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Books in this section may also appear in other sections. Tournaments are listed first, then alphabetical by author. Check Magazine & Opening Sections separately for additions. RETURN TO HOME PAGE Tony Peterson, 11 Westbury Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 4DW, UK. Tel: 01702 462757. email: tony@chessbooks.co.uk £0.004660. ---- JUST PUBLISHED: John van Manen: The Chess Literature of Australia and New Zealand. 4th Edition Updated to June 2009 by Bob Meadley and Paul Dunn.
Academic Mind, Belgrade 2011. New hardback. 242 pages, coloured illustrations. Includes 524 Australian Items and 72 NZ Items, newspapers and chess columns, tribute to John Van Manen, Bob Meadley's Chess Library. A high quality production. £22.004669. ---- JUST PUBLISHED: Serruys (H.) & G.van Habberney: Belgian Chess Publications: An Annotated Bibliography.
2011. New p/b. 157pp. Coloured illustrations of book covers and title-pages. Full collations of all books and magazines plus profiles of Belgian chess personalities. £25.004673. 1871 CREFELD 1876 DUSSELDORF 1877 KOLN 1878 FRANKFURT. J.Minckwitz: Die Schachkongresse zu Crefeld 1871, Dusseldorf 1876, Koln 1877, Frankfurt a.M. 1878.
(Reprint of 1874 and 1879 books.) Edition Olms, Zurich 1985. F,d/w. pp 50, 178. Together 128 games. Top players included Anderssen, Paulsen and Zukertort. £20.001636. 1883 LONDON. Edited by J.I.Minchin.: Games Played in the London International Chess Tournament, 1883.
BCM Classic Reprint No.11 (1973) of the original 2nd Edn (1885). p/b. G. pp (iv), lvi, 308. 242 games annotated by Zukertort, Steinitz, Mason and Bird. 1.Zukertort 2.Steinitz 3.Blackburne. £15.001869. 1897 STOCKHOLM 1899 COPENHAGEN 1901 GOTEBORG. H.Krause &c: De Nordiska Schackkongresserna.
Stockholm (1902.) 1st Edn. Original blue printed wrappers, some wear to head and foot of spine o/w G. Page edges partly unopened. 3 plates, pp (iv), 88, 80, 104. With 56, 55 & 70 games. 1897 - 1 Svensson 2 Moller. 1899 - 1 Moller 2 Krause. 1901 - 1 Moller 2 Fridlizius. A nicely produced work. LN 5248. £45.004670. 1927 NEW YORK. A.Alekhine: New York International Chess Tournament 1927. Ed: J.Spence.
Chess Digest 1972. (Reprint of Spence 1955 Limited Edn.) p/b. G. 78pp., introduction,. 60 games annotated by Alekhine. An edited version of Alekhine's original book on the tournament. £12.001109. 1932 BERN. W.Bonacker: Turnierbuch des Internationalen Schachturniers.
Bern 1932. Original yellow card covers, VG. 183pp. 4 plates of photos. 120 games. 1.Alekhine 2-3 Euwe, Flohr 4.Sultan Khan. LN 5457. £45.00936. 1936 MUNICH. Richter (K.): Schach-Olympia Munchen 1936. I & II Teil.
De Gruyter 1936-37. 1st Edn. 2 volumes, original cloth, VG. pp 176, 192. 161 annotated games. Scarce. 1.Hungary 2.Poland 3.Germany. LN 5534. £70.001243. 1946 GRONINGEN. P.van Foreest: 20 Grote Denkers binnen Neerlands Grenzen.
Meppel (1946). Roy8vo, original blue cloth with a red protective jacket, VG. 127pp., photos, selected annotated games. 1.Botvinnik 2 Euwe 3 Smyslov. LN 5679. £22.001244. 1951 MOSCOW. (19th USSR Ch.): XIX pervenstvo SSSR po shakhmatam.
Moscow 1953. Original cloth-backed boards, G. 276pp. 153 games. 1.Keres 2-3 Petrosian, Geller. LN 5828. £20.003233. 1957-58 NEW YORK CITY. Ed: J.Spence: Games from the United States Chess Championship and 4th Rosenwald Trophy Tournament.
Omaha, Nebraska (1958.) American Tournament Series Vol.22. 4to, original comb-bound blue card covers, G. iv,42pp typescript. Introduction, 91 games, with summaries. Limited Edition of 150 copies. 1 Fischer 2 Reshevsky 3 Sherwin. Fischer's first U.S.Championship victory (10.5/13.) £40.004671. 1959 YUGOSLAVIA - HUNGARY match: Dvokruzni Sahovski Mec Jugoslavija - Madarska.
Beograd 1959. p/b, stapled. 7pp. 20 games. Yugoslavia won 11.5-8.5. Gligoric v Szabo top board. £7.501241. 1960 LEIPZIG: XIV Schach-Olympiade.
