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. RETURN TO HOME PAGE Tony Peterson, 11 Westbury Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 4DW, UK. Tel: 01702 462757. email: tony@chessbooks.co.uk £0.00154. ----: Modern Chess Strategy. 33 Master Games by Master Minds.
Daily Express Chess Series, n.d.(c.1930). Original pictorial card covers. G. 60pp. 33 games with notes. LN 3257. £10.001533. ----: New Chess Player (The.)
Vol.1 - 8. 1978-79. All p/b, VG. Each with around 350 games with light informator style notes, opening theory and tournament tables at front. (A.) £28.003746. ----: Shakhmatny Eshegodnik. (Year Book) 1960.
Moscow, 1962. VG. 496pp. Includes 146 annotated games. £14.003017. ----: Shakhmatny Eshegodnik. (Year Book) 1962.
Moscow, 1964. VG. 304pp. Includes 81 annotated games. £14.004661. ---- JUST PUBLISHED: Richard Forster: The Zurich Chess Club, 1809-2009. Foreword by Vladimir Kramnik.
McFarland, US 2011. New hardback. 436pp., numerous photos, selected games and compositions. Founded in 1809, the Zurich Chess Club is the world’s oldest chess organization. This historical text examines how the club, a driving force behind Swiss chess, also became a major player on the international chess scene. Includes the history and development of the club, its outstanding members and its memorable activities. Its historical tournaments are covered in-depth, including the 2009 jubilee festivities. (A.) £40.004194. 1996 YEREVAN OLYMPIAD. Rogers (Ian): Australia at the Yerevan Chess Olympiad. Photos by Cathy Rogers.
Chess Australia, 1997. Repr. p/b. F. 172pp. All games played by the Australian teams are included, most with annotations, as well as fine games by other players, results and round reports. (A.) £12.001048. Abrahams (G.): Brilliance in Chess.
Pitman 1977. 1st Edn. G. 142pp. Without last page of index (letter V-Z only), library stamp on title-page, one page stained. Brilliant games and part games from all eras. £5.003798. ADORJAN (A.): Black is Still OK!
Batsford 2004. p/b. F. 224pp. Encourages a positive attitude with the black pieces, with recommended openings and many illustrative games, many by Adorjan. (A.) £10.003449. Alfoldy (L.): 33 Sakklecke.
Sport Lap- es Konyvkiado, 1958. 1st Edn. Contemporary half cloth with original front wrapper mounted on front cover. G. 159pp. A series of lessons, including many annotated games. £7.003077. Avery (B.D.): Correspondence Chess in America.
McFarland, US 2000. 1st Edn. F. 278pp. 233 games, some annotated. A detailed chronological account. (A.) £35.003395. Avni (A.): The Grandmaster's Mind. A Look Inside the Chess-Thinking Process.
Gambit 2004. p/b. Title-page removed o/w F. 176pp. Israeli psychologist Avni interviews a number of Israeli GM's and composers focusing on their most interesting and instructive games and compositions. (A.) £8.00347. Barden (L.) & W.Heidenfeld.: Modern Chess Miniatures.
Routledge 1960. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 148pp. 161 games arranged by opening. "Varied and entertaining." (J.Grefe.) (Another: G, no d/w. £9.00) £12.00348. Beheim (M.): Chess with the Masters. Trans & Ed: L.Barden.
Thames & Hudson 1963. 1st UK Edn. VG, but d/w torn with paper loss. 271pp. 100 of the finest and most instructive games between 1834 and 1962. £8.001295. Beheim (M.): Knaurs Schachbuch. Ein Jahrhundert Schach in Meisterpartien.
T.Knaur, Munchen, n.d.(c.1959). New Edn. G. 264pp. c.100 of the finest games from 1834 to 1953. £7.002307. Beheim-Schwarzbach (M.): Schach Buch. Ein Jahrhundert Schach in Meisterpartien.
n.d.(c.197-) F, d/w. 280pp. Around 100 annotated games from 1834 to 1960's. £8.002942. Cafferty (B.) & M.Taimanov: The Soviet Championships.
