. Moscow, 1962. VG. 496pp. Includes 146 annotated games. £14.00

Shakhmatny Eshegodnik. (Year Book) 1962. Moscow, 1964. VG. 304pp. Includes 81 annotated games. £14.00

Wiener Schachzeitung. (2^nd Series) The following bound volumes:

1933 (XXX Jahrgang) Publisher’s green cloth, gilt, spine faded o/w G. 384pp, index. £30

1933 (XXX Jahrgang) Publisher’s(?) green cloth, bright gold lettering. VG. 384pp., including index. £30

Scacchi e Scienze Applicate. (Chess and Applied Sciences. An International Review.) No.22. Venice, 2003. Large format magazine. 60pp., illus. Various articles including Gillam, Researching Old Tournaments; Nizzola, Researcher's Corner (these last two in English); R.Salvadori, Psicologia degli Scacchi; S.Spina, "Il Gioco degli Scacchi" di Vespasiano Bettoni. Also 59 problems. £10

Chess Amateur. Vol.5 Oct.1910-Sep.1911. (Moravian Chess Reprint.) New green cloth. 384pp, index. (In print at 29 euro.) £20

Chess Player’s Chronicle. Vol.6. 1846. Ed: H.Staunton. (Moravian Chess Reprint.) VG. 399pp. £20

International Chess Magazine. Vol.4. 1888. Ed: W.Steinitz. (Moravian Chess Reprint.) A little cover wear. 384pp,index. Includes many annotated games, problems, chess news. £18

Chess Review. Vol.14. Jan-Dec 1946. Bound in green cloth. Includes many games, news, photos etc. Index. In this copy the pages edges are brittle with many splits or tears. Two pages have also been torn out but photocopies provided, hence the price of £10.00

Chess Review. Vol.16. Jan-Dec 1948. Publisher’s purple cloth, gilt spine. G. Many games, news, photos etc. Index. £40

Chess Reader. Whyld (Ken) Editor: Volume I - VI. (1955-1966) Ken Whyld Association / Moravian Chess, 2004. Hardback. F. This reprint of Vols.1-6 contains more than 500 book reviews by Ken Whyld and others. Also included are an appreciation of Ken Whyld by Tony Gillam, articles on William Winter, A.C.White "Xmas Books" & Overbrook Press series, and tournament books 1939-1956. £25.00

Chess Students Quarterly. Cordingley (E.G.R.) & K.Whyld: Vol.I - VI (Nov 1946 - Mar 1952). (With) Match Bronstein vs. Boleslavski, Moscow 1950. Moravian Chess, Czech Rep.2007. Hardback. 569pp. 356 games, many annotated, 14 games of B-B match, opening theory, book reviews, various lists of books for sale. A facsimile reprint of the complete run of CSQ which was produced on an off-set litho printing machine. It was intended to be complimentary to the two major British chess magazines, giving additional games and analysis, but no news or problems. The original issues are very scarce. £25.00

KARL International. The Cultural Chess Magazine. 1/2008. Editor: Harry Schaak, Frankfurt. (No more published). 68pp., photos, some games. KARL has been published in German since 2001. This is the pilot issue of the English language KARL International, concentrating on German Chess Olympiads, including articles on Hamburg 1930, Munich 1936, Siegen 1970, a preview of Dresden 2008, interviews with Uhlmann, Hecht and Bischoff. £7.50

Kagans Neueste Schachnachrichten. Heft 5. Jahrgang 10. Mai 1930. Covers torn on spine. p.129-160. £5.00

Lasker and his Contemporaries. No.2. Thinkers' Press, Iowa, 1979. Large format p/b. VG. pp 38-75, illustrated. Various articles on Lasker, some games, lecture, interview, Najdorf on Alekhine, Hannak on Schlechter. £12.00

Midland Chess Bulletin / London Chess Bulletin / The Chess Bulletin. Well produced newspapers from 1948 to 1950. The first 44 issues (3 in photocopy) in good condition. Edited by W.Ritson Morry or Brian Reilly. £45.00

Chess Informant. (Sahovski Informator). Vol.19. I-VI 1975. G. 283pp. 634 games. £5.00

Chess Informant. (Sahovski Informator). Vol.20. VII-XII 1975. G. 307pp. 724 games, FIDE rating list, Chess on Stamps supplement. £6.00

Chess Informant. (Sahovski Informator). Vol.45. I-VI 1988. VG. 455pp. 761 games, FIDE rating list. £6.00

Chess Informant. (Sahovski Informator). Classification of Chess Openings. 1971. 67pp. £5.00

Tournament Chess. Vol.28. Tui,1988. Large p/b. G. 145pp. Over 700 games from 12 GM tournaments in 1987/88. (A.) £5.00

Chess Review. June 1947 (creased) £2 May 1961 £2 (affected by light waterstaining.)
Chess Life. Aug.1984 £1 Apr.1988 £1 July 1988 £1 Sept.1999 £1 Oct.2002. £1

Correspondence Chess. Nov.1966. 2^nd series no.15. £2

Scottish Correspondence Chess. No.55. Sept/Oct.1996. VG. 76pp. £2.50