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| Adams, M |
Michael Adams – Development of a Grandmaster 1st ed 1991 |
Pergamon |
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50 annotated games from the age of 8 to GM. PB AN |
144pp |
VG+ |
£10.00 |
| Adams, M |
Chess In The Fast Lane |
Cadogan ‘96 |
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50 games from 1989 – ’93 during his early years as a GM, annotated with diagrams, and with background material. PB AN |
192pp |
f |
£10.00 |
| Alekhine |
Alekhine – 1 Games 1902 – 1922 |
Ch. Stars ‘02 |
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464 annotated games in languageless notation. PB AN |
423pp |
f |
£10.00 |
| Alekhine |
Alekhine – 2 Games 1923 – 1934 |
Ch. Stars ‘02 |
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485 annotated games in languageless notation. PB AN |
494pp |
f |
£10.00 |
| Alekhine |
Alekhine – 3 Games 1935 – 1946 |
Ch. Stars ‘02 |
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435 annotated games in languageless notation. PB AN |
494pp |
f |
£10.00 |
| Alekhine |
The Games of Alekhine 1927 – 1935 & 1937 – 1946 Caparros |
Scribe 1992 |
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1,577 gms. In figurine notation, chronological order & alphabetically by opponents’ names for reference & study. HB with pictorial cover. |
385pp |
f |
£9.50 |
| Alekhine |
My Best Games 1908 – 1923 1st ed |
Bell 1927 |
| LN3248 |
Dark green cloth boards with bright gilt titles. “One of the best chess books ever written”. 100 games & annotations. Insc. Good specimen of a hard-to-find classic |
267pp |
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£24.50 |
| Alekhine |
My Best Games 1908 – 1923 Reprint |
Bell 1939 |
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Dark green cloth boards with bright gilt titles. “One of the best chess books ever written”. 100 games & annotations. Insc. Another copy with bright green cloth boards |
267pp |
vg |
£12.50 |
| Alekhine |
My Best Games 1908 – 1923 Reprint |
Bell 1973 |
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Dark green cloth boards with bright gilt titles. “One of the best chess books ever written”. 100 games & annotations. Insc. Another copy with maroon cloth boards & red DW slightly nibbled & page edged foxed. o/w |
267pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Alekhine |
My Best Games of Chess 1924 – 1937 1st ed. |
Bell 1939 |
| LN3286 |
Insc. “Leicestershire Chess Club - Presented by Mr. H. E. Atkins – September 1942”. 120 brilliantly annotated games. Brown cloth boards rubbed with c. 5cm split to leading edge. o/w |
285pp |
g |
£15.00 |
| Alekhine |
My Best Games of Chess 1924 – 1937 reprint |
Bell 1949 |
| |
Another copy with added piquant and balanced memoir by du Mont. |
285pp |
g+ |
£7.00 |
| Alekhine |
My Best Games of Chess 1924 – 1937 |
Bell 1962 |
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Another copy DW chipped & worn Insc. |
285pp |
g- |
£9.50 |
| Alekhine |
Alekhine’s Best Games of Chess 1938 – 1945 1st ed. |
Bell 1949 |
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42 gms selected by C. H. O’D Alexander that complete the trilogy. DW o/w |
117pp |
vg |
£9.50 |
| Alekhine |
Alekhine’s Best Games of Chess 1938 – 1945 |
Bell 1952 |
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Another copy. DW in protective sleeve. Insc DW nibbled |
117pp |
vg- |
£9.00 |
| Alekhine |
Alekhine’s Best Games of Chess 1938 – 1945 |
Bell 1952 |
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Another copy DW. Insc. |
117pp |
vg- |
£10.00 |
| Alekhine |
Alekhine’s Best Games of Chess 1938 – 1945 |
Bell 1970 |
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Another copy Insc |
117pp |
vg |
£6.00 |
| Alekhine |
Alekhine’s Greatest Games of Chess |
Batsford ‘89 |
| |
All 3 Bell books & their 262 games under one cover. PB with crease in cover o/w |
670pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Alekhine |
Alekhine’s Best Games |
Batsford ‘97 |
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117 games selected from the Master’s works and turned into algebraic notation by John Nunn. Foreword by Kasparov & Intro by Nunn PB |
304pp |
vg+ |
£10.00 |
| Alekhine |
The Unknown Alekhine 1905 – 1914 by Reinfeld 1st ed. |
Pitman 1949 |
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102 annotated games from his early career that Alekhine by-passed in his own works. HB in protective cover. |
277pp |
vg+ |
£12.00 |
| Alekhine |
100 Instructive Games of Alekhine – Development of a Chess Genius. |
Dover 1959 |
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A republication of the 1949 original Unknown Alekhine. SB |
278pp |
vg |
£8.00 |
| Alekhine |
Complete Games of Alekhine Vol. 1 1892-1921 |
Olomouc ‘92 |
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334 games in figurine albebraic with diagrams collected by Kalendovskyn & Fiala. X-tables & biographical material. HB |
187pp |
f |
£10.00 |
| Alexander |
The Best Games of C. H. O’D Alexander Golombek & Hartston |
OUP 1976 |
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70 gms. 8 page tribute by Milner-Barry. DW sunned on spine. Printed on green paper (tribute to his Irishness?) |
167pp |
vg+ |
£22.00 |
| Anand |
Vishy Anand – Chess Super-Talent Norwood |
Batsford ‘95 |
| |
735 gms. PB AN A hint of foxing on page edges o/w |
144pp |
vg+ |
£5.00 |
| Anderssen |
The Chess Games of Adolf Anderssen – Master of Attack. 1st ed. |
Pickard ‘96 |
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897 gms with languageless analysis & 80 of his problems. Memorial essay for the 1st time in English. PB AN |
340pp |
vg+ |
£12.50 |
| Arkell |
Arkell’s Odyssey – Autobiography of a Grandmaster |
Keverel ’12 |
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NB: Hoping to go to a reprint in January. Keep an eye on this section for updates on this title.