Cadogan, 1998. F, d/w. 224pp., photos. The 58 Soviet Championships from 1920 to 1991, each with crosstable, introduction and one or two of the best games annotated by Taimanov. (A.) "The definitive record." £16.00227. Chandler (M.) & R.Keene.: The English Chess Explosion from Miles to Short.
Batsford 1981. 1st. p/b. Paper yellowed o/w G. 123pp. Games, results and amusing eye-witness accounts of the years 1976-1980. (A.) £8.0053. Chernev (I.): The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played.
Faber 1966. 1st UK Edn. VG,d/w. 279pp. 62 annotated games. (Also: p/b, repr.1973. G. £6.00) £12.003776. Chess Informant: Top 12 + 1. Games, Statistics, Theory. Vol.1-2.
VI-XII 2000, I-VI 2001, Chess Informant 2001. 2 vols, p/b. F. 247, 223pp. Games of the top 12 players + J.Polgar in each half year, with their openings statistics and theory, plus further 200+ games. (A.) £18.003349. Christiansen (L.): Rocking the Ramparts. A Guide to Attacking Chess.
Batsford 2003. VG. p/b. 256pp. Numerous complete games and combinations from recent master games featuring king-side attacks. (A.) £9.00592. Clarke (P.H.): 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures.
Bell 1963. 1st Edn. G. 174pp. 100 annotated games mostly from the 50's & 60's. (Also: VG, with d/w lightly rubbed on spine. £13.00) £8.001480. Coles (R.N.): Battles-Royal of the Chessboard.
Cadogan 1995 (Reprint of 1948 edn.) p/b. VG. 155pp. 50 games from 1834 to 1946. £6.00612. Coles (R.N.): Dynamic Chess. The Evolution and Development of the Modern Game.
Pitman 1958. Repr. VG, but d/w torn with loss. 184pp. 85 annotated games from 1882 to 1952. Part 1 deals with the hypermodern revolution, Part 2 with the Russians. £9.001216. Coles (R.N.): Dynamic Chess. The Modern Style of Aggresive Play.
Dover 1966. Revised & Enlarged Edn. p/b. VG. 195pp. 90 annotated games from 1882 to 1956. Part 1 deals with the hypermodern revolution, Part 2 with the Russians. £7.503704. Cordingley (E.G.R.) & K.Whyld: The Chess Students Quarterly. 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. £27.003265. Cozens (W.H.): Lessons in Chess Strategy.
Routledge Chess Handbook Book 3, 1968. 1st. p/b. G. 104pp. Concerns planning, strategy, tactics, with 34 illustrative games. (Also: Scarce hardback copy. VG. £10.00) £5.003275. Damsky (Y.): The Batsford Book of Chess Records.
Batsford, 2005. New p/b. 303pp. Includes many games. Numerous records from chess history, longest/shortest etc., although more of an entertaining collection of anecdotes than a serious reference work. (A.) £14.0060. Du Mont (J.): 200 Miniature Games of Chess.
Routledge 1942. 2nd impr. G. 287pp. Games from all eras, lightly annotated and arranged by opening. £9.001497. Eales (R.G.): Cambridge Chess.
Chess SC (1978) 1st. p/b. VG. 92pp. 64 annotated games. Cambridge University Chess Club, with a strong emphasis on the 1970's. £7.00541. Eggink (L.G.) & W.A.T.Schelfhout.: Partij Verloren.
Amsterdam 1947. 1st Edn. Original black cloth, VG with scarce d/w repaired in places. 220pp., portraits, 64 games. A memorial of Dutch chess players killed during World War 2. The main chapters are about Salo Landau and Arnold van den Hoek, the strongest players besides Euwe. £24.00205. Estrin (Y.) & I.Romanov.: The World Champions Teach Chess.
A & C Black 1988. 1st English Edn. p/b, VG. 208pp. (A.) An anthology of writing from Steinitz to Kasparov, including selection of annotated games and biographical material. £10.0063. Euwe (Dr.M.): Meet the Masters. The Modern Chess Champions and their Most Characteristic Games. With Annotations and Biographies.