Sportverlag Berlin 1961. 1st Edn. Roy8vo, original cloth, VG, with colourful d/w (worn on edges.) 316pp., many fine photos, numerous games annotated by GMs. A well-produced work. 1.USSR 2.USA 3.Yugoslavia. £35.003721. 1972 NEW YORK. B.Hochberg: Title Chess. An Account of the 1972 United States Chess Championship and Zonal Qualifier.
USCF 1972. 1st Edn. VG. 229pp., illus., 91 annotated games, insightful introductions. 1-3 R.Byrne, Kavalek, Reshevsky. £20.003382. ALEKHINE (A.): My Best Games of Chess 1908-1923.
Bell 1927. 1st Edn. Original dark green cloth, very good copy with bright gilt lettering, just some browning on endpapers and foxing on page block edges and a few page edges. Portrait, 267pp. 100 annotated games. Scarce first edition of this classic work regarded as one of the best chess books ever written, for the brilliant games and annotations. £30.00168. ALEKHINE (A.): My Best Games of Chess 1908-1923.
Bell 1964. Repr. VG, with VG classic Bell d/w. 267pp. 100 annotated games. Regarded as one of the best chess books ever written, for the brilliant games and annotations. (Also: 1st US Edn Harcourt Brace, n.d.(1939) VG £12.00) £14.00167. ALEKHINE. Reinfeld (F.): The Unknown Alekhine 1905-1914.
Pitman 1949. 1st Edn. VG, with scarce d/w torn around edges. 278pp. 102 annotated games. £14.00762. Bird (H.E.) Ed: Chess: A Manual for Beginners.
Dean & Son. n.d.(1898?) Original brown cloth, VG. 58pp.,6 adverts. Includes an appendix of recent openings and games, and some criticism of Steinitiz's analyses. LN 1136? Betts 10-48 attributes the work to Wormald but has different pagination. Scarce. £35.001497. 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. £7.00694. 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. £7.002597. Euwe (M.) & W.Meiden.: Chess Master and Grandmaster.
Allen & Unwin 1978. 1st UK Edn. VG,d/w. 367pp. 25 annotated games played between masters and grandmasters between 1970 & 1975, "revealing the reason for each significant move." £10.00156. FOLTYS. Podgorny (J.): Jan Foltys. Mezinarodni Sachovy Mistr Zivotni Dilo.
Prague 1956. 1st Edn. Original cloth. VG. pp 280,(4), portrait, crosstables. A large collection of games, most annotated, from 1926 to 1951. A scarce work. £40.004609. Foster (A.W.) & R.E.Kemp.: Chess: An Easy Game. 3rd Edition by R.E.Kemp & W.H.Watts. Revised & Enlarged.
Printing-Craft 1942. Original printed card covers, outer corner creasing o/w G. 62pp. This 3rd Edition not listed in LN catalogue. £10.004612. GEDULT. A.Freidl: Das Gedult Buch. David Gedult und seine Partien.
M.Gluth, Kelkheim 1985. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 96pp., many annotated games from 1960s and 70s, mostly miniatures with gambits, especially the Blackmar-Diemer, also his own opening 1.f3. £14.001730. Gelfer (I.): Positional Chess Handbook.
Batsford, 1991. 1st. p/b. VG. 212pp. A complete guide for improving strategic play by the Israeli national coach. (A.) £8.006. Gligoric (S.) & R.G.Wade.: The World Chess Championship.
Batsford,1974. 2nd Edn.,repr. G,d/w. 191pp. Full scores, with annotations, of all 11 matches from 1948 to 1972, with intimate portraits of the champions by Gligoric. £8.001593. Hooper (D.): A Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames.
Bell, 1970. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 197pp. A very useful work. £7.00273. 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. £12.00587. Horowitz (I.A.) & F.Reinfeld.: How to Think Ahead in Chess. The Methods and Techniques of Planning Your Entire Game.
Faber 1973. Repr. Cover wear o/w G. 268pp. £5.001455. JUNGE. H.Riedl.: Das Leben und Schaffen von Klaus Junge. 1924-1945.
Schachfirma Fruth, 1995. 1st. p/b. VG. 208pp. photos. Includes 106 annotated games. A very strong young German player who played many tournaments in 1941-2 culminating in =1st with Alekhine at Prague 1942. He was killed in action in 1945 aged 21. A scarce title. £25.003680. Kasparov (G.): Garry Kasparov's Chess Puzzle Book. Trans & Ed: K.Neat.
Cadogan 1995. Repr. p/b. VG. 89pp. Kasparov selects the best combinations from recent GM play with numerous examples, followed by 96 test positions. (A.) £6.003153. Kipping (C.S.): The Chessmen Speak. Edited by George Hume.