70 games telling the story of Keith’s life & career from birth to the GM title and beyond. PB AN
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122pp |
f+ |
£15.00 |
| Atkins, H. E. |
H.E. Atkins – Doyen of British Chess Champions by R. Coles 1st ed |
Pitman 1952 |
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50 annotated games. Short biography & fine portrait. DW |
144pp |
vg |
£25.00 |
| Averbakh, Y |
Averbakh’s Selected Games |
Cadogan ‘98 |
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560 Annotated games with diagrams. Biographical passage & tournament record. Figurine algebraic notation. PB |
192pp |
vg |
£13.00 |
| Belyavsky |
Uncompromising Chess Belyavsky |
Cadogan ‘98 |
| |
71 gms. PB A |
192pp |
vg+ |
£12.00 |
| Benjamin |
Joel Benjamin – American Grandmaster : Four Decades of Chess Adventures. by Benjamin |
Everyman 08 |
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128 gms PB AN Front endpaper excised o/w |
268pp |
vg+ |
£7.50 |
| Benko |
Pal Benko – My Life, Games & Compositions with Jeremy Silman |
Siles 2003 |
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138 gms + 300 compositions + many photos + much more. Apart from its quality it weighs nearly 4 lbs (1.6kg). DW AN |
668pp |
f- |
£25.00 |
| Bernstein, S |
Combat: My 50 Years At The Chessboard 1st ed. |
Atlantis ‘77 |
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1142 annotated games in biographical context. PB |
118pp |
vg |
£12.50 |
| Bisguier |
The Art of Bisguier – Selected Games 1961 – 2003. by Bisguier |
Russell ‘08 |
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100 games set in context and annotated, with good photos. Playing under the shadow and legend of Fischer has led to an under-estimation of his talents, hereby corrected. PB AN |
272pp |
f+ |
£15.00 |
| Blackburne |
Mr. Blackburne’s Games At Chess - Selected, Annotated & Arranged By Himself 1st ed. |
Longman ‘99 |
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407 games & 28 problems. Edited by P. Anderson Graham with a biographical sketch and brief history of blindfold chess. Dark cloth covered boards with gilt titles and rook design. 1cm split on rear edge of spine o/w |
331pp |
vg |
£50.00 |
| Blackburne |
Blackburne’s Chess Games by Blackburne |
Dover 1979 |
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407 games from 1962 – 1899 chosen by the venerable author, many played blindfold. Republication of the 1899 original. SB |
331pp |
vg |
£9.00 |
Bologan |
Victor Bologan – Selected Games 1985-2004 by Bologan |
Russell 2007 |
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52 annotated games with photos, X-tables, etc. PB AN |
236pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Mikhail Botvinnik Games 1 1924-1948 Soloviev |
Ch. Stars ‘00 |
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573 gms annotated Informator style with diagrams & X-tables PB AN |
510pp |
f+ |
£10.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Mikhail Botvinnik Games 11 1951-1970 Soloviev |
Ch. Stars ‘01 |
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591 gms annotated Informator style with diagrams & X-tables |
510pp |
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£10.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Botvinnik – 100 Selected Games Botvinnik |
Dover 1960 |
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Republication of the 1951 work. PB Cover creased o/w |
272pp |
vg- |
£7.50 |
| Botvinnik |
Botvinnik – 100 Selected Games Botvinnik |
Dover 1960 |
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Republication of the 1951 work. PB Cover creased o/w |
272pp |
vg |
£9.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Botvinnik – 100 Selected Games Botvinnik |
Dover 1960 |
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Republication of the 1951 work. Endpapers and page edges foxed o/w |
272pp |
g |
£7.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Weltgeschichte des Schachs No. 23 – Botvinnik |
Hamburg |
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400 gms with diagram every 5 moves. Part of Dr. Wildhagen’s ground-breaking and still collectable series. With booklet of added notes by Botvinnik. AN. Red cloth split 5cm on spine. o/w |
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g+ |
£20.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Botvinnik’s Best Games 1947 – 1970 (Cafferty trans.) 2nd impression |
Batsford ‘73 |
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111 games annotated by the author. Biography of this period. Tournament results and record vs leading players. HB DW |
237pp |
g+ |