Pitman 1945. 2nd Edn (slightly enlarged). G. 279pp., photos. Alekhine, Capablanca, Flohr, Botvinnik, Reshevsky, Fine, Keres, Euwe. £9.00694. Euwe (Dr.M.): The Development of Chess Style.
Bell 1968. 1st English Edn. Some wear to spine and covers, name crossed through on endpaper, text pages good. 152pp. 44 annotated games following the evolution of chess from Greco to Spassky. £7.002642. Evans (L.): The Chess Beat.
Pergamon, 1982. 1st. Large format p/b. VG. 105pp. Copies of 300 of Evans' newspaper columns which appeared from 1973-81 in Sunday Washington Post or Chiacgo Tribune, most including a game, and quite a few concerning Fischer. £13.002363. Fine (R.): Chess Marches On!
Chess Review, US 1945. 1st Edn. Spine faded, some cover marking o/w G. 221pp. 50 annotated games from 1941-44 each with introductory essay. £8.001092. Fine (R.) Ed: The World's Great Chess Games. Revised & Expanded Edn.
Dover repr.1983. p/b. G. 397pp. Numerous annotated games and anecdotes about the players, from Philidor to Karpov. £10.004156. Fletcher (L.E.): Gambits Accepted. A Survey of Opening Sacrifices.
Routledge 1954. 1st Edn. Spine very faded, internally G. 254pp. Covers 84 gambits with opening theory followed by 84 games. £10.005. Foldeak (A.): Chess Olympiads.
Hungary, Corvina Press, (1968.) 2nd Enlarged Edn. VG,d/w (with edge wear.) 417pp., numerous annotated games, and full results of Olympiads from 1927 to 1968. £12.003547. Gerzadowicz (S.): Thinkers' Chess. A Compendium of Games.
Thinkers' Press, US 1995. 1st. p/b. F. 151pp. 27 games of amateurs annotated by US correspondence chess master, including humour, tips for improvement etc. (A.) £7.00496. Golombek (H.): Fifty Great Games of Modern Chess.
Bell 1943. Repr. G. 88pp. A selection of annotated games from 1900 to 1940. £6.002361. Golombek (H.): The Game of Chess.
Penguin handbook, 1954. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 255pp. Includes 54 games. (Also revised reprint, 1974. VG. 267pp. £3.00) £3.503513. Griffiths (P.): Exploring the Endgame.
A & C Black, 1984. 1st. p/b. VG. 220pp. 54 annotated games from the 1970's, with full analysis of the endings, which are divided by type. (A.) £9.002641. Harding (T.D.) Ed: Games of World Correspondence Chess Championships I - X.
Batsford, 1987. Revised Edn. VG,d/w. 246pp. "Contains virtually all of the 1000 or so games played", with informator-style notes, and full crosstables of the ten events and preliminary groups played between 1950 & 1984. (A.) £16.004065. Hearst (E.) & J.Knott: Blindfold Chess: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records and Important Games.
McFarland, US 2009. New large h/b. 437pp., 62 photographs, diagrams, appendices, bibliography, indexes. (A.) This work provides the first extensive coverage of blindfold chess from its earliest known instances through the present day. It describes the personalities and achievements of some of blindfold chess's greatest players - including Paulsen, Morphy, Blackburne, Zukertort, Pillsbury, Réti, Alekhine, Koltanowski, Najdorf and Fine, as well as present-day grandmasters such as Anand, Kramink and Morozevich, who play in regular tournaments with all players blindfolded. Including some never before published, 444 games scores are presented, peppered with diagrams and annotations. Hints for playing blindfold chess, the benefits of playing blindfold, and a readable summary of psychological research on blindfold chess ability are also included. Appendices offer a chronology of world-record simultaneous blindfold performances since the 18th century, and proposed rules for serious simultaneous blindfold play. £49.003299. Hilbert (J.): Essays in American Chess History.
