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. Home page: www.chessbooks.co.uk Tony Peterson, 11 Westbury Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 4DW, UK. Tel: 01702 462757. email: tony@chessbooks.co.uk £0.00

3388. 1931 BUENOS AIRES + (Tartakower games): Torneo Geniol.

Lachaga, Argentina 1969. p/b. G. 93pp. 91 games. 1 Maderna 2 Tartakower 3-4 Fenoglio, Nogues. Also includes 24 annotated exhibition games played by Tartakower against Argentine players in the months before the tournament. Limited to 220 copies. £18.00

3453. 1972 FISCHER-SPASSKY. Florian & Varnusz: Fischer es Szpasszkij.

Sport Budapest 1972. G. 168pp. 111 annotated games. Includes the 21 game match, plus a selection of earlier games from each player. (In Hungarian.) £8.00

3798. 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.) £10.00

976. ALEKHINE (A.): 107 Great Chess Battles. Ed & Trans: E.Winter.

Dover 1992. Corrected repr. p/b. G. 256pp. (A.) 107 games played and annotated by Alekhine between 1939 and 1945 and compiled from Spanish sources. £10.00

2669. ALEKHINE (A.): Auf dem Wege zur Weltmeisterschaft (1923-1927).

De Gruyter, Berlin/Leipzig 1932. 1st Edn. Original cream cloth, a bit soiled o/w G. Portrait, 226pp. 100 annotated games. Includes his visit to USA 1923/4, blindfold games, tournaments from 1925-27, and match with Capablanca. LN 3019. £35.00

3590. ALEKHINE (A.): Meine Besten Partien (1908-23).

De Gruyter 1929. 1st German Edn. Original cream cloth, marked and discoloured. Without portrait. 240pp., introduction by Tartakower, 100 annotated games. £10.00

3382. ALEKHINE (A.): My Best Games of Chess 1908-1923.

Bell 1927. 1st Edn. Original dark green cloth, some wear to spine edges, lettering a bit faded, but still quite a good copy. Portrait, 267pp. 100 annotated games. Scarce first edition of this classic work. £20.00

168. ALEKHINE (A.): My Best Games of Chess 1908-23.

Bell 1928. First reprint. Slight wear to head and foot of spine, later inscription on endpaper o/w VG. 267pp. 100 games. £12.00

169. ALEKHINE (A.): My Best Games of Chess 1924-37.

Bell 1970. Rep. VG, red d/w a bit faded on spine. Portrait, 285pp. 120 games. Pen note on one contents page. £10.00

737. ALEKHINE (A.): On the Road to the World Championship 1923-1927.

Pergamon 1984. 1st English Edn. Large p/b. VG. 217pp. 100 annotated games, including the match with Capablanca. (A.) "First time this classic book has been available in English." £18.00

3655. ALEKHINE. A.Alekhine & C.H.O'D.Alexander: Alekhine's Greatest Games of Chess.

Batsford, 1989. 1st Batsford Edn containing reprints of all 3 original Bell volumes in 1 thick p/b. VG. Over 650pp in all, 262 games (220 annotated by Alekhine, rest by Alexander), foreword by Kasparov. £20.00

326. ALEKHINE. Alexander (C.H.O'D.): Alekhine's Best Games of Chess 1938-1945.

Bell 1952. Repr. VG, nice d/w. 117pp. 42 annotated games. (Another: 1959 repr. G, no d/w. £7.00) £12.00

985. ALEKHINE. Donaldson, Minev & Seirawan: Alekhine in Europe and Asia.

ICE 1993. Large format p/b. VG. 118pp. 619 games from his simultaneous exhibitions, blindfold displays etc., some annotated by Alekhine and others. (A.) £12.00

3403. ALEKHINE. Donaldson, Minev & Seirawan: Alekhine in the Americas.

ICE (1992). Large format p/b. VG. 47pp. Over 140 games from his simultaneous exhibitions, blindfold displays etc., during his tours of the Americas, some annotated by Alekhine and others. (A.) £10.00

3362. ALEKHINE. J.Kalendovsky & V.Fiala: Complete Games of Alekhine. Vol.1-3. 1892-1927.

Moravian Chess, Czech Rep.1992-98. 3 volumes, Fine, vol.1 issued with d/w. pp 187,458, 494, photos, biographical material, 993 games in all, some annotated. (A.) £40.00

167. ALEKHINE. Reinfeld (F.): The Unknown Alekhine 1905-1914.

Pitman 1949. 1st Edn. Spine yellow o/w G. 278pp. 102 annotated games. £12.00

3259. ALEKHINE: Whyld (K.) (Translated & Edited by): Alekhine Nazi Articles.

Moravian, Czech Rep. 2002. 3rd Edn. h/b. F. 44pp. "...the first reprinting of the complete source document in any language" - of Alekhine's articles in "Pariser Zeitung" 18-23 March 1941 - with introduction and publication history by Whyld. £12.00

590. ALEXANDER (C.H.O'D.) SPECIAL SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Golombek (H.) & B.Hartston: The Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander. With a Memoir by Sir S.Milner-Barry.

Oxford Univ.Press 1976. 1st Edn. VG,d/w (a little bumping to edges). Oblong 4to. 167pp printed on green paper, 4pp photos. 70 annotated games. "Special Tournament Edition" Limited to 200 numbered copies, signed by all 16 players in the Alexander Memorial Tournament, Teeside, Sept.1975 - Bronstein, Geller, Gheorghiu, Golombek, Hartston, Hort, Hubner, Kavalek, Keene, Lombardy, Miles, Olafsson, Sax, Smyslov, Stean, Timman. £130.00

3705. ALKEHINE (A.) F.Reinfeld: 100 Instructive Games of Alekhine. The Development of a Chess Genius. (Formerly titled: The Unknown Alekhine.)

Dover 1959. Repr. with new introduction by Reinfeld. p/b. Cover creases, a few red or black pen marks on pages o/w G. 278pp. 102 annotated games from 1905-1914. £7.50

301. ANAND (V.) (with John Nunn): My Best Games of Chess.

Gambit 1998. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 240pp. 40 annotated games. (A.) £10.00

206. ANAND. Norwood (D.): Vishy Anand: Chess Super-Talent.

Batsford/Holt,USA 1995. 1st. p/b. F. 144pp. Biography and 35 games. (A.) £7.00

1739. ANDERSSEN. Gottschall (Dr.H.von): Adolf Anderssen der Altmeister Deutscher Schachspielkunst.

Edition Olms, Zurich 1980 (Reprint of 1912 work.) VG, d/w. 553pp. The definitive work on Anderssen, including 787 games and 80 problems. £30.00

3383. BELAVENYETS & RYUMIN. A.Woodger: Sergey Belavenyets and Nikolai Ryumin.

Chess Player, 2001. 1st. p/b. F. 96pp. Brief biographies and 35 annotated games of each player, based mainly on Russian works. (A.) £10.00

2977. BELYAVSKY (A.): Uncompromising Chess. Translated & Edited by Ken Neat.

Cadogan, 1998. 1st Edn. Large p/b. VG. 192pp., brief biography, 71 annotated games. (A.) £12.00

862. BERNSTEIN (Ossip). Tartakower (Dr.S.G.): Moderne Schachstrategie.

Breslau, 1930. 1st Edn. Original brown cloth, top half of spine repaired with tape, a few pages loose. Portrait of Bernstein, 139pp. 50 annotated games, 2 miniatures, 8 problems. LN 1536. Most of the games are from 1905 to 1914, his best years, during which he played in nine international tournaments, the best result being =1st with Rubinstein at Ostend 1907. £30.00

3814. BLACKBURNE. O.Hindle: J.H.Blackburne. The Final Years.

Chess Player, 1998. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 80pp., introduction, 79 annotated games from 1900-1919, including some exhibition games. (A.) £8.00

2968. BOGOLJUBOW (E.) V.A.Charushin: (Biography in Russian.)

Novgorod, 1995. p/b. VG. 190pp. 204 games, many annotated. £12.00

3839. BOGOLJUBOW. J.Spence: The Chess Career of E.D.Bogoljubow. Vol.II 1930-1952.

Chess Player (1970). p/b, first 2 pages loose o/w VG. 148pp. 100 games annotated from contemporary journals and tournament books. £15.00

3115. BOLESLAVSKY . Suetin (A.): (Biography & Games Collection in Russian.)

Moscow 1981. 1st Edn. G. 255pp., photos, 140 annotated games. £10.00

1765. BOOK (E.) I.Heikkila & E.Nuutilainen: Eero E.Book. Mestarin Mietteita.

Jarvenpaa, 1985. 1st Edn. F, d/w. 255pp., photos, results, 75 annotated games from 1928-1979, of this leading Finnish GM. £20.00

