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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. £14.004273. ----: Shakhmatny. (Year Book) 1951-1952.
Moscow, 1953. VG. 244pp. Includes tournament results, 61 annotated games, endgames and studies. £16.003747. ----: Shakhmatny. (Year Book) 1958-1959.
Moscow, 1960. G. 503pp. Includes 145 annotated games. £14.004194. 1996 YEREVAN OLYMPIAD. Rogers (Ian): Australia at the Yerevan Chess Olympiad. Photos by Cathy Rogers.
Chess Australia, 1996. p/b. VG. 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.) £36.003395. 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. Covers slightly bowed o/w VG,d/w. 148pp. 161 games arranged by opening. "Varied and entertaining." (J.Grefe.) £9.00348. 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. £8.002387. Botterill, Levy, Rice & Richardson (Editors): British Chess.
Pergamon Press 50th Chess Book, 1983. Large oblong format. VG,d/w (slightly torn). 298pp., illus. Short biographies and 2 or 3 annotated games, studies or problems of all British title holders at the time of publication. A nice work and quite scarce. £25.001083. Burgess, Nunn & Emms: The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games.
Robinson, 1998. p/b. VG. 558pp. 100 annotated games. (A.) £10.003392. Cafferty (B.) & A.J.Gillam: Chess with the Masters.
Chess Player, 1977. 1st. p/b. G. 80pp. Brief biographies of 10 leading players of the 1970's, each with small selection of shorter games or snappy finishes - Reshevsky, Gligoric, Bronstein, Geller, Larsen, Portisch, Korchnoi, Ljubojevic, Hubner, Mecking. £7.502942. 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." £16.00409. Chernev (I.): The Golden Dozen. The Twelve Greatest Chess Players of All Time.
OUP 1976. 1st Edn. Large format. VG,d/w. 331pp. 115 annotated games and superb photos. £15.0053. Chernev (I.): The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played.
Faber 1966. 1st UK Edn. VG,d/w. 279pp. 62 annotated games. £12.00417. Chernev (I.): The Russians Play Chess.
Dover 1964. Reprint of 1947 Edn (with 6 additional games.) p/b, covers creased, internally good. 215pp. 56 annotated games from 1925 to 1960. £6.004274. CHESS ANNUAL: 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. £70.003776. 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.): One Hundred Soviet Chess Miniatures.
Bell 1963. 1st Edn. G. 174pp. 100 annotated games mostly from the 50's & 60's. £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. £6.00234. Coles (R.N.): Battles-Royal of the Chessboard.
Williams & Norgate 1948. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 155pp. 50 annotated games played by the greatest master from 1834 to 1946. £12.00612. 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. £7.5076. Coles (R.N.): The Chess-Player's Week-end Book.
Pitman 1950. 1st Edn. Stain to edge of cover o/w G. 162pp., plus 11 portraits of World Champions by A.Forrest. Includes 100 games (mainly pre-1930) with notes, plus numerous anecdotes. £10.001063. Collins (John W.): My Seven Chess Prodigies.
Simon & Schuster, NY 1974. 1st Edn. G,d/w (spine faded). 313pp. Some penil notes and numbers in pen. Biography and games of Fischer, R.Byrne, Lombardy, D.Byrne, R.Weinstein, Sal Matera & Lew Cohen. £12.003704. 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. £27.002239. Cozens (W.H.): The King-Hunt.
Bell, 1970. 1st Edn. VG, d/w (slightly worn at edges). 120pp. 45 games in which the king in hunted into the open board, from 1844 to 1968. £8.004260. Crouch (C.): Modern Chess Move by Move.
Everyman 2009. Large p/b, stain on one page o/w VG. 415pp., 33 games from 2005 to 2008 of top players, annotated move by move with lengthly explanations and analysis. (A.) £15.003275. 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.) £15.0060. Du Mont (J.): 200 Miniature Games of Chess.
Routledge 1949. Repr. Spine faded o/w G. 287pp. Arranged by opening. £9.003276. Du Mont (J.): Chess Openings Illustrated. I. Centre Counter.
Bell, 1919 1st Edn. Original pictorial cloth, a bit discoloured on back cover o/w G. 75pp. 31 illustrative games. LN 1935. £14.003205. Du Mont (J.): Chess Openings Illustrated.II. The Centre Game and Danish Gambit.
Bell, 1920. 1st Edn. Original green cloth. G. 80pp. 42 illustrative games. LN 1935. Quite scarce. £15.0061. Du Mont (J.): Chess: More Miniature Games.
Routledge 1953. 1st Edn. G. 222pp. 200 games arranged by opening. £9.001525. Dufresne (J.): Das Buch der Schachmeisterpartien. Erster Teil.