Caissa, US 2002. 1st Edn. F. 359pp., illus. A collection of 30 pieces by one of America¹s most highly acclaimed chess historians, containing over 300 chess games, many not available before, including long-forgotten ones by the likes of Steinitz, Pillsbury, Lasker, and Capablanca. Chapters literally run the gamut from humor to murder. Detailed coverage of long-forgotten events include the Franklin Chess Club Championship of 1897-98, the Washington Chess Divan Championship for 1942 (won by Reuben Fine), and Atlantic City 1921. Essays on correspondence chess, as well as chapters on players such as Mackenzie, Capablanca, Whitaker, and others are included. Twenty-four photographs and line drawings. A treasure trove for chess history buffs. (A.) £28.003514. Horowitz (I.A.): All About Chess.
Collier Books, US 1973. Repr. p/b. VG. 197pp. An anthology of anecdotes, history, numerous games, from a decade of Horowitz's columns in "Saturday Review." £8.00273. Horowitz (I.A.): Chess: Games to Remember.
Pelham 1973. 1st UK Edn. VG,d/w, inscription on endpaper. 266pp. A collection of 261 best games from 1960-71. £12.001438. Horowitz (I.A.) & J.S.Battell.: The Best in Chess.
E.P.Dutton, NY 1965. 1st Edn. VG,d/w (torn with small loss). 412pp. A large collection of annotated games, articles, stories, problems, selected from the best of "Chess Review" since 1933. £15.00152. Ingram (L.C.): The Cream of Tournament Chess. Part 1 (All Published). 50 Games from the Tournaments of 1851-1878.
Chess SC, 1948. Printed paper wrappers. 75pp. G. (A) & (D). LN 3340. £9.004347. Jones (R.H.): 60 Years in the Same Room. A History of the Paignton Chess Congress.
Keverel Chess Books, 2010. New p/b (17x24cm). 157pp., 80 pictures (8 in colour), 27 charts and cross-tables, 60 games, some annotated by famous players or hitherto unpublished. A detailed story of the event itself from 1951 to the present day, sketches of ten personalities connected with the congress in some way, including Golombek, B.H.Wood, Rowena & Ron Bruce, Ritson Morry, Michael Adams & Keith Arkell, a chapter on the remarkable Singer family whose magnificent home became the venue of this annual event. (A.) £16.004602. Karoly (M.): Sakkvilagbajnokok. Mondak - Tortenetek - Jatszmak.
Vallalat 1982. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 183pp.,illus. On World Champions from Anderssen to Karpov with up to 4 annotated games of each player. £9.00463. Karpov (A.): The Semi-Open Game in Action.
Batsford 1988. 1st. p/b. VG. 126pp. (A.) Sicilian, French, Caro-Kann & Pirc. Includes many complete annotated games, mainly from 1984-87. £6.003394. Keene (R.): Discover Your Chess Strength.
Batsford 1992. 1st. VG. 144pp. 20 annotated games mainly from 1990's given in a "test yourself" format. (A.) £7.00677. Keene (R.) & A.Whiteley.: Ray Keene's Good Move Guide.
OUP 1982. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 141pp. 70 games from 1843 to 1980 focusing on the key position in each one.(A.) £7.00364. Keene (R.) & N.Divinsky.: Warriors of the Mind. A Quest for the Supreme Genius of the Chess Board.
Hardinge Simpole 1989. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 342pp., photos. (A.) An objective ranking list of the 64 strongest players of all time, with short biographies, stylistic descriptions, and over 80 annotated games. £14.00302. Keene (R.) Ed.: Learn from the Grandmasters.
Batsford 1998. New Edn. p/b. F. 160pp. 14 players annotate one of their own best games and one that they have found most instructive. Includes Tal, Korchnoi, Larsen, Timman, Speelman, McShane. (A.) £9.002845. Keene (R.) Ed.: Learn from the Grandmasters.
Batsford 1975. 1st Edn. p/b. G. 120pp. 14 players annotate one of their own best games and one that they have found most instructive. Includes Tal, Korchnoi, Larsen, Timman, Szabo, Stean, Gufeld, Kavalek. £7.003172. Koblenz (A.): Schachtraining. Der Wg zum Erfolg.
De Gruyter, Berlin 1967. 1st German edn. p/b. G. 137pp. Includes many games, part-games and positions. £9.00871. Konig (I.): Chess from Morphy to Botvinnik. A Century of Chess Evolution.