2568. BOTVINNIK: Weltgeschichte des Schachs. No.23. Dr.Michail Botwinnik.

Wildhagen, Hamburg 1959. Red cloth, faint whitish stain on spine o/w G. 400 games with a diagram every 5 moves. With booklet of notes. £22.00

3653. BOTVINNIK (M.): Botvinnik's Best Games. Volume 1: 1925-1941 (Analytical & Critical Works.) Trans & Ed: Ken Neat.

Moravian, Czech Rep.2000. 1st English Edn. F. 392pp., photos, 124 games annotated by Botvinnik. (A.) £20.00

2784. BOTVINNIK (M.M.): Analiticheskie i kriticheskie raboti. 1923-41, 1942-56, 1957-70. (Games collection.)

Moscow, 1984-86. 3 volumes. VG. pp 319, 399, 367, illus. A total of 380 annotated games from 1925-1970. £35.00

257. BOTVINNIK (M.M.): Botwinnik Victor. Keur van Zijn Beste Partijen 1936-1948. De Vertaling is van G.C.A.Oskam.

Lochem 1949. 1st Dutch Edn. VG. 96pp. 49 annotated games. £12.00

256. BOTVINNIK (M.M.): Keur van Mijn Beste Partijen (1926-1936) Vertaling uit het Russisch van G.C.A.Oskam.

Lochem 1947. 1st Dutch Edn. VG. 120pp. 60 annotated games. £12.00

449. BOTVINNIK (M.M.): One Hundred Selected Games.

Dover 1960. p/b. Cover creased o/w G. 272pp. £6.00

50. BOTVINNIK (M.M.): One Hundred Selected Games.

Macgibbon & Kee 1951. 1st English Edn. 272pp., including his article on the Russian and Soviet school of chess. A few pencil ticks o/w G. (Another: VG, d/w spotted on spine and back. £18.00) £14.00

2783. BOTVINNIK (M.M.): Polveka v shakhmatakh. (Games collection.)

Moscow, 1978. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 272pp, illus, 83 annotated games from 1925-1970, 10 studies. £12.00

51. BOTVINNIK (M.M.): Selected Games 1967-1970.

Pergamon 1981. 1st English Edn. p/b. G. 312pp. 40 games, plus articles, including his pioneering work in computer chess. (A.) £12.00

2785. BOTVINNIK (M.M.) Ed: V.D.Baturinsky: Shakhmatnoye tvorchestvo Botvinnika. (3 volume Biography & Games Collection.)

Moscow, 1965-68. 3 volumes. VG, with plastic protection on covers. pp 632,704,560, photos, biographical material, 700 annotated games from 1924-66. £40.00

2743. BOTVINNIK. Muller (H.): Botwinnik Lehrt Schach!

Wien-Stuttgart, 1949. 1st Edn. G. 358pp., portrait, biography and 100 annotated games. LN 3344. £15.00

992. BOTVINNIK. Varnusz (E.): M.M.Botvinnik. Volume 1 Games 1924-1940.

Schmidt Schach, 1999. F. p/b. 242pp. 310 games with informator style notes. (A.) £12.00

78. BRONSTEIN (D.): 200 Open Games.

Batsford 1974. 1st English Edn. G, d/w (waterstained.) 240pp. All games opening 1.P-K4,P-K4. £10.00

3356. BRONSTEIN (D.) with Ken Neat: Bronstein on the King's Indian.

Everyman 1999. 1st. VG. p/b. 208pp. 114 games all by Bronstein, of which 50 annotated, standard moves and test positions. (A.) £10.00

1745. BRONSTEIN. D.Bronstein & T.Furstenberg: The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Cadogan 1996. Repr.with corrections. Large p/b, G. 304pp., photos. Includes 220 games (50 annotated), much autobiographical material, playing record. (A.) £14.00

1276. BRONSTEIN. R.Toran: David Bronstein. Schoepfergeist der Neuesten Schachrichtung.

Amsterdam 1962. Translated into German by Eliskases from the Spanish edition. p/b. G. Portrait, 239pp. 65 annotated games. £17.00

2439. BRONSTEIN. Vainstein (B.S.): (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow 1976. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 280pp., photos. Describe's Bronstein's meteoric rise to the chess heights, with the help of 28 remarkable annotated games. Then Bronstein himself annotates all the games from his dramatic 1951 match with Botvinnik. £14.00

450. CAPABLANCA (J.R.): My Chess Career.

Dover 1966. p/b, VG. 194pp., 35 games. Acclaimed as his best work. £8.00

134. CAPABLANCA.: Weltgeschichte des Schachs. No.14. Jose Raoul Capablanca.

Wildhagen, Hamburg 1963. VG. 571 games with a diagram every 5 moves. With booklet of notes. £24.00

64. CAPABLANCA. Golombek (H.): Capablanca's Hundred Best Games of Chess. With a Memoir by J. du Mont.

Bell 1947. 1st Edn. G. Portrait, 270pp., playing record, 100 annotated games. £8.00

66. CAPABLANCA. Hooper (D.) & D.Brandreth.: The Unknown Capalanca.

RHM, NY 1975. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 201pp. 203 games. (Also: Batsford, h/b,d/w. VG. £10.00) £8.00

2965. CAPABLANCA. Caparros (R.): The Games of Jose Raul Capablanca.

Caissa Editions, US 1991. 1st Edn. VG. 287pp. 1200 games, including simultaneous and exhibitions, tournament and match record, and several indexes to the games. (A.) £20.00

3363. CAPABLANCA. E.Varnusz: J.R.Capablanca. Vols.1-2. Games 1888-1942.

Schachladen im Altstadthof, (1997.) 2 volumes, p/b, F. pp 161, 149, brief biography, 826 games, some annotated. (A.) £25.00

1734. CAPABLANCA. Reinfeld (F.): The Immortal Games of Capablanca.

Dover, 1990. Reprint of 1942 edn. p/b. G. 239pp. Biography and 112 games annotated by Reinfeld. £10.00

3452. CAPABLANCA. V.Fiala: Capablanca in the United Kingdom (1911-1920.)

Moravian Chess 2006. New hardback. 379pp. Documents Capablanca's four visits to the UK during this period in great detail, including unknown data and games. He played numerous simultaneous displays and also the Hastings Victory Congress in 1919. 123 games, many annotated. (A.) £22.00

1038. CARLS. Richter (K.): Carl Carls und die "Bremer Partie." 60 Jahre Schach-Erinnerungen.

Berlin 1957. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 113pp. 2 photos, biography, 53 annotated games of the German player renowed for his devotion to the English opening. Scarce. £22.00

833. CHAROUSEK (Rudolf). Charucin (V.A.): Chess Comet Charousek.

Schachfirma Fruth (1998). 1st. VG. 289pp. 250 games with Informator style notes, biography, indexes, photos. (A.) £14.00

327. CHAROUSEK. Sergeant (P.W.): Charousek's Games of Chess.

Bell 1919. 1st Edn. G. Portrait, 221pp., biography, 146 annotated games. A scarce work. £30.00

2233. CHIGORIN (M.) M.Yudovich: (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1985. 1st. VG. 208pp., biography, photos, 59 annotated games. £9.00

1263. CHIGORIN (M.I.) Vasiukov, Narkevich, Nikitin: Mikhail Chigorin (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow 1972. 1st. G, d/w. 312pp. 63 annotated games. £14.00

419. CHIGORIN. Bogoljubov (E.): Mikhail Chigorin. Selected Games. Ed: C.Leach.

Batsford/Caissa 1987. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 128pp. 240 games. (A.) "First English publication of Chigorin's games." £9.00

2689. CHIGORIN. Grekov (N.I.): 120 Izbrannych partii M.I.Chigorina.

Moscow 1952. G. Frontispiece, 376pp., illus, biography and 120 annotated games. £15.00

1465. DE VERE. O.Hindle & B.Jones: "The English Morphy"? The Life and Games of Cecil De Vere, First British Chess Champion.