Leipzig, n.d.(1889) Small 8vo, original(?) boards, with paper title-labels, top of spine torn with small loss, lower joint cracked o/w G. 203pp. 74 annotated master games from 1887-1890. LN 3173. £14.00541. Eggink (L.G.) & W.A.T.Schelfhout.: Partij Verloren.
Amsterdam 1947. 1st Edn. Original black cloth. G. 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. £20.0062. Emery (A.): Chess of To-day.
Hollings 1924. 1st Edn. p/b, a little foxing to fore-edge o/w VG. 109pp. 50 of the best games from the years 1918 to 1923. £10.002170. Emery (A.): Chess Sacrifices and Traps.
Frank Hollings, 1924. 1st Edn. Limp cloth covers, wear to spine o/w G. 110pp. Includes 28 games, most from 1922/23. £6.0063. 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. VG. 152pp. 44 annotated games following the evolution of chess from Greco to Spassky. £12.002642. 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. (Also: 2nd printing 1946, Pitman, London. VG, with d/w a bit torn on spine, with protective plastic cover. £14.00) £8.00516. Fine (R.): Great Moments in Modern Chess.
Dover 1965. Reprint of 1948 work formerly titled "The World's a Chessboard." p/b, G. 323pp. 50 annotated games each with an introductory essay, all from the 1940's. £9.002850. Fine (R.): The World's a Chessboard.
McKay, US 1948. 1st Edn. VG. 323pp. 50 annotated games from the 1940's, each with an introduction with anecdotes and inside accounts. £14.002095. Fine (R.) Ed: The World's Great Chess Games.
Deutsch, 1952. 1st Edn. G. 287pp. Numerous annotated games and anecdotes about the players, from Philidor through to 1951. £9.00715. Flear (G.): Grandmaster Chess.
Cadogan 1995. 1st. p/b. VG. 191pp. 41 annotated games of the best events of 1994, and comments on the key personalities. (A.) Signed by Flear on title-page. £14.004156. Fletcher (L.E.): Gambits Accepted. A Survey of Opening Sacrifices.
Routledge 1954. 1st Edn. Spine faded o/w G. 254pp. Covers 84 gambits with opening theory followed by 84 games. £10.005. Foldeak (A.): Chess Olympiads.
Hungary, Corvina Press, 1966. 1st English Edn. G,d/w. 364pp., numerous annotated games, and full results of Olympiads from 1927 to 1964. £10.004246. Ftacnik (L.), D.Kopec & W.Browne: Champions of the New Millennium.
Quality Chess 2009. New p/b. 456pp., many colour photos, 72 annotated games. Biographies and 4 games each of the 18 best players in the world, including Carlsen, Anand, Kramnik, Topalov, Shirov, Ivanchuk etc. "With lush color photographs, deep analysis, plenty of verbal commentary, and an abundance of diagrams, Champions of the New Millennium is a book that you can treasure for a lifetime." (ChessCafe review.) £20.003547. 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.) £7.002361. 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) £3.502641. Harding (T.D.) Ed: Games of World Correspondence Chess Championships I - X.
Batsford, 1987. Revised Edn. G,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.) £16.001651. Hartston (W.R.): The Guinness Book of Chess Grandmasters.
1996. 1st. Large p/b, F. 224pp., many photos, biographies of leading players, 292 famous games. (A.) £12.004065. 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 1971. Repr. p/b. A few words underlined in red o/w G. 197pp. An anthology of anecdotes, history, numerous games, from a decade of Horowitz's columns in "Saturday Review." £7.503322. Horowitz (I.A.): The Golden Treasury of Chess.
Cornerstone Lib, NY 1974. Repr. p/b. G. 191pp. 323 famous games from 1560 to 1965. £7.001438. Horowitz (I.A.) & J.S.Battell.: The Best in Chess.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1966. 1st UK Edn. VG (no d/w.) 412pp. A large collection of annotated games, articles, stories, problems, selected from the best of "Chess Review" since 1933. £14.002777. Huther (C.): Schnell Matt! 333 Kurze, Brillante Schachpartien beruhmter Meister und Starker Amateure.
Claudius Huther, Munchen, 1913. 1st Edn. Original blue gilt-decorated cloth, inner stitching loosening o/w VG. 5 plates of chess paintings, pp xxviii,115. 333 miniature games arranged by opening. LN 3209. £30.00152. 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. £9.004249. Karolyi (T.) & N.Aplin: Genius in the Background.