Bell 1952. Repr. Spine worn and faded, a few light stains to page edges. 202pp. 107 annotated games arranged by openings. £5.00520. Konig (I.): Chess from Morphy to Botwinnik. A Century of Chess Evolution.
Dover 1977. Reprint of 1952 work. p/b, front endpaper removed, pen notes and marks to some pages o/w G. 202pp. 107 annotated games arranged by openings. £5.001202. Lasker (Ed.): Chess Strategy.
Bell, 1915. 1st Edn. Faded patch to front cover o/w G. 282pp. 48 illustrative games mostly from 1908-14. (Also 4th Edn, 1920. G. £10.00) £14.004097. Leach (C.): Chess in the USSR 1945-72. Part 3. Sicilian Defence I.
1994. p/b. VG. 76pp. 214 games with languageless notes. (A.) Includes closed Sicilian games and open games where black plays 2...Nc6, 4...Nf6 and 5...d6. £8.00683. Levy (D.): Learn Chess from the World Champions.
Pergamon 1979. 1st Edn. Hardback, VG. 206pp. A collection of writings by world champions from Philidor to Karpov, plus 34 games annotated by them. £12.00600. Levy (D.) & K.O'Connell: Oxford Encyclopaedia of Chess Games. Vol.1 1485-1866.
OUP 1981. Only Edn. VG, d/w (spine faded). 527pp. Some 4000 games plus openings and players index. (A.)Originally pub at £40. No more volumes were published. £25.001285. Lombardy (W.): Snatched Opportunities on the Chessboard.
Batsford 1973. 1st UK Edn. VG, d/w. 340pp. 200 quick victories in master games mostly from the 1960's, grouped by openings. Includes an article pasted to front endpapers concerning corrections to the book. £12.00376. Lombardy (W.) & D.Daniels.: Chess Panorama.
Stein & Day, NY 1977. 1st p/b Edn. G. 196pp. A collection of anecdotes and games. £8.003484. Magergut (A.) Ed: Izbrannie partii Grossmeisterov I Masterov RSFSR.
Moscow, 1962. p/b. G. 111pp. 39 annotated games from 1948 to 1962. £12.003393. Marovic (D.): Understanding Pawn Play in Chess.
Gambit 2000. p/b. VG. 208pp. "Provides the reader with an armoury of pawn-play concepts" using numerous high-quality GM games. (A.) £9.001055. Mason (J.): The Principles of Chess in Theory and Practice. Revised by Fred Reinfeld.
Dover 1960. (Reprint of revised 1946 edn.) p/b. VG. 366pp. Includes 50 illustrative master games, mainly from 1920's & 1930's, not found in the original late 19th century classic work. £8.004072. McDonald (N.): Chess Success: Planning After the Opening.
Batsford, 2007. p/b. F. 267pp. "A selection of over 40 recent instructive and entertaining Grandmaster games, all of which illustrate how sound planning and a clear head can help you through that crucial post-opening phase." (A.) £13.001496. McDonald (N.): Modern Chess Miniatures.
Cadogan 1995. p/b. VG. 150pp. Over 50 annotated miniatures grouped by themes. (A.) £7.004066. McDonald (N.): The Art of Planning in Chess Move by Move.
Batsford, 2006. p/b. F. 247pp. "Takes a close look at some of the most outstanding games from the last 6 years, commenting on every single move as the game unfolds, with the emphasis on planning." (A.) £13.003773. Mednis (E.): How to Defeat a Superior Opponent.
Summit Pub, US 1989. (A new edition of "How to Beat the Russians.") p/b. G. 312pp. Practical advice and 68 annotated games in which a Russian GM was beaten, all from 1973. (A.) £10.003549. Mednis (E.): Strategic Chess. Mastering the Closed Game.
Dover 1999. Repr. p/b. VG. 236pp. 30 annotated top-class games from 1974-90, with closed openings, describing important strategic themes carried through all phases of the game. (A.) £8.003691. Neishstadt (Y.I.): Nekoronovannye cempiony.