Keverel, 2001. New p/b. 130pp. 101 games, biography, illustrations. (A.) £10.00

804. DENKER (A.S.): If You Must Play Chess.

McKay, Phila.1947. 1st Edn. G. 190pp. 55 annotated games. (Another copy with scarce d/w torn on front and repaired o/w VG £20.00) £14.00

1040. DENKER (A.S.): My Best Games 1929-1976.

Dover 1981 (enlarged edition of 1947 work.) p/b. VG. 208pp. 65 annotated games. £9.00

3310. DIEMER. Senechaud (D.): Emil Joseph Diemer (1908-1990). Missionaire des Echecs Acrobatiques.

Self published, Poitiers 1998. 2nd Edn. Large format p/b. G. 226pp. Part 1 concerns the Blackmar-Diemer gambit and other opening lines, Part 2 on further unusual openings, Part 3 a selection of games, articles, playing record, bibliography. 283 games in all, some with brief notes. £20.00

2954. DUBININ (P.V.) V.A.Charushin: (Biography in Russian.)

Novgorod, 1994. p/b. VG. 207pp. 200 games, many annotated. IM and Correspondence GM (1909-1983.) £12.00

2521. DURAS (O.) F.J.Prokop: Duras Vitezi. (Biography in Czech.)

V Praze, 1944. 1st Edn. p/b. G. Portrait, 147pp., biography, 142 games, 73 studies. LN 3061. £28.00

3734. DURAS. J.Kalendovsky: The Complete Games of Oldrich Duras.

Chess Player 1997. p/b. F. 180pp., playing record, biography, 539 games, some with brief notes. (A.) The first book on Duras in English and containing all his located games. £17.00

1069. DZINDZICHASHVILI. Fondern (M.van): Roman Dzindzichashvili - Sein Aufsgieg zur Wetlspitze.

Hollfeld, 1982. 1st. p/b. A few pen notes o/w VG. 116pp. 35 games. £8.00

3360. EDWARDS (J.): The Chess Analyst.

Thinkers' Press, US 1998. 1st. p/b. VG. 154pp. Reminiscences and selection of games, some annotated, of 10th US Correspondence Champion. (A.) £9.00

1467. ELISKASES (E.): Stellungsspiel.

Caissa, Kecskemet 2000. New p/b. 163pp. 47 annotated games, many of Eliskases, illustrations. First publication of Eliskases's manuscript completed in 1941. £14.00

223. EUWE (M.): From My Games 1920-1937. Translated and with Introductory Notes by Fred Reinfeld.

Bell 1938. 1st English Edn. Lower joint split o/w G. 234pp. 75 annotated games. £12.00

3701. EUWE (M.): From My Games 1920-1937. Translated and with Introductory Notes by Fred Reinfeld.

Dover 1975. Reprint of 1st Edn. G. 234pp. 75 annotated games. £9.00

52. FISCHER. Brady (F.): Bobby Fischer.

Batsford 1974. 1st UK Revised Edn. VG. 435pp., including 90 annotated games, 268 page biography and photos. £12.00

105. FISCHER. Burger (R.E.): The Chess of Bobby Fischer.

McGraw-Hill, US 1979. 1st p/b Edn. VG. 339pp. Numerous annotated games and part-games. £11.00

79. FISCHER. Levy (D.): How Fischer Plays Chess.

Fontana/Collins, 1975. p/b. Paper yellowed o/w VG.160pp., photos, 65 annotated games. £7.50

967. FISCHER. Agur (E.): Bobby Fischer: A Study of His Approach to Chess.

Cadogan 1996. Repr. p/b. VG. 276pp. "Deeply researched & thematically arranged." (A.) £10.00

3640. FISCHER. H.Bohm & K.Jongkind: Bobby Fischer. The Wandering King.

Batsford 2004. 1st English Edn. p/b. F. 158pp., 1 game, traces Fischer's life through interviews with many former friends and rivals, archives and FBI files. £12.00

834. FISCHER. Hays (Lou): Bobby Fischer. Complete Games of the American World Chess Champion.

Hays, Texas, repr. 1992. Large p/b, corner of back cover creased o/w G. 346pp. 942 games, some with brief notes, full playing record and indexes. (A.) £14.00

2972. FISCHER. J.Konikowski & P.Schulenburg: Fischers Vermachtnis. Ein Schachlehrbuch auf der Grundlage der Partien des Legendaren Bobby Fischer.

J.Beyer, Hollfeld 1992. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 230pp. 73 annotated games. £12.00

3080. FISCHER. Mednis (E.): How to Beat Bobby Fischer. Edited and with an Introduction by Robert Byrne.

Bantam p/b 1975. G. 246pp. All 61 of Fischer's losing games analysed in detail by Mednis. £5.00

451. FISCHER. Wade & O'Connell: The Complete Games of Bobby Fischer.

Batsford 1972. 2nd Edn (Revised & enlarged). VG,d/w. 462pp., photos, tournament & match record, biography, over 700 games, some annotated. £15.00

3555. FISCHER: Totaro (L.): Fisching for Forgeries.

Thinkers' Press 2007. Square p/b. 57pp., many coloured illustrations of posters, envelopes, score-sheets, magazine covers, all with examples of Fischer's signature/autograph, both genuine and fake. Includes samples of previous sales on ebay, chronological autograph table, handwriting analysis of Fischer by graphologist Sheila Lowe, intro by GM Larry Evans, foreword by collector Andy Ansel, other notes etc. £12.00

2062. FLOHR. V.D.Baturinsky: (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1985. 1st Edn. Attractive brown imitation leather. VG. 256pp., photos, 116 games, many annotated. £14.00

539. FOREEST. Prins (L.): Een Hulde aan Jhr.Dr.Dirk van Foreest.

Lochem: De Tijdstroom (1945.) 1st Edn. Original cream cloth. G. 71pp., portrait. Contains tributes to van Foreest, games and problem compositions by this earliest Dutch chess master (1862-c.1946.) £30.00

1165. FURMAN (S.): (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow 1988. p/b. VG. 160pp. 115 games, most annotated. Includes a tribute by Karpov whom he trained. £8.00

2180. GELLER (E.): (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow 1976. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 288pp. 64 annotated games, large biography. £14.00

3243. GERZADOWICZ (S.): Journal of a Chess Original.

Thinkers' Press, US 1996. 1st. p/b. F. 165pp. Numerous games of this US correspondence chess master, the annotations "funny, instructional, and deep." (A.) £9.00

1162. GIPLIS (A.): (Autobiography in Russian.)

Moscow 1987. p/b. VG. 160pp. 90 games (51 annotated.) £8.00

420. GLIGORIC (S.): Collected Games. Ed: C.Leach.

Caissa 1988. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 201pp. 371 games with languageless notes. (A.) "Largest collection of Gligoric's games." £14.00

3627. GLIGORIC (S.): Igrayu protiv figur. (Games collection in Russian.)

Moscow 1983. 1st Edn. VG. 240pp., illus, playing record, 105 annotated games from 1939 to 1981. Signed presentation from Gligoric in English dated 1988 on title-page. £35.00

3301. GRIVAINIS (K.): Winning Correspondence Chess. How to Beat the Databases.

Caissa, US 1997. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 76pp., brief biography, 43 well-annotated games of Grivainis, including the 14 games which won him the World Title. Excellent practical advice on playing winning postal chess at the highest levels. (A.) £10.00

1024. GUFELD (E.): (Autobiography in Russian.)

Moscow 1985. p/b. G. 192pp. 106 games. £8.00

2433. GUFELD (E.): Chess: The Search for Mona Lisa.

Batsford 2001. p/b. F. 256pp. Over 100 annotated games. "Witty story-telling of life on the tournament circuit over the last 40 years in Europe and the USA." (A.) £12.00

798. HARTLAUB (Dr.Carl.) Michels (F.): Dr.Hartlaubs Glanzpartien.

Leipzig 1923. 2nd Edn. New cloth with original printed cover panels mounted on covers. Without portrait as usual (provided in facsimile) o/w VG. pp xvi,168. Includes 85 annotated games and 43 problems. A scarce work. LN 3233. £35.00

3298. HOFFMANN (Asa.): Chess Gladiator.

ICE, US 1996. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 97pp., illus, intros by Seirawan & Lombardy, 70 annotated games. "A near legendary figure in the New York City chess world", FM and USCF Life Master, about half the games are against IM or GM's. (A.) £16.00

3755. HOOPER (David V.): Reflections. Edited by Ken Whyld.

Caissa, US 2000. Large h/b. F. 41pp., biographical sketch, obituary notices, photos, over 50 games with notes. Limited to 100 numbered copies. (A.) £25.00

1026. HUBNER (R.) van Fondern & P.Kleine: 60 Seiner Schonsten Partien.

Beyer, 1980. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 163pp. 62 games. £8.00

609. ILYIN-GENEVSKY (A.): Notes of a Soviet Master. Trans: B.Cafferty. Ed: D.Brandreth.

Caissa Editions, 1986. F. 54pp. First English translation of his memoirs first published in Russian in 1929, plus an additional selection of 50 games (2 with notes.) (A.) £16.00