Stroud, 1932. Red cloth, spine slightly faded o/w VG. Chess bookplate to endpaper. Portrait, 180pp. 147 three-move problems by Kipping. Christmas Series No.40. £65.00871. 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. £5.001748. Kosten (T.): 101 Tips to Improve Your Chess.
Batsford, 1997. Repr. p/b. VG. 112pp. (A.) £6.001964. Kotov (A.): Train Like a Grandmaster.
Batsford, 1981. 1st English Edn. p/b, G. 124pp. Follow-up to "Think" and "Play Like A GM", includes Soviet training methods, various schools of chess, annotating games. (A.) £7.001126. LASKER (Emanuel.): Weltgeschichte des Schachs. No.11.
Hamburg 1958. Red cloth. VG. 569 games with a diagram every 5 moves, plus booklet of notes. £28.00286. MARSHALL (F.J.): My Fifty Years of Chess.
McKay, Philadelphia 1942. 1st Edn. Crease down centre of spine o/w G. 242pp., photos, biography, 140 annotated games. £22.004675. McDonald (N.): Planning.
Batsford 1995. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 112pp. "Think Like a Chess Master" series. (A.) £6.00140. MORPHY. Sergeant (P.W.): Morphy's Games of Chess. Being a Selection of 300 of his Games with Annotations and Biographical Introduction.
Bell 1919. 3rd Edn. VG, with a decorative bookplate (not chess). 352pp., portrait. "Brings together for the first time...a great quantity of material from all quarters." (Also: 1st Edn. Bell, 1916. Spine a little faded and marked o/w G, with removeable plastic cover. £15.00) £20.00178. NIMZOWITSCH (A.): My System.
Bell, 1968 Repr. VG with VG classic Bell d/w. 265pp. Includes 50 illustrative games, most by Nimzowitsch. A pioneering work full of practical advice. (Also: p/b, repr.1979. crease to spine and cover. £7.00) £14.004680. OPOCENSKY (K.) Hort, V.Houska, Kavalek & Matocha: Karel Opocensky. Prvni cesky sachovy profesional.
Praha, Prazska sachova spolecnost, 2011. New hardback. Many photos in text, 160pp., biography, annotated games. High quality production. £22.002907. Pachman (L.): Attack and Defence in Modern Chess Tactics. Trans: P.H.Clarke.
Routledge Kegan Paul, 1974. 1st p/b Edn. Corner crease to final section o/w G. 248pp. £6.003188. PHILLIPS (A.): Chess: 60 Years on with Caissa and Friends.
Caissa Editions, US 2003. F. p/b. 144pp., illus. 200 games with brief notes and comments, of which over 100 are Phillips' own games, the remainder of his British contemporaries such as Thomas, Alexander, Golombek, Penrose, Clarke, Barden etc. (A.) (Another copy: Inscribed by author on title-page. £18.00) £12.003305. Schafroth (C.): The Art of Chess.
Harry N.Abrams, NY 2002. Large square hardback, binding slightly bowed o/w VG,d/w. 176pp., illustrated throughout in colour with chess pieces and sets through history, a few paintings and prints from books. The author draws upon worldwide collections to tell the story of the evolution of chess pieces. £16.001493. 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. £14.002350. Sola (P.): Suomi: A Collection of Problems by Finnish Composers. Ed: George Hume.
Stroud, 1934. Red cloth, VG. Small owner stamp to endpaper and blind stamp to dedication page. 141pp. 150 problems. Christmas Series No.42. £65.001963. Suetin (A.): Plan Like a Grandmaster.
Batsford, 1988. 1st Edn. p/b. G. 266pp. Includes 354 games and extracts illustrating how GMs make key decisions in the transition from opening to middlegame. (A.) £10.002765. TAL. M.Tal & A.Koblenc: Study Chess with Tal. Ed: J.Littlewood.
Batsford 1981. 1st English Edn. p/b. G. 178pp. 40 of Tal's finest games, discussed by Tal and his trainer, including carefully selected questions. £12.001436. Vukovic (V.): The Chess Sacrifice. Translated from the German by P.H.Clarke.
Bell 1968. 1st English Edn. Near fine copy with classic Bell d/w. 219pp. Numerous complete annotated games, index of themes, psychology, risk & luck etc.. £14.00266. 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.. £11.00214. White (A.C.): More White Rooks.
Stroud 1911. Original purple cloth, spine slightly faded o/w VG. 220pp., no "Merry Christmas" slip, previous owner name/address to endpaper. Christmas Series Vol.XI. £65.00699. Znosko-Borovsky (E.): How to Play Chess Endings. Trans: J. Du Mont.
F.Hollings, 1952. 5th impr. Red cloth, VG. 262pp. "Containing a wealth of instruction, a delight to read." (J.Grefe.) £8.00