Moscow 1975. 1st Edn. VG,d/w 302pp., biographies and numerous annotated games and positions of Philidor, La Bourdonnais, Staunton, Anderssen, and Morphy. £12.004549. Neistadt (J.): Erfolgreich angreifen Der Damenflugel im Visier.
Sportverlag Berlin 1990. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 173pp. Many annotated games. £10.002877. O'Connell (K.J.) Ed: The Batsford Chess Yearbook (1974).
Batsford, 1975. p/b. VG. 212pp., photos. Includes review of the year 1974, 80 selected annotated games, crosstables of international tournaments, national championships, FIDE rating lists. (A.) £6.002101. Oganessian (G.): Armenia's Chess Team.
Shakhmatayin Hayastan, Yerevan 1994. p/b. VG. 48pp. Selection of part games, photos, and brief biographical details of leading Armenian players. £8.002698. Pachman (L.): Entscheidungspartien.
Walter Rau, 1972. p/b. G. 157pp. Analyses the 64 most decisive games played in the last 100 years which have determined the results of major tournaments and matches, together with crosstables of each event. £10.004514. Pachman (L.): Moderne Schachstrategie. Band 2.
Walter Rau, 1975. p/b. VG. 135pp. 93 annotated games arranged by themes. £10.004378. Padsalgikar (Tamannacharya): The Game of Chess (Native and Western Methods). Originally Published in the Marathi Language.
Sangli, India, March 1941. English Version by Vijay D.Pandit, Mumbai Oct.2009. The Chess Player, Nottingham 2009. New p/b. 136pp. Includes information on Indian tournaments, mainly of the 1920s and 1930s and 18 brief biographies of Indian players, most unknown in the West, with a selection of games, and a bibliography of Indian chess books up to 1941. (A.) Limited to 100 numbered copies. £18.004360. Pandolfini (B.) Ed:: The Best of CHESS LIFE & REVIEW. Vol.1 1933-60.
Fireside Book, US 1988. 1st Edn. Thick p/b, a 7cm knife slice to edge of spine o/w G. 611pp,. pictures, selection of games. All the best articles, games, tournament reports and news from 28 years of America's famous magazine. (A.) £15.001325. Perquin (W.) & R.Noordijk: Hoe Amateurs Schaakspelen. Een uitgelezen verzameling Brillante Schaakpartijen voor alle Categorien Schakers.
G.B.van Goor, 's-Gravenhage 1949. Original pictorial thin card covers. G. 144pp. 84 games, mostly from 1930's & 40's, many by the authors. Not in LN catalogue. £15.00145. Reinfeld (F.): British Chess Masters Past and Present.
Bell 1947. 1st Edn. VG. 93pp. 52 annotated games from 1821 to 1946. £7.001197. Reinfeld (F.): Great Games by Chess Prodigies.
Macmillan, NY 1967. 1st Edn. VG, d/w. 246pp. 56 annotated games by Morphy, Capablanca, Reshevsky & Fischer. £14.00822. Reinfeld (F.): How to Play Better Chess.
Pitman 1948. 1st UK Edn. G. 120pp. Includes 23 complete annotated games demonstrating opening and middlegame play, and 18 endings, from Master games between 1889 and 1937. £7.5087. Renaud (G.) & V.Kahn.: The Art of Checkmate.
Bell 1955. 1st UK Edn. Spine discolour o/w G. 208pp. Includes 82 complete games and numerous positions and exercises grouped by mating themes. £7.004092. Renaud (G.) & V.Kahn.: The Art of Checkmate.
Dover 1962. Repr of 1953 edn. p/b, front cover creased o/w G. 208pp. Includes 82 complete games and numerous positions and exercises grouped by mating themes. £7.00236. RESHEVSKY (S.): The Art of Positional Play.
McKay, US 1976 (but later repr.) p/b. VG. 335pp. 61 annotated games from recent tournaments and matches, many played by Reshevsky, arranged by positional themes. £10.00141. Reti (R.): Masters of the Chess Board.