3331. KAMSKY. S.W.Gordon & T.Taylor: Gata Kamsky Chess Genius!

Chess Digest, US 1994. 1st Edn. p/b. G. 196pp., biography, playing record, large collection of games of which 20 annotated. (A.) £15.00

3751. KARPOV (A.): A zavtra snova v boj ("And tomorrow once again into Battle" - Biography in Russian, no games.)

Moscow, 1982. 1st. p/b. VG. 240pp., photos. £7.00

2982. KARPOV (A.): Anatoly Karpov's Best Games.

Batsford/Holt, 1996. 1st Edn. p/b. G. 175pp. 43 annotated games, the majority from 1984-94. (A.) £8.00

2931. KARPOV (A.): Izbrannye partii 1969-1977.

Moscow, 1978. 2nd Edn. VG, d/w. 256pp., photos, 55 annotated games, plus others. £9.00

738. Karpov (A.) & A.Roshal: Anatoly Karpov: Chess is My Life.

Pergamon 1980. 1st English Edn. Large p/b. G. 359pp., photos, games, some annotated, much biographical material. £15.00

2930. KARPOV (A.) A.Kotov: Uralskij samocvet. (Biography, no games.)

Moscow, 1980. 2nd Edn. VG,d/w. 271pp, many photos not seen in English books. £10.00

71. KARPOV. Levy (D.): Karpov's Collected Games.

Hale 1975. 1st Edn. Section of one page removed (provided in photocopy), a few pen notes, o/w G. 303pp., photos, brief biography, playing record, 543 games, some annotated by Karpov. £6.00

1884. KARPOV. A.Roshal: Devyataya vertikal. (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1978. 1st. VG. 303pp., many photos not seen in English works, small selection of games annotated by Karpov. £8.00

2603. KARPOV. Adams (J.): K is for Karpov!

(Privately published, 1974.) Large p/b, spiral bound. G. 69pp. Brief biography, tournament record, 158 games, a few annotated. Includes some simultaneous games not found in other collections. (A.) £10.00

1222. KARPOV. Markland (P.R.): The Best of Karpov.

OUP 1975. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 272pp. 75 annotated games. (A.) (Also: hardback copy with d/w (edge wear), paper yellowed o/w G. £10.00) £7.50

453. KARPOV. O'Connell & Levy: Anatoly Karpov's Games as World Champion 1975-78.

Batsford 1978. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 221pp. Includes 10 major tournaments of which 8 were won outright by Karpov. (A.) £8.00

329. KARPOV. O'Connell (K.J.) & J.Adams.: The Games of Anatoly Karpov.

Batsford 1974. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 352pp. 347 games, most annotated. £12.00

1266. KASPARIAN (G.M.): Izbrannye Etyudi i Partii.

Erevan, 1959. 1st Edn. Corners bumped o/w G. 246pp. 150 studies and 42 annotated games. £16.00

1072. KASPARIAN (G.M.) Akopyan (G.): Volshebnik Shakhmat.

Erevan, 1981. 1st. VG. 215pp. Biography with many games and studies. £12.00

332. KASPAROV (G.): Child of Change. The Autobiography. With Donald Trelford.

Hutchinson 1987. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 243pp., photos, a few games. £7.00

1123. KASPAROV (G.): My Games.

Batsford 1983. 1st Edn. p/b. G. 163pp. 372 games, 10 annotated in-depth. The first English collection of Kasparov's games. £12.00

3490. Kasparov (G.): The Test of Time. Translated by K.P.Neat.

Pergamon, 1991. Repr.with Corrections. p/b, rear cover crease o/w VG. 214pp., photos, biography, many games analysed in depth. Quite scarce and sought-after. (A.) £20.00

331. KASPAROV (G.) & B.Wade.: Fighting Chess. Kasparov's Games & Career.

Batsford 1986. 2nd Enlarged Edn. p/b. VG. 185pp. 77 games, 38 annotated by Kasparov, remainder based on his notes. (A.) £7.00

1318. KASPAROV. F.Waitzkin: Mortal Games. The Turbulent Genius of Garry Kasparov.

Simon & Schuster, 1993. 1st UK Edn. VG, d/w. 302pp. Biography without games concentrating on the early 1990's when Waitzkin gained unique access to Kasparov, living with him during the 1990 match with Karpov. £14.00

702. KASPAROV. Keene (R.): How to Beat Gary Kasparov.

Batsford 1990. 1st. p/b. VG. 192pp. Includes all Kasparov's losses from 1981 to 1990, plus tournament records during that time and other statistics. (A.) £8.00

3220. KASPAROV. L.Shamkovich & E.Schiller: Kasparov's Opening Repertoire.

Batsford, 1990. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 154pp. Includes numerous complete games. (A.) £8.00

3762. KASPAROV. R.Keene: Gary Kasparov's Best Games.

Batsford 1993. Large h/b. F. 63pp., many photos, 12 annotated games from 1982 to 1992. (A.) £8.00

3204. KASPAROV. T.Lais: Garrik Kasparov - Idol der Jugend. 60 ausgesuchte und kommentierte Partien.

Erich Munster verlag, 1983. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 92pp. 60 annotated games from 1975 to 1982. £8.00

1271. KERES (P.): The Middle Years of Paul Keres. Translated & Edited by H.Golombek.

H.Jenkins, 1966. 1st Edn. VG,d/w (a little worn at top). 208pp. 27 games annotated in Keres' highly informative style. £14.00

1851. KERES (Paul): Weltgeschichte des Schachs. No.21.

Wildhagen, Hamburg 1960. Red cloth. VG. 500 games with a diagram every 5 moves, plus booklet of notes. £25.00

555. KERES (Paul.): Photographs and Games.

Paide, Estonia. 1995 Roy8vo. VG. 479pp., photos, 1944 games without notes, playing record, some crosstables. A substantial work. (A.) £15.00

333. KERES. Reinfeld (F.): Keres' Best Games of Chess 1931-1940.

Bell 1946. Repr. Some marking to covers o/w G. 224pp. 77 annotated games. £9.00

1080. KERES. Reinfeld (F.): Keres' Best Games of Chess 1931-48.

Dover 1960. (Reprint of 1949 2nd Edn.) p/b. VG. 250pp., preface by Keres, 90 games annotated by Reinfeld. £8.00

2976. KERES. Varnusz (E.): Paul Keres' Best Games. Vol.1: Closed Games.

Cadogan 1994. Repr. Large p/b. VG. Photos, 192pp., short biography, playing record, 170 annotated games. (A.) £12.00

423. KERES. Varnusz (E.): Paul Keres' Best Games. Vol.2: Open and Semi-Open Games.

Pergamon 1990. 1st English Edn. Large p/b. VG. Photos, 278pp. 240 annotated games. (A.) £12.00

1071. KHOLMOV (R.D.): Ratmir Kholmov. (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1982. 1st. p/b. Spine torn with loss, split and loose. 144pp. 63 annotated games. (A reading copy.) £5.00

3733. KHOLMOV. A.Woodger: Ratmir Holmov.

Chess Player, 1999. 1st. p/b. F. 96pp. 64 annotated games. (A.) £9.50

3813. KONIG. J.Donaldson: Imre Konig.

Chess Players, 2005. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 159pp., biography, photos, playing record, 294 games, some annotated, his writings. First collection of Konig's games and articles. (A.) £12.50

199. KORCHNOI (V.): Chess is My Life. Autobiography and Games.

Batsford 1977. 1st Edn. VG,d/w. 168pp. Substantial autobiography plus 75 games, a few annotated. (A.) £10.00

3576. KORCHNOI (V.): My Best Games. Vol.1 Games with White. Trans & Ed: K.Neat.

Edition Olms 2001. Hardback. F. 208pp. 50 annotated games from 1951 to 1999. (A.) BCF Book of the Year 2001 winner. £15.00

3717. KORCHNOI (V.) with L.Cavallaro. (1978 KARPOV - KORCHNOI): Persona Non Grata (formerly titled "Anti-Chess.")

Thinkers' Press, US 1981. 1st English Edn. p/b. F. 147pp. Korchnoi's own story of his controversial 1978 match with Karpov at Merano, including reprints of documents and articles, the 32 games, some annotated. (A.) £10.00

1031. KORCHNOI. Edited by Levy & O'Connell: Korchnoi's Chess Games.

OUP 1979. 1st. p/b. VG. 291pp. Almost 1700 games with Informator style notes. £12.00

1460. KORCHNOI. V.Korchnoi, R.Wade & L.Blackstock: Korchnoi's 400 Best Games.

Batsford, 1978. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 264pp. Playing record and informator-style notes. (A.) £12.00

1883. KOTOV (A.): (Autobiography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1962. 1st Edn. G. 272pp. 118 annotated games or part games. £12.00

3117. KOTOV (A.) F.M.Malkin: (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1984. 1st Edn. Brown imitation leather. VG. 304pp., illus. 77 annotated games plus part games. £12.00

3451. LASA (von der): Edited by V.Fiala & S.Sierpowski: Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa and His Chess Collection. International Conference of Chess Historians. Organised by Kornik Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Sept.16-18, 2002.