Quality Chess 2009. New p/b. 382pp., photos, numerous complete annotated games, positions, studies. Profiles of twelve unfamiliar chess stars, including the coaches of Kasparov and Topalov and study composers Afek and Pervakov. "A broad range of chess is covered by the twelve profiles - from openings to endgames, puzzles to training. The common thread is beauty and brilliance that deserves to be better known." (A.) £20.00350. Karpov (A.): Miniatures from the World Champions.
Batsford 1985. 1st. p/b. VG. 164pp. 50 annotated games. (A.) £8.00463. 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.. £6.003771. Keene (R.): Duels of the Mind. The Twelve Best Games of Chess.
Batsford 1991. Large h/b. VG. 96pp., photos, introductions, Keene's personal selection of 12 best games from 1851 to 1985. (A.) £8.00678. Keene (R.): The Chess Combination from Philidor to Karpov.
Pergamon 1977. 1st Edn. VG. 162pp. Includes some 40 illustrative games from all eras. £8.00497. Keene (R.): The Young Pretenders.
Holt 1994. 1st US Edn. p/b. VG. 160pp. (A.) Many games and career details of Short, Anand, Adams, Kramnik, Kamsky, Shirov, Polgar, Ivanchuk & others. £8.00677. 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. £7.004049. Keres (P.): Sowjetisches Schach IV 1953 - 1960. Weltgeschichte des Schachs. No.36.
Hamburg 1963. Red cloth, gold lettering on spine slightly faded o/w VG. 400 games with a diagram every 5 moves. Without booklet of notes (if issued.) One of the scarcest in this series. £40.00871. Konig (I.): Chess from Morphy to Botvinnik. A Century of Chess Evolution.
Bell 1951. 1st Edn. VG, with d/w torn with loss on spine. 202pp. 107 annotated games arranged by openings. £12.00520. 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. £5.003836. Kopec (D.) & L.Ftacnik: Winning the Won Game.
Batsford 2004. p/b. F. 208pp. 64 annotated games, all winners of the Albert Brilliancy Prize at the US Chess Championships from 1984 to 2003, with special emphasis on what can be learned from them. (A.) £10.001068. Korn (W.): America's Chess Heritage. From Benjamin Franklin to Bobby Fischer and Beyond.
McKay, NY 1978. 1st Edn. VG, d/w. 302pp. Numerous annotated games, much biographical, historical, and other material. £18.002692. Kotov (A.) & S.Flohr: Sowjetisches Schach 1917-1935. Weltgeschichte des Schachs. No.33.
Hamburg 1960. Red cloth, spine slightly faded o/w VG. 400 games with a diagram every 5 moves, plus booklet of notes. £25.001202. 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) £14.00139. Lasker (Ed.): Modern Chess Strategy.
Bell 1973. Repr. VG, d/w. 217pp. Includes sections on elementary end games, fundamental middlegame combinations, principles of chess strategy with ideas behind each opening, and 20 illustrative games. £9.004097. 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. £8.00600. 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. £25.001879. Lionnais (F.le): Les Prix de Beaute aux Echecs. Anthologie de Parties d'Echecs ayant obtenu des Prix de Beaute des Origines a nos Jours.
Payot, Paris, 1973. Reprint of 1951 2nd Edn., Revised, Corrected & Enlarged. p/b. G. 508pp., plus 4pp errata not in 1951 edn. 239 games with notes, index of brilliancy prize games at tournaments from 1876 to 1949. A fine anthology. £20.001285. Lombardy (W.): Snatched Opportunities on the Chessboard.
Batsford 1973. 1st UK Edn. VG, d/w. 340pp. (corner of first 2 pages creased). 200 quick victories in master games mostly from the 1960's, grouped by openings. £12.00376. Lombardy (W.) & D.Daniels.: Chess Panorama.
Chilton Book Co. U.S., 1975. 1st Edn. VG, d/w (a little faded on spine, small tear). 196pp. A collection of anecdotes and games. £12.003484. Magergut (A.) Ed: Izbrannie partii Grossmeisterov I Masterov RSFSR.
Moscow, 1962. p/b. G. 111pp. 39 annotated games from 1948 to 1962. £12.003977. Marin (M.): Learn from the Legends. Chess Champions at their Best.
Quality Chess 2006. 2nd Edn (Revised.) New p/b. 332pp. Marin examines and explains the contribution from the chess legends who influenced him strongly in his own development- Rubinstein, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Tal, Petrosian, Fischer, Karpov and Korchnoi, with numerous examples. A highly praised work. (A.) £18.003393. 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. £8.00610. Matanovic (A.): Chess is Chess. The Forty-Four Best Games by the Best Players.