Bell 1972. Repr. VG. 211pp. 66 games, biographies and styles of the great masters from Anderssen to Alekhine. "One of the finest works on the game." (Also: 1933 1st English Edn. Small split on one joint, some wear to covers, some underlining to text. £10.00) £11.001993. Reti (R.): Modern Ideas in Chess.
Bell, 1944. Repr. G. 183pp. Discusses the ideas and styles of all the great players from Morphy to Tartakower, with illustrative games. A classic work. £8.002313. Richter (K.): Hohe Schule der Schachtaktik. Ein Lehrbuch an Hand von 623 Kurzpartien.
Berlin, 1952.. 1st Edn. G. Paper yellowed. 220pp. 589 miniature games, plus positions, opening and player index. £10.00247. Roche (W.L.) & A.F.Battersby.: Chess for the Rank and File.
Littlebury & Co.,Worcester 1947. 1st Edn. G, occasional foxing. 76pp. Includes sections on endgames, combinations, general advice, and 30 correspondence chess games, including 9 which won D.V.Hooper the British Correspondence Championship. Quite scarce. £14.003911. Romanovsky (P.): Mittelshpill plan.
Moscow 1960. 1st Edn. VG. 263pp. Includes many annotated games and positions on middlegame play. £10.00689. Schmidt (Dr.P.): Schachmeister Denken. Praktische einblicke in die Gedankenwelt des Meisterspielers.
W.Rau 1960. 2nd improved Edn. p/b. G. 78pp. 14 Master games from 1936-42 analysed in detail. £6.002947. Schonberg (H.C.): Grandmasters of Chess.
Fontana p/b edn 1975. G. 277pp., photos. Biographies of famous players and a few games. A very entertaining read. £5.00264. Schonberg (H.C.): Grandmasters of Chess.
Davis-Poynter 1974. 1st UK Edn. VG,d/w. 317pp., photos. Biographies of famous players and a few games. A very entertaining read. £10.001493. Sergeant (P.W.): Championship Chess.
D.McKay, US, n.d.(c.1940s). 1st US Edn. VG. 217pp. 52 annotated games from World Championship matches from 1843 to 1937. £14.00517. Sergeant (P.W.): Championship Chess.
Dover 1963. New edition edited by Reinfeld. p/b, remains of tape marks to top edge of covers o/w G. 257pp. 66 annotated games from World Championship matches from 1843 to 1961. £7.00883. Shamkovich (L.): Chess Sacrifices.
Chess Player, 1976. 1st UK Edn. p/b. Back cover corner creased o/w G. 184pp. Includes numerous complete games. £5.004236. Shamkovich (L.): Sacrifice in Chess.
Kalnajs, Chicago 1972. 1st Edn. p/b. G. 190pp. Includes numerous complete games. £8.002818. Smith (K.) & R.DeVault.: Test Your Opening, Middlegame and Endgame Play. + Volume 2.
Chess Digest, US 1992-94. 1st Edns. 2 vols, p/b, G. 172 + 163pp. 70 annotated games (from 1955-92), with point-scoring for the best moves. (A.) £14.003278. Soltis (A.): Soviet Chess 1917-1991.
McFarland, US 2000. Large h/b. F. 450pp., photos, bibliography, indexes, crosstables, numerous annotated games, many of which are little known in the West. (A.) A comprehensive work, much drawn from Soviet sources, combining both the chess and the politics of the time. £48.001049. Soltis (A.): The Younger School of Soviet Chess.
Bell 1976. 1st Edn. VG, d/w. 253pp. Numerous games, including sections on Balashov, Karpov, Vaganian, Belyavsky, Gulko, Romanishin, Podgaets. £14.002549. Tarrasch (Dr.S.): Die Moderne Schachpartie. Zweite verbesserte Auflage.
Leipzig 1916. Olms Reprint, Zurich 1981. VG, d/w. 455pp. 223 annotated games from the early 1900's arranged by openings. £20.0077. Tartakower (Dr.S.) & J.Du Mont.: 100 Master Games of Modern Chess.
Dover 1975. Reprint of 1955 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 171pp. Games from the 30's to 50's arranged by opening. £7.502693. Tartakower (Dr.S.) & J.Du Mont.: 500 Master Games of Chess.
