3849. --- TOURNAMENTS & MATCHES - REFERENCE BOOKS: ***** THIS SECTION UPDATED 20 DEC 11 *****
RETURN TO HOME PAGE Tony Peterson, 11 Westbury Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 4DW, UK. Tel: 01702 462757. email: tony@chessbooks.co.uk £0.004661. ---- JUST PUBLISHED: Richard Forster: The Zurich Chess Club, 1809-2009. Foreword by Vladimir Kramnik.
McFarland, US 2011. New hardback. 436pp., numerous photos, selected games and compositions. Founded in 1809, the Zurich Chess Club is the world’s oldest chess organization. This historical text examines how the club, a driving force behind Swiss chess, also became a major player on the international chess scene. Includes the history and development of the club, its outstanding members and its memorable activities. Its historical tournaments are covered in-depth, including the 2009 jubilee festivities. (A.) £40.002942. Cafferty (B.) & M.Taimanov: The Soviet Championships.
Cadogan, 1998. F, d/w. 224pp., photos. The 58 Soviet Championships from 1920 to 1991, each with crosstable, introduction and one or two of the best games annotated by Taimanov. (A.) "The definitive record." £16.002649. Cload (R.) & R.Keene: Battles of Hastings. A History of the Hastings International Chess Congress.
Pergamon 1991. 1st. p/b. F. 141pp, good selection of photos, selection of games annotated by Keene. (A.) £10.002902. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1747-1900. A Comprehensive Record with 465 Tournament Crosstables and 590 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2004. New large h/b. 235pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Has 135 more crosstables than Gaige Vol.1. £36.003146. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1901-1920. A Comprehensive Record with 860 Tournament Crosstables and 375 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2006. New large p/b. 321pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Has 85 more crosstables than Gaige Vol.2-3. £34.003245. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1921-1930. A Comprehensive Record with 940 Tournament Crosstables and 210 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2006. New large p/b. 342pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Has 130 more crosstables than Gaige Vol.4. £34.003407. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1931-1935. A Comprehensive Record with 1,065 Tournament Crosstables and 190 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2006. New large p/b. 410pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. This volume now extends beyond the 4 vol Gaige work which ended with 1930. £34.003637. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1936-1940. A Comprehensive Record with 990 Tournament Crosstables and 125 Match Scores.
McFarland, US 2007. New large p/b. 380pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. This volume now extends beyond the 4 vol Gaige work which ended with 1930. Many obscure events are included as well as the major tournaments. £34.003956. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1941-1946. A Comprehensive Record with 810 Tournament Crosstables and 80 Match Scores, with Sources.
McFarland, US 2008. New large p/b. 366pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. An invaluable record as the famous 4 vol Gaige work stopped at 1930. Many obscure events are included as well as the major tournaments. £34.003957. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1947-1950. A Comprehensive Record with 980 Tournament Crosstables and 155 Match Scores, with Sources.
McFarland, US 2008. New large p/b. 485pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. An invaluable record as the famous 4 vol Gaige work stopped at 1930. Many obscure events are included as well as the major tournaments. £34.004293. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1951-1955. A Comprehensive Record with 1620 Tournament Crosstables and 144 Match Scores, with Sources.
McFarland, US 2010. New large p/b. 596pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Lists the results of men's chess competitions all over the world. £35.004294. Di Felice (G.): Chess Results 1956-1960. A Comprehensive Record with 1390 Tournament Crosstables and 142 Match Scores, with Sources.
McFarland, US 2010. New large p/b. 572pp. Includes indexes of events, players, sources. Lists the results of men's chess competitions all over the world. £35.005. 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. £10.006. 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. £8.0016. Horowitz (A.): From Morphy to Fischer. A History of the World Chess Championship.
Batsford,1973. 1st UK Edn. G,d/w rather soiled. 291pp., many games, some annotated, profiles of the world champions, interesting anecdotes. £8.0017. Kazic (B.M.): International Championship Chess. A Complete Record of FIDE Events.
Batsford, 1974. 1st Edn. 360pp. G,d/w, slight staining on d/w and page block edge. Full details of Olympiads, all World Championship competitions, and 273 games. £9.00979. Kuiper (Dr.P.F.): Hundert Jahre Schachturniere 1851-1950.
Amsterdam, 1964. 1st Edn. G, in a worn and repaired d/w. Lots of red and blue pen notes and markings, plus cuttings. 307pp., many excellent photos. Includes tournament results, including cross-tables for important events, occasional games, list of masters with their career results. With a signed note of the author included. £30.00716. Kuiper (Dr.P.F.): Hundert Jahre Schachzweikampfe 1851-1950.
W.Ten Have 1967. 1st Edn. VG, d/w. pp 144, photos. A comprehensive record of matches played in each year, including games and references to literature. £25.003278. Soltis (A.): Soviet Chess 1917-1991.
McFarland, US 2000. Large h/b. F. 450pp., photos, bibliography, indexes, crosstables, numerous annotated games, many of which are little known in the West. (A.) A comprehensive work, much drawn from Soviet sources, combining both the chess and the politics of the time. £48.002983. Wade, Whiteley & Keene: The World Chess Championship Botvinnik to Kasparov.
Batsford, 1986. Revised Edn. p/b. G. 298pp. Introductions and all games from 1948 to 1985, some annotated. (A.) £10.00