Kornik 2003. New hardback. 286pp. Comprises a series of lectures by various historians, mainly in English and German, including biography of v.der Lasa and 176 of his games. (A.) £25.00

588. LASKER (Edward): Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood.

McKay, US 1942 (or later). 3rd Edn. G. 224pp. Includes anecdotes and reminiscences of the author's personal encounters with great masters, with selected positions and annotated games. (Also: 1st UK Edn. 1952. VG, d/w slightly torn at top. £10.00) (Also: Dover p/b 1962. Ex-lib, 2 stamps o/w VG. £6.00) £9.00

696. LASKER (Edward.): Chess Secrets I Learned from the Masters.

Hollis & Carter 1952. 1st UK Edn. Blue cloth, staining to covers o/w G. 428pp. Numerous games and anecdotes of the author's meetings with masters, from 1900 to 1949. £12.00

1126. LASKER (Emanuel.): Weltgeschichte des Schachs. No.11.

Hamburg 1958. Spine slightly faded o/w VG. 569 games with a diagram every 5 moves, plus booklet of notes. £25.00

1829. LASKER, EM. Hannak (Dr.J.): Emanuel Lasker. Biographie... Geleitwort von Albert Einstein.

Berlin-Frohnau 1952. 1st Edn. G. 315pp. 100 games with light notes, crosstables, and full biography. Plates (not in English edition.) £15.00

49. LASKER, EM. Hannak (Dr.J.): Emanuel Lasker. The Life of a Chess Master. Foreword by Albert Einstein. Translated by H.Fraenkel.

A.Deutsch 1959. 1st English Edn. VG,d/w. 320pp. 100 games with light notes, crosstables, and full biography. £25.00

146. LASKER. Reinfeld (F.) & R.Fine: Dr.Lasker's Chess Career. Part 1,1889-1914.(All Published.)

Printing Craft 1935. 1st Edn. Spine slightly faded o/w VG. Frontispiece, 165pp. 75 annotated games. £22.00

2913. LASKER. J.Gilchrist: Emanuel Lasker, Chess Champion. Vols.1 (2nd Edn.) & Vol.2 (Reprint.)

Chess Player No.55 & 72. 1967-68. 2 volumes, large format p/b's. G. Typescript, pp (112) & (86), playing record, 503 games. £32.00

3652. LASKER. Varnusz (E.): Emanuel Lasker. Volume 1 Games 1889-1907.

Schmidt Schach, 1998. p/b. VG. 273pp. 327 games with informator style notes, biographical extracts from books and magazines. (A.) £12.00

739. LASKER. Whyld (K.): The Collected Games of Emanuel Lasker.

Chess Player, Nottingham, 1998. 1st Edn thus. F. 229pp. Almost 1400 games. (A.) Presumably combining and enlarging Whyld's previous works on Lasker. £20.00

3833. LEONARD. J.S.Hilbert: The Tragic Life and Short Chess Career of James A.Leonard, 1841-1862. Foreword by Edward Winter.

McFarland, US 2006. New hardback. 213pp., biography, illustrations, 92 annotated games. Leonard was a brilliant young player viewed as a possible successor to Paul Morphy, and who died in the American Civil War. Includes good coverage of American chess in the eary 1860's. (A.) £31.00

2614. LEVENFISH (G.Y.): Izbrannye party i vospominanya (Autobiography in Russian)

Moscow, 1967. 1st Edn. p/b. G. 200pp. 79 annotated games. £14.00

1159. LILIENTHAL (A.): Tschisnj Shakhmat. (autobiography in Russian.)

Moscow 1969. p/b. Front cover repair o/w G. 183pp. 60 annotated games. £8.00

2192. MAROCZY. B.Kagan: Maroczy's Hundert Schachpartien ausgewahlt und erlautert von ihm selbst.

Berlin, 1921. 1st Edn. Original green cloth-backed boards. G. Portrait, pp xiv,158. 100 annotated games from 1894 to 1908, his most successful period. £35.00

548. MARSHALL (F.J.): Marshall's Best Games of Chess.

Dover 1960. Reprint of 1942 work "My Fifty Years of Chess." p/b, some cover creases o/w G. 242pp., biography, photos, 140 annotated games. £10.00

286. MARSHALL (F.J.): My Fifty Years of Chess.

Chess Review, NY 1942. 1st Edn. G, with Bell's d/w (torn at top of spine). 242pp., photos, biography, 140 annotated games. (Another copy: covers stained at top, internally good. £15.00) £24.00

3611. MARSHALL. A.Soltis: Frank Marshall, United States Chess Champion. A Biography with 220 Games.

McFarland, US 1994. 1st Edn. 3cm stain on front cover and outer edge of some pages o/w G. 383pp., photos, biography, 220 annotated games. (A.) (In print at £35.) £20.00

454. MARSHALL. Wenman (P.): Frank J.Marshall. One Hundred Annotated Games.

Whitehead & Miller, Leeds 1948. 1st Edn. VG, d/w (yellowed on spine, tear on joint). 204pp. £16.00

1878. MECKING. S.Gordon: Henrique Mecking. Latin Chess Genius.

Thinker's Press, US 1993. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 167pp. Biography, playing record, 344 games (the most complete record) of which 24 annotated. (A.) £12.00

1081. MORPHY. Edge (F.M.): The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of Paul Morphy the Chess Champion. With a New Introduction by David Lawson.

Dover 1973. (Reprint of 1859 1st Edn.) p/b. Hebrew library stamp to blank area of first 3 pages o/w G. 203pp. Biography without games. £7.00

2197. MORPHY. G.Maroczy: Paul Morphy. Sammlung der von ihm Gespielten Partien mit ausfuhrlichen erlauterungen.

De Gruyter, Berlin & Leipzig 1925. 2nd revised Edn. Original cloth-backed boards. G. Portrait, pp xiv,290. 403 games, most annotated. 2 pages with marginal tape repairs. LN 3204. £32.00

1009. MORPHY. Lange (Dr.Max): The Chess Genius of Paul Morphy. Translated, with Additional Notes and Games by Ernst Falkbeer.

Facsimile reprint of 1860 edition, Hippocrene Books, 1974. p/b. VG. 356pp. 148 games, much biographical material. £15.00

1494. MORPHY. P.W.Sergeant: Morphy Gleanings.

Printing Craft, 1932. 1st Edn. Spine faded as usual o/w G. Frontispiece portrait, 5 plates, 114pp. Some 50 annotated games, and much interesting biographical material. Scarce. £40.00

455. MORPHY. Sergeant (P.W.): Morphy's Games of Chess.

Dover 1957. p/b. G. 352pp. 300 annotated games. £8.00

140. MORPHY. Sergeant (P.W.): Morphy's Games of Chess. Being a Selection of 300 of his Games with Annotations and Biographical Introduction.

Bell 1925. Repr. G. 352pp., portrait. "Brings together for the first time...a great quantity of material from all quarters." (Also: 1st Edn. Bell, 1916. Old staining to spine o/w G. £15.00) £15.00

3189. MORPHY: Lowenthal (J.): Morphy's Games of Chess being the Best Games Played by the Distinguished Champion in Europe and America. With Analytical and Critical Notes.