Chess Informant, Belgrade 1990. Large p/b. VG. 168pp., photos. A collection of essays plus the 44 best games from Chess Informant 1967-89. £15.004072. 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. F. 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.) £8.003564. Moran (P.): The World Chess Championship: Steinitz to Alekhine.
Batsford, 1986. Revised English Edn. p/b. VG. 204pp. Introductions and all games from the matches from 1886 to 1937, some annotated. (A.) £10.002311. Muller (H.): Das Zentrum in der Schachpartie.
Amsterdam, 1963. 1st. p/b. VG. 138pp. Includes numerous annotated games. £7.501392. Napier (W.E.): Paul Morphy and the Golden Age of Chess. Ed: Horowitz.
McKay, NY 1957 1st Edn. VG,d/w (torn at edges). Portrait, 288pp. Numerous games with introductions and anecdotes, from the 1830's to 1920's. £18.003691. 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. £12.003280. Neishtadt (I.): Catastrophe in the Opening.
Perg.1980. 1st. p/b. VG. 271pp. Over 150 short games arranged by opening, with advice to help the average player avoid disaster during the opening! (A.) £9.004255. Nunn (J.): Understanding Chess Move by Move.
Gambit 2005. Repr. Large p/b. VG. 240pp. 30 games from the 1990's, with the emphasis on general principles that readers will be able to use in their own games. (A.) £12.502877. 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.) £5.002101. 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. £10.00144. Pritchett (C.) & D.Kopec.: Best Games of the Young Grandmasters.
Bell 1980. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 218pp. Biography and about 9 games each of Miles, Timman, Browne, Andersson, Hubner, Ribli, Ljubojevic, and Kasparov. (A.) £8.00145. Reinfeld (F.): British Chess Masters Past and Present.
Bell 1947. 1st Edn. G,d/w (a little worn at edges). 93pp. 52 annotated games from 1821 to 1946. £7.0080. Reinfeld (F.): Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters.
Collier NY, 1967. Repr. p/b. G. 222pp. 50 games from 1887 to 1955. £5.001197. Reinfeld (F.): Great Games by Chess Prodigies.
Macmillan, NY 1967. 1st Edn. VG, d/w. 246pp. 56 annotated games by Morphy, Capablanca, Reshevsky & Fischer. £14.003237. Reinfeld (F.): Great Short Games of the Chess Masters.
Collier, NY 1972. repr. p/b. VG. 221pp. 80 annotated games under 20 moves, from 1834 to 1954. £6.00822. 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. £7.50366. Reinfeld (F.): The Human Side of Chess. The Story of the World Champions.
Pellegrini & Cudahy, NY 1952. 1st Edn. VG. 302pp. Biographies from Anderssen to Euwe and 14 annotated games. £10.001073. Reinfeld (F.) & I.Chernev: Chess Strategy and Tactics. Fifty Master Games Selected and Annotated.
Black Knight Press, NY 1933. 1st Edn. G. 101pp. A scarce work. £25.004092. 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. £7.0087. 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. £7.00236. RESHEVSKY (S.): The Art of Positional Play.
McKay, US 1976 (but later repr.) p/b. F. 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 1974. 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) £12.001993. Reti (R.): Modern Ideas in Chess.
Bell, 1923. 1st Edn. VG, brown cloth with bright gilt lettering. 183pp. Discusses the ideas and styles of all the great players from Morphy to Tartakower, with illustrative games. A classic work. (Also: 1947 repr. VG,d/w yellowed on spine. The wartime quality paper is yellowed. £10.00) £15.003911. Romanovsky (P.): Mittelshpill plan.
Moscow 1960. 1st Edn. VG. 263pp. Includes many annotated games and positions on middlegame play. £10.00351. Saidy (A.): The Battle of Chess Ideas.
Batsford 1972. 1st Edn. VG. 160pp. "Examines ten geat players and their best games and shows how they illustrate important ideas in chess" from Botvinnik to Fischer. £8.003904. Savin (P.): Shakhmatnye v Moldavii.
Kishinev 1968. p/b. VG. 156pp. On Moldavian chess, with details of tournaments, history, many annotated games, some problems etc.. £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. £6.001684. Schmidt (Dr.P.): Schachmeister Denken. Praktische einblicke in die Gedankenwelt des Meisterspielers.
W.Rau (1949). 1st Edn. p/b. Some pencil notes o/w G. 85pp. 14 Master games from 1936-42 analysed in detail. £10.00264. 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. £10.002947. 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. £5.00517. 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. £7.001493. Sergeant (P.W.): Championship Chess.
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1938. 1st Edn. G, (with remains of torn d/w). 217pp. 52 annotated games from World Championship matches from 1843 to 1937. £14.00883. 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. £8.003774. Smith (K.) & J.Hall: Modern Art of Attack.