Dover reprint, 1975. p/b, G. pp 665, plus index of players. All games with notes and arranged by opening. An unsurpassed selection of games ranging over 150 years. £13.004282. Tartakower (Dr.S.) & J.Du Mont.: 500 Master Games of Chess. Book I: Open Games.
G.Bell 1952. 1st Edn. A well-used ex-library copy. 304pp., plus indexes. 237 games with notes and arranged by opening. An unsurpassed selection of games ranging over 150 years. £7.50572. Thimann (R.G.): King's Gambit. A Game Collection.
Chess Player, 1974. p/b. G. 196pp. 208 games with brief notes, over half played since 1960. £8.003306. Thorpe (A.): The Bury and West Suffolk Chess Club 1867 - 1997. Foreword by S.Donald Ward.
Bishop Books, Suffolk 1997. Self-published in a Small Edition. 4to, imitation dark red leather, gilt lettering. VG. 108pp plus 4 appendices of facsimiles of the Minute books, Annual Accounts and Proceedings from 1867 to 1908. Includes illustrations and other facsimiles, club history, members & officers, selection of games, some from Blackburne's three visits to the club. A very well-produced club history. £20.002802. Timman (J.): The Art of Chess Analysis.
RHM, NY 1980. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 216pp. 24 outstanding games from the 1970's analysed in great detail. (A.) A renowned work. £12.00266. Wade (R.G.): Soviet Chess.
Wilshire Book Co., US 1976. Repr. p/b. VG. 288pp. A good reference work including over 120 games, biographical material, tournament tables, modern study composers, problems etc.. £11.002983. Wade, Whiteley & Keene: The World Chess Championship Botvinnik to Kasparov.
Batsford, 1986. Revised Edn. p/b. G. 298pp. Introductions and all games from 1948 to 1985, some annotated. (A.) £10.00135. Watts (W.H.): Chess Masterpieces. A Collection of Selected Games by World's Masters with Annotations.
Daily News (1924.) Original printed wrappers, some wear to spine, internally G. 58pp., photos, 50 games. (Note: a very good copy sold for $56 on ebay 5/09). £16.001213. Wellmuth (F.J.): The Golden Treasury of Chess.
Chess Review, NY 1943. 1st Edn. Gold lettering faded from spine and part of cover o/w G. 304pp., photos (not in UK edn.) 540 games from all ages. £15.00813. Wenman (P.): Games from Monte Carlo. Vol.1 (all published.)
Whitehead & Miller, Leeds 1945. 1st Edn. Spine faded o/w G. 87pp. 50 games from the 1901 to 1904 tournaments. £12.001431. Wenman (P.): Gems of the Chess Board.
Pitman 1945. 4th Edn. p/b. A few dates added on pages in pen o/w G. 57 annotated games. (Also: 5th 1945 p/b. VG,d/w £6.00) £5.00352. Wenman (P.): One Hundred Chess Gems.
Leeds 1945. 5th Edn. VG,d/w (torn with loss on spine). 144pp. 100 games with brief notes, mainly from 1890's to 1910. (Also: 3rd Edn. 1942. larger size p/b. G. £7.00) £6.003352. Wenzhe (L.): The Chinese School of Chess. The Unique Approach, Training Methods and Secrets.
Batsford 2002. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 288pp. Includes numerous annotated games and positions. (A.) £10.001033. Wicker (K.): 200 Modern Brilliancies.
Batsford, 1981. 1st. p/b. Pages yellowed o/w G. 133pp. 200 miniatures of the 1970's arranged by opening. (A.) (Also: Hardback, VG,d/w. Pages also yellowed. £10.00) £6.00353. Wilson (F.) Ed.: Lesser-Known Chess Masterpieces 1906-1915.
Dover 1976. p/b. G. 369pp. 335 annotated games as reported in The Year Book of Chess 1907-1915. £10.00648. Winter (E.G.) Ed: World Chess Champions.
Pergamon 1981. 1st Edn. Large p/b. G.185pp., photos. (A.) A chapter on each champion from Staunton to Karpov with one or two games, and full tournament and match records. £10.00