Bohn 1860. Batsford Chess Classics 1985. Facsimile reprint of 1st Edn. VG,d/w. pp viii,485,(2) index. The only collection of Morphy's games made with his assistance. £20.00

2475. MUIR (Walter): My 75 Year Chess Career.

Pittsburgh, 1997. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 354pp. Autobiography of a famous American correspondence chess player, interpersed with his games, including world events, and interesting look at early correspondence chess in the US. £12.00

3187. NAPIER. J.S.Hilbert: Napier The Forgotten Chessmaster.

Caissa Editions, US 1997. 1st Edn. F. 354pp., illus, 321 games, some annotated, detailed biography of a player active from 1896 to 1905 who retired from chess before the age of 25! £24.00

3132. NEZHMETDINOV (R.): Nezhmetdinov's Best Games of Chess. Translated from Russian. Ed: D.Brandreth &c.

Caissa, US 2000. 1st English Edn. p/b. F. 182pp. Over 100 annotated games, brief autobiography. (A.) £16.00

1010. NIELSEN. Christensen (A.): Mindebogen om Skakmesteren Bjorn Nielsen.

Aarlborg (1949). 1st Edn. p/b. VG. Portrait, 187pp. 40 games. Not in LN catalogue. Kieler 5639. Nielsen was Danish Champion four times, and equal first twice. Scarce. £30.00

908. NIMZOVICH (A.): The Praxis of My System. Illustrated by 109 Games from my Contests with many Illustrative Articles.

Dover 1962. Reprint of 1936 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 369pp. £8.00

2978. NIMZOWITSCH (A.): Chess Praxis. 21st Century Edition. Ed: Ken Artz.

Hays,US, 1998. Repr. Large p/b. F. 296pp. Includes 109 annotated games of Nimzowitsch from his original work, plus 15 games from modern times. (A.) £12.00

178. NIMZOWITSCH (A.): My System.

Bell, 1950 Repr. Covers partly damp-marked, with d/w a bit torn, o/w internally VG. 265pp. Includes 50 illustrative games, most by Nimzowitsch. A pioneering work full of practical advice. £7.00

1742. NIMZOWITSCH (A.): My System. 21st Century Edition. Ed: L.Hays.

Hays Publ. US 1991. p/b. F. 260pp. Includes 50 illustrative games, most by Nimzowitsch. (A.) £12.00

113. Nimzowitsch (A.): The Praxis of My System.

Batsford facsimile reprint of 1936 Edn. VG, d/w. 369pp. A collection of 109 of his best games, and also expanding on his earlier writings. £14.00

717. NIMZOWITSCH (A.): The Praxis of My System. Illustrated by 109 Games from my Contests with many Illustrative Articles and Introductory Talks. A text-Book on Practical Chess.

Printing Craft 1936. 1st English Edn translated by J.Du Mont. G. Portrait, 369pp. A classic work. (another copy: edges of covers dampstained o/w G. £14.00) £18.00

3022. NIMZOWITSCH. Keene (R.): (Russian translation of Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal.)

Moscow, 1986. F. 287pp. Many annotated games. £7.00

3351. NIMZOWITSCH. Keene (R.): Aron Nimzowitsch - Master of Planning. A Reappraisal.

Batsford 1999. New Algebraic Edn. p/b. F. 256pp. Includes biographical material, discussion with Larsen, many annotated games. (A.) £10.00

550. NIMZOWITSCH. Keene (R.): Aron Nimzowitsch 1886-1935: A Reappraisal.

Bell 1974. 1st Edn. G,d/w. 334pp. Many annotated games. £13.00

416. NUNN (J.): John Nunn's Best Games 1985-1993.

Batsford 1995. 1st Edn. VG. p/b. 320pp. 40 games analysed in depth, with anecdotes from the events. (A.) BCF Book of the Year winner 1995. £12.00

1011. NUNN (J.) & P.Griffiths: Secrets of Grandmaster Play.

Batsford 1987. 1st. p/b. G. 212pp. 24 of Nunn's games analysed in great depth, trying to explain his thought processes as clearly as possible. (A.) BCF Book of the Year winner 1988. £8.00

1013. PANOV (Vasily.): Ed: Estrin. (Russian.)

Moscow 1986. p/b. VG. 192pp. Biography, 80 annotated games, and additional material. £8.00

2067. PETROSIAN (T.): Petrosian's Legacy.

Editions Erebouni, USA 1990. 1st English Edn (from Russian, compiled by E.Shektman.) p/b. F. 123pp., photos, a collection of essays and annotated games, preface by Kasparov. (A.) £18.00

2237. PETROSIAN / TAL. V.Vasiliev: (Biographies in Russian.)

Moscow 1973. p/b. VG. 336pp. Biographies of both Petrosian & Tal, without games. £6.00

59. PETROSIAN. Clarke (P.H.): Petrosian's Best Games of Chess 1946-1963.

Bell 1964. 1st Edn. Ex-library (just 2 stamps), spine a bit faded o/w G. 208pp. 60 games. (Also: 2002 reprint, p/b, VG. £12.00) £12.00

1872. PETROV. I.M.Linder: A.D.Petrov. (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1952. 1st Edn. p/b, wear to top of spine o/w G. 127pp., including selection of games of Russia's first strong player. LN 3105. £10.00

3297. PETROVS. A.Fride: Vladimirs Petrovs. A Chessplayer's Story from Greatness to the Gulags.

Caissa, US 2004. New p/b. 191pp., illus., biography, playing record, all his 265 games that could be found, some with notes. Petrovs from Latvia was one of the leading player's in the 1930's, but became a victim of the Soviet oppression and perished in a gulag in 1943. (A.) £15.00

3188. 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.) £12.00

1269. PILLSBURY. A.Cherniaev: Harry Nelson Pillsbury. A Genius Ahead of His Time.

OM-Media, Russia 2006. p/b. VG. 131pp., biography, playing record, photos, 50 annotated games. (A.) £12.00

1015. PILLSBURY. Sergeant & Watts: Pillsbury's Chess Career. With New Introduction and Afterword by I.Chernev.

Dover 1966 (reprint of 1922 edn with additions from 1937 edn.) p/b. G. 242pp. 241 games. £9.00

3181. PILLSBURY. Sergeant (P.W.) & W.H.Watts.: Pillsbury's Chess Career.

Printing Craft 1937. 2nd Edn. Original blue cloth, spine a little marked o/w G. Portrait, pp 226. 233 games with notes, extra 16pp of errata (from which a previous owner as made corrections to text) and nine additional games. £22.00

735. PILLSBURY. Sergeant (P.W.) & W.H.Watts.: Pillsbury's Chess Career.

Printing Craft / ACB, 1922. 1st Edn. Original maroon cloth, split to lower joint, occasional foxing o/w G. Portrait, pp 226. 233 games with notes. A few pencil marks, newspaper cuttings to endpapers. £18.00

621. PILLSBURY. Wenman (P.): Great American Chess Players, II. H.N.Pillsbury.

Mitre Press 1948. 1st Edn. VG. 152pp. 100 games with brief notes. £10.00

2827. PINDAR: Owen Hindle: The Mystery of Edward Pindar. Chess Nomad.

Ostrava, 2005. New p/b. 93pp., illustrations, 38 games, some annotated, including matches with Blackburne, much biographical material, on strong 19th century Russian-born player who spent much time in America, London and Manchester. "Presents facts, hitherto unknown to the chess world, that solve many of the mysteries of Edward Pindar's life." (A.) £10.00

3098. POLGAR (J.) T.Karolyi: Judit Polgar: The Princess of Chess.

Batsford 2004. 1st Edn. p/b. F. 288pp. 89 annotated games. (A.) £12.00

1333. POLGARS. Cathy Forbes: The Polgar Sisters. Training or Genius?

Batsford 1992. 1st. p/b. VG. 178pp. Biography and 80 games. (A.) £8.00

1016. POLGARS. Postma (S.): De Polgar-Zusjes.

Venlo, 1989. 1st. p/b. VG. Some pencil marks. 56pp. 47 games by the three sisters. £7.00

2354. PORTISCH (L.) J.Hajtun: (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1977. VG, d/w (worn on spine). 221pp. Numerous annotated games. £10.00

1017. PORTISCH. Varnusz (E.): Selected Games of Lajos Portisch.

Batsford 1979. 1st English Edn. VG, d/w. 207pp. 90 annotated games. £12.00

142. PUPOLS. Parr (L.): Viktors Pupols American Master.

Thinker's Press,US 1983. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 78pp., games, biography, photos. (A.) £9.00

1018. RAGOZIN (V.V.): Izbrannye Partii Ragozina.

Moscow 1964. 1st Edn. VG. 200pp. 74 annotated games. £11.00

1020. RESHEVSKY (S.): Reshevsky's Best Games of Chess.

Dover 1960 (reprint of 1948 work.) p/b. Covers creased. 273pp. 110 annotated games. £6.00

2181. RETI (R.) J.Kalendovsky: Sachovy Myslitel. (Czech biography.)

Prague 1989. 1st. VG, d/w. 365pp. Includes 200 annotated games, 56 studies, photos, full translation of "Die Neuen Ideen." £16.00

65. RETI. Golombek (H.): Reti's Best Games of Chess.

Bell 1954. 1st Edn. VG,d/w (a little worn at head and foot of spine). 173pp. 70 games. £15.00