Chess Digest, US 1988. 1st. p/b. VG. 168pp. Attacking play with numerous annotated games from the 1960's to 80's. (A.) £7.503278. 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. £14.00510. Soltis (A.) & G.H.McCormick: The United States Chess Championship, 1845-1996.
McFarland, US 2006. 2nd Edn. (Reprint of 1997 hardback.) Large p/b. F. 233pp., photos, includes many annotated games. (A.) £30.00646. Speelman (J.): Best Chess Games 1970-80.
Unwin 1983. 1st p/b Edn. Covers creased o/w G. 328pp. 47games annotated in depth (not his own.) (A.) £8.003007. Stolze (R.): Umkampfte Krone. Die Duelle der Schachweltmeister von Steinitz bis Kasparow.
Sportverlag Berlin, 1992. 3rd Edn. Square h/b, VG. 224pp, a section on each World champion since Steinitz, with a selection of games, some annotated, and many illustrations. £10.003867. Tangborn (E.): A Road to the Expert Title.
Chess Digest, US 1995. 1st. p/b. VG. 79pp. Lessons to become a strong chessplayer, with many illustrative games, using opening repertoire of King's Indian Attack for white, King's Indian Defence and Sicilian Accelerated Dragon as black. (A.) £8.0077. 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. £7.503357. Tartakower (Dr.S.) & J.Du Mont.: 100 Master Games of Modern Chess.
Bell 1954. 1st Edn. Spine faded o/w G. 171pp. Annotated games from the 30's to 50's arranged by opening. £8.002693. Tartakower (Dr.S.) & J.Du Mont.: 500 Master Games of Chess.
Dover reprint, 1975. p/b, G. Quite a lot of notes or underlining in red or black pen. pp 665, plus index of players. All games with notes and arranged by opening. An unsurpassed selection of games ranging over 150 years. £8.004282. 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. £7.50115. Tartakower (S.): A Breviary of Chess.
Routledge 1946. Repr. G. 267pp. Includes about 80 illustrative games. £7.004291. Tartakower (S.G.): Das Neuromantische Schach. Der Stand der Jetzigen Hypermodernen Eroffnungen auf Grund der Neuesten Analysen. Theorie und Praxis.
B.Kagan, Berlin (1927.) Original green cloth. G. 130pp. 25 annotated games and opening theory. Last page with pencil marking. LN 1974. From the Falk library. £35.00572. 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. £10.003306. 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.
Neville Spearman, 1968. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 288pp. A good reference work including over 120 games, biographical material, tournament tables, modern study composers, problems etc.. £18.002983. Wade, Whiteley & Keene: The World Chess Championship Botvinnik to Kasparov.
Batsford, 1986. Revised Edn. p/b. VG. 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, paper lost from spine, covers loose, internally G. 58pp., photos, 50 games. (Note: a very good copy sold for $56 on ebay 5/09). £7.00813. 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. G. 57 annotated games. (Also: 5th 1945 p/b. VG,d/w £6.00) (Also: 3rd Edn 1943. p/b. G. £6.00) £6.003662. Wenman (P.): One Hundred and Seventy Five Chess Brilliancies.
Pitman, 1947. 1st Edn. Spine faded o/w G, d/w. 175 games or part games from all periods. £9.00352. Wenman (P.): One Hundred Chess Gems.
Leeds 1945. 4th Edn. Some pen notes o/w VG. 144pp. 100 games with brief notes, mainly from 1890's to 1910. (Also: 3rd Edn. 1942. larger size p/b. G. £7.00) £5.003352. 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. VG. 133pp. 200 miniatures of the 1970's arranged by opening. (A.) £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. £10.00505. Winter (W.): Kings of Chess. Chess Champions of the Twentieth Century.
Carroll & Nicholson 1954. 1st Edn. A blind owner stamp on title-page o/w VG. 271pp., photos. Biographies of Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe and Botvinnik and selected games from the matches they played. £14.003375. Zak (V.): Improve Your Chess Results. Translated by John Sugden.
Batsford 1985. 1st Edn. p/b, G. 201pp. Includes sections on how skill develops, typical mistakes, different styles, developing an opening repertoire, experiences of a chess trainer, with numerous complete games, many from the 1970's. (A.) Zak was a leading Soviet trainer. £7.501583. Zeuthen (S.): Wing Benoni. A Key to Key Structures.
Zeuss, Denmark 1975. 1st Edn. VG. 331pp. Includes 72 key positions with variations and analysis, and 683 complete games. Zeuthen's third work on the Benoni. (A.) £18.00