457. RETI. Golombek (H.): Reti's Best Games of Chess.

Dover 1974. Repr. p/b. VG. 173pp. 70 games. £8.00

1896. RICHTER. Brinckmann (A.): Kurt Richters beste Partien.

De Gruyter, Berlin, 1961. 2nd Edn (enlarged). p/b. VG. 162pp. photos, 98 annotated games, 52 problems & positions. £18.00

1028. RIUMIN. Kan (I.A.): Shakhmatist Nikolai Riumin.

Moscow 1968. p/b. VG. 120pp. Many games of Riumin from the 1930's. £10.00

3577. RIZZITANO (J.): Understanding Your Chess.

Gambit 2004. Large p/b. F. 192pp., over 60 annotated games by strong US IM, in which he has reassessed games from his career and presents lessons from them that will be most relevant to club and tournament players. (A.) £13.00

1262. ROMANOVSKY (P.A.) I.Z.Romanov: (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow 1984. 1st. p/b, some edge wear o/w G. 160pp. 114 games, most annotated. £7.00

2617. RUBINSTEIN (A.) H.Kmoch: Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces. 100 Selected Games.

Dover 1960 (Reprint of 1941 edn.) p/b. G. 192pp., games annotated by Kmoch. £9.00

2267. RUBINSTEIN (A.) Razuvaev & Murakhvery: (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1980. VG, d/w. 223pp. 120 games, over half annotated. £12.00

713. RUBINSTEIN. J.Donaldson & N.Minev: Akiba Rubinstein: The Later Years.

ICE, Seattle 1995. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 306pp., photos, biography, crosstables, over 500 games, some annotated. Definitive work. (A.) £20.00

2080. SANAKOEV (G.): World Champion at the Third Attempt.

Gambit, 1999. 1st English Edn. p/b. F. 256pp. 59 annotated games of a Correspondence World Champion, including biographical details and general chess wisdom. £12.00

3296. SCHLECHTER (C.) T.Crain: Schlechter's Chess Games.

Caissa, US 1998. 1st Edn. F. 287pp., brief biography, playing record, 811 games. Gives all Schlechter's games found in a decade-long search. It complements the Goldman book on Schlecter. (A.) £20.00

3642. SCHLECHTER. Dr.S.Petrovic: Karl Schlechter.

Zagreb 1972. p/b. VG. 84pp. 100 games, some annotated (in Serbo-Croat). £8.00

3178. SCHLECHTER. R.Spielmann: Partisamlingar. V. Karl Schlechter.

Stockholms Schackforbunds Bibliotek, 1924. 1st Edn. Original printed wrappers, torn at head and foot of spine with some paper loss o/w G. Portrait, 178pp. in Swedish, 126 annotated games, 17 problems. LN 3127. £40.00

1895. SCHLECHTER. Verkhovsky: Karl Schlechter. (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1984. 1st. Attractive brown imitation leather. VG. 240pp. 202 games, most annotated. £16.00

3295. SCHLECHTER. W.Goldman: Carl Schlechter! The Life and Times of the Austrian Chess Wizard.

Caissa, US 1994. 1st Edn. F. 551pp., illus, playing record, biography, 244 games, most annotated. A detailed and well researched work. (A.) £35.00

1089. SHIROV (A.): Fire on Board. Shirov's Best Games.

Cadogan, 1997. 1st Edn. Large p/b. F. 239pp., biography, c.100 annotated games. (A.) £12.00

283. SHORT (N.) Martin, Tisdall & O'Brien: Short.

Tournament Chess, Brighton 1993. 1st. p/b. A little staining to last few pages o/w VG. 193pp. Around 50 games, some annotated, biography, career record. (A.) £9.00

458. SHORT. Forbes (C.): Nigel Short: Quest for the Crown.

Cadogan 1993. 1st. p/b. VG. 121pp. Mainly biographical, with small selection of best games and positions. (A.) £6.00

340. SHORT. Keene (R.): Nigel Short. World Chess Challenger.

Holt,US 1993. F. p/b. 160pp. 40 games from 1977-1991. (A.) £7.00

1743. SHORT. R.Keene: Nigel Short's Best Games.

Batsford 1993. Large h/b. F. 64pp., many photos, 12 annotated games from 1977 to 1993. (A.) £7.00

116. SHORT. Short (D.): Nigel Short: Chess Prodigy. His Career and Best Games.

Faber 1981. 1st. p/b. Some pen marks to pages o/w G. 258pp. 67 games annotated by Botterill, comments by Nigel Short. (A.) £7.00

2068. SHUMOV (I.S.) I.M.Linder: (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1959. 1st Edn. p/b, VG. 222pp., photos, biography, selection of games and problems. One of the strongest Russian players of the mid 19th century and author of the first Russian book on chess problems in 1867. £15.00

2353. SIMAGIN (V.P.): (Biography in Russian)

Moscow 1963. 1st. p/b. G. 112pp. 64 annotated games. £9.00

1260. SIMAGIN (V.P.) S.B.Voronkov: (Biography in Russian)

Moscow 1981. 1st. p/b. G. 176pp. photos, 95 games, most annotated. £8.00

560. SIMAGIN. A.Woodger: Vladimir Simagin.

Chess Player, 2000. 1st. p/b. F. 99pp. 76 annotated games. (A.) £10.00

341. SMYSLOV (V.): 125 Selected Games.

Cadogan 1994. Repr. Large p/b. VG. 250pp., photos, brief biography, 125 annotated games. (A.) £14.00

459. SMYSLOV (V.V.): Ausgewahlte Schachpartien.

Sportverlag Berlin 1954. 1st German Edn. VG. 195pp. 60 annotated games. £7.50

3544. SMYSLOV (V.V.): Izbrannye partii.

Moscow, 1952. 1st Edn. Original brown cloth. VG. 157pp., brief biography, 60 annotated games. LN 3360. Smyslov's first games collection. £18.00

1265. SMYSLOV (V.V.): My Best Games of Chess 1935-1957.

Dover 1972. Reprint of 1958 English Edn. p/b. G. 154pp. 67 games. £8.00

559. SOKOLOV (Ivan): Sokolov's Best Games. With Game Introductions by John Nunn.

Cadogan 1997. 1st Edn. Large p/b. VG. 160pp., 50 annotated games. (A.) £12.00

2012. SOKOLSKY (A.P.): Die Eroffnung 1.b2-b4. Aus dem Russischen ubersetzt von A.Hildebrand.

Hamburg 1964. p/b. VG. 156pp. Theory and 62 annotated games (36 are Sokolsky's games.) £12.00

1283. SPASSKY (B.): Weltgeschichte des Schachs. No.27. Boris Spassky.

Hamburg 1972. VG. 355 games with a diagram every 5 moves. With booklet of notes. £22.00

2351. SPASSKY (B.) I.Bondarevsky: (Biography in Russian.)

Kaluga, 1966. 1st. p/b, d/w. VG. 163pp., photos, 22 games annotated by Bondarevsky, Spassky's trainer for many years. £9.00

909. SPASSKY. Cafferty (B.): Spassky's 100 Best Games.

Batsford 1972. 1st Edn. Inner hinges weak o/w G, d/w. 255pp., biography, 100 annotated games. £9.00

3760. SPASSKY. S.Soloviov: Boris Spassky's 300 Wins.

Chess Stars, Bulgaria 1998. Large p/b. F. 380pp. Biographical details, playing record, 300 games annotated in informator style. (A.) £15.00

1877. SPEELMAN (J.): Jon Speelman's Best Games.

Batsford, 1997. 1st Edn. p/b, small crease front cover o/w VG. 240pp. Biography and 38 deeply annotated games. (A.) £10.00

3665. SPIELMANN (R.): The Art of Sacrifice in Chess. Edited & Revised by Reinfeld & Horowitz.

McKay, NY 1976. Repr. p/b. Wear to spine o/w G. 198pp. 37 of his own annotated games, being examples of various sacrificial themes. (Also: hardback copy, minor stain to top of covers o/w G. 1951, McKay. £12.00) £8.00

670. SPIELMANN (R.): The Art of Sacrifice in Chess. Edited & Revised by Reinfeld & Horowitz.

McKay, US 1951. Faint stain to upper corner of covers o/w G. 198pp. 37 of his own annotated games, being examples of various sacrificial themes. £12.00

46. STAUNTON (H.): The Chess-Player's Companion. Comprising a New Treatise on Odds, and a Collection of Games Contested by the Author...Including the Great French Match with St.Amant...Selection of New and Instructive Problems.

Bell 1889 (reprint, otherwise identical to 1849 edition). Original red cloth, gilt, a few small marks on front cover, front inner hinge cracked otherwise good. Coloured frontispiece, pp xii,510, plus adverts. Includes many of Staunton's games, including the 21 game match with St.Amant , with notes, details of time taken, terms of the match etc.. LN 783. £45.00

1858. STAUNTON. D.Levy: Howard Staunton.

Chess Player, 1975. 1st Edn. p/b. VG. 142pp, plus facsimile letter and marriage certificate, 2 plates, mainly biography and letters, plus small selection of annotated games. Scarce. £20.00

68. STAUNTON. Keene (R.) & R.Coles.: Howard Staunton. The English World Chess Champion.

BCM Quarterly 1975. 1st. p/b.VG. 181pp. 60 annotated games, biography, illustrations. £10.00

2179. STEIN. E.Gufeld & Y.Lazarev: Leonid Stein. (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow 1980. 1st. VG, d/w. 240pp., photos, 60 annotated games, large biography. £12.00

2456. STEIN. Gufeld (E.) & E.Lazarev: Leonid Stein Master of Risk Strategy.

Thinkers' Press, US 2001. 1st. p/b. F. 253pp., photos, biography, 61 annotated games. (A.) £15.00

69. STEIN. Keene (R.): Leonid Stein - Master of Attack.

Tui, 1988. p/b reprint with additions and corrections. VG. 159pp. Biography and many annotated games. £8.00

2741. STEIN. Keene (R.): Leonid Stein - Master of Attack.

Hale, 1976. 1st Edn. F,d/w. 159pp. Biography and many annotated games. £14.00

2352. SUETIN (A.): (Biography in Russian.)

Minsk 1969. VG, d/w. 285pp. 100 annotated games or part-games. £12.00

1163. SUETIN (A.): (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow 1987. p/b. VG. 159pp. 100 annotated games or part-games. £8.00

1887. SZABO (L.): Meine Besten Partien.

Verlag Harri Deutsch, 1990. 1st. p/b. F. 255pp. Biography, playing record, 105 annotated games. £15.00

344. SZABO (L.): My Best Games of Chess.

Pergamon 1986. 1st English Edn. Large format. G. 209pp., biography, playing record, 124 games, most annotated. (A.) £14.00

133. TAL.: Weltgeschichte des Schachs. No.25. Michail Tal.

Wildhagen, Hamburg 1961. VG. 419 games with a diagram every 5 moves. Without the separate booklet of notes. (Another copy, VG with booklet £20.00) £15.00

58. TAL. Clarke (P.H.): Mikhail Tal's Best Games of Chess.

Bell 1961. 1st Edn. Ex-library (just 2 stamps), spine a bit faded o/w G. Portrait, 195pp. 50 games from the period 1951 to 1960. (Another: 1st Edn. G,d/w yellowed on spine. £12.00) £8.00

3791. TAL. Editor: A.Khalifman: Mikhail Tal. I. Games 1949-1962.

Chess Stars, 1994. Large p/b. VG. 431pp., crosstables, 672 games with informator style notes by Khalifman, Kramnik & others. (A.) £12.00

342. TAL. Hajtun (J.): Selected Games of Mikhail Tal.

Pitman 1961. 1st Edn. G. 145pp. 64 best games annotated by a Hungarian Master, photos. £9.00

2100. TAL. J.Gallagher: The Magic of Mikhail Tal.

Everyman 2000. 1st Edn. p/b. Inscription on title-page o/w F. 224pp., biography, 34 annotated games from the period 1975-1992, plus a few earlier games. (A.) £13.00

2427. TAL. Soltis (A.): Tal the Magnificent.

Chess Digest, US 1990. 1st. p/b. F. 202pp. Biography and 30 annotated games. (A.) £11.00

2757. TAL. Thomas (H.): Complete Games of Mikhail Tal 1967-73.

Batsford 1979. 1st. p/b. G. 188pp. (A.) £8.00

1613. TAL. W.H.Cozens: Tal Since 1960.

BCM Quarterly No.16. 1974. p/b. Spine worn with loss at bottom. Internally G. 101pp. 57 annotated games. £10.00

1119. TARRASCH (Dr.): Dreihundert Schachpartien.

Gouda, 1925. 3rd improved Edn. Original cloth-backed boards, rebacked retaining original backstrip, o/w G. pp xvi,538. 300 annotated games from 1862 to 1894. £20.00

971. TARRASCH (Dr.S.): Dreihundert Schachpartien.

Olms 1981 reprint of 1925 3rd Edn. F, d/w. 538pp. 300 annotated games of Tarrasch from 1862 to 1894. £20.00

72. TARRASCH. Reinfeld (F.): Tarrasch's Best Games of Chess.

Chatto & Windus 1947. 1st Edn. Spine a bit faded and frayed at foot o/w G. 385pp. 183 games. One of the best collections of Tarrasch's games. £12.00

3309. TARRASCH. Reinfeld (F.): Tarrasch's Best Games of Chess.

Dover 1960. Reprint of 1947 1st Edn. p/b. G. 385pp. 183 games. One of the best collections of Tarrasch's games. £12.00

2779. TARRASCH. Y.I.Neishstadt: Siegbert Tarrasch. (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow, 1983. 1st Edn. F. 272pp., illus. Numerous annotated games. £14.00

2367. TARTAKOWER (S.G.): My Best Games of Chess 1905-1954. Translated & Edited by H.Golombek.

Dover 1985. (Reprint of the Bell 2 vol edn.) p/b. VG. 250, 197pp., BUT p.135-166 NOT BOUND IN. 201 annotated games. £10.00

2217. TEICHMANN. J.Spence: The Chess Career of Richard Teichmann 1892-1924.

Chess Player, 1970. p/b, few pages becoming loose o/w G. 152pp., biography, playing record, 92 lightly annotated games. £14.00

2394. TEICHMANN. J.Spence: The Chess Career of Richard Teichmann. Revised Edition Edited by A.J.Gillam.

Chess Player, 1995. p/b. F. 79pp., biography, playing record, 142 lightly annotated games. Greatly enlarged from the 1st Edn. £9.00

2611. TELBIS (G.): Cariera mea sahista.

Romanian, 2000. New p/b. 88pp., photos, 60 games, 49 studies, 7 problems. Chess career of Romanian master Telbis, International Correspondence Master. £12.00

1624. THOMAS (A.R.B.): Chess for the Love of It.

Routledge, Kegan Paul, 1973. 1st. p/b. G. 82pp. Reminiscences of the author (many times West of England and Devon Champion), and a selection of his games. £9.00

963. TIMMAN (J.): Studies and Games.

Cadogan 1996. 1st English Edn of 1983 work. p/b. VG. 192pp. (A.) A selection of Timman's memorable games and some of his studies. £10.00

465. TIMMAN (J.): Timman's Selected Games. Chess the Adventurous Way.

Cadogan 1995. 1st p/b edn. VG. 254pp. 80 annotated games from 1983-94. (A.) £12.00

2431. UHLMANN (W.): Winning with the French.

Batsford 1995. 1st English Edn. p/b. VG. 157pp. 60 annotated games by the foremost exponent of the French Defence. (A.) £8.00

3215. WHITAKER. J.S.Hilbert: Shady Side: The Life and Crimes of Norman Tweed Whitaker, Chessmaster.

Caissa Editions, US 2000. Fine in d/w. 481pp, photos, 570 games, some annotated, very detailed biography of the colourful and turbulent life of this strong US player. (A.) £30.00

1588. WINAWER. T.Lissowski: Szymon Winawer.

The Chess Player, 2000. p/b. F. 76pp. 124 games with notes from various sources. (A.) £8.50

3244. WOLFF (P.): Wolff!

R & D American Grandmaster Series, 1993. p/b. VG. 62pp., biography, 30 annotated games of US champion. (A.) £10.00

1454. YATES (F.D.): 101 of My Best Games of Chess. A Posthumous Work Arranged and Completed by W.Winter. Edited by W.H.Watts.

Printing-Craft 1934. 1st Edn. Spine faded as usual, and small piece torn from top. Without portrait, 182pp. Includes biography, tournament record and appreciations by Em.Lasker, Marshall and others. Scarce and sought-after. Inscribed on endpaper: "To P S Milner-Barry with best wishes. W.Winter. Dec 31st 1934." £40.00

1261. ZAITSEV (A.): (Biography in Russian.)

Moscow 1986. 1st. p/b. G. 144pp. 104 games, most annotated. £8.00

3134. ZEMGALIS. J.Donaldson: Elmars Zemgalis. Grandmaster without the Title.

Pomeranian, US 2001. 1st. p/b. VG. 160pp. 190 games, some annotated, photos, results, biography. (A.) £11.50