£15.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Mikhail Botvinnik – Master of Strategy |
Batsford ‘92 |
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111 annotated games from 1947 – 70. 4th ed. of the 1972 original. PB |
234pp |
Vg+ |
£10.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Selected Games 1967 – 1970 (K. P. Neat trans.) 1st ed. |
Perg. ‘81 |
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40 annotated games, & his recollections of Lasker, Euwe & Alekhine & summarises his work in computer chess. PB AN |
312pp |
Vg |
£12.50 |
| Botvinnik |
Selected Games 1967 – 1970 (K. P. Neat trans.) 1st ed. |
Perg. ‘81 |
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40 annotated games, & his recollections of Lasker, Euwe & Alekhine & summarises his work in computer chess. HB with slight foxing to page edges o/w |
312pp |
Vg+ |
£13.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Botvinnik the Invincible by Fred Reinfeld 1st ed.. |
McKay 1946 |
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62 annotated games with contextual setting. Biographical intro & tournament record up to 1940 |
220pp |
g+ |
£14.00 |
| Botvinnik |
M. M. Botvinnik Vol 1 Games 1924 - 1940 |
Schmidt ‘99 |
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300+ games in languageless figurine algebraic notation. With diagrams & X-tables. With unintentionally hilarious intro. PB |
242pp |
vg |
£11.50 |
| Botvinnik |
Half A Century of Chess by Botvinnik 1st ed |
Pergamon ‘84 |
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90 games from 40 years personally selected by the author and newly annotated. HB AN |
278pp |
f |
£20.00 |
| Botvinnik |
Half A Century of Chess by Botvinnik 1st ed |
Pergamon ‘84 |
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90 games from 40 years personally selected by the author and newly annotated. Insc. PB AN |
278pp |
vg |
£12.50 |
| Bronstein |
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Bronstein & Furstenberg |
Cadogan ’96 |
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Autobiographical approach with 70 annotated games with and diagrams intended for the club player. Family photos & tournament record. PB AN |
304pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Bronstein |
200 Open Games |
Dover 1991 |
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All games illustrate particular points. Diagrams. PB |
240pp |
vg+ |
£8.00 |
| Bronstein |
222 Partitas |
Madrid 1993 |
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Each game with a diagram but no analysis. Small format. PB |
127pp |
f |
£4.50 |
| Burn |
Amos Burn – A Chess Biography by R. Forster 1st ed. |
McFarland 2004 |
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901 annotated gms. Foreword by Korchnoi. Numerous photos, diagrams, appendices & indices. A monumental work, weighing in at 500 lbs (2.5 kg) and the highest production values. AN |
972pp |
f- |
£49.00 |
| Burn |
Amos Burn, The Quiet Chessmaster by R. N. Coles |
1983 |
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62 annotated games with biographical introduction & tournament records. Published by Chess Notes, pages are A4 in size and typescript. Because of a printing error, page 1 was missing, but here has been substituted with a photocopy. Card covers |
972pp |
vg |
£17.50 |
| Campbell |
Masterpieces of Attack – The Brilliant Games of GM Marcel Sisniega Campbell |
Ch Digest 1997 |
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663 annotated games by the Mexican master. Diagrams, tournament charts etc. AN PB cover crinkled o/w |
300pp |
g+ |
£7.50 |
| Capablanca |
Weltgeschichte des Schachs No. 14 – Capablanca |
Hamburg ’16 |
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571 gms with diagram every 5 moves. Part of Dr. Wildhagen’s ground-breaking and still collectable series. With booklet of added notes & photos. AN. Red cloth. |
300pp |
VG |
£20.00 |
| Capablanca |
My Chess Career (1st ed.) |
Bell 1920 |
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35 gms A classic work by the Cuban master |
212pp |
VG |
£17.50 |
| Capablanca |
My Chess Career |
Dover 1966 |
| |
Republication of the 1920 original with added fore-& afterword by Chernev. SB |
194pp |
VG+ |
£5.00 |
| Capablanca |
My Chess Career |
Dover 1966 |
| |
Republication of the 1920 original with added fore-& afterword by Chernev. SB |
194pp |
VG- |
£6.50 |
| Capablanca |
The Immortal Games of Capablanca by F. Reinfeld (1st ed. 1942) |
Ch. Review |
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112 gms. Good early Reinfeld with biographical intro. Insc. From the library of R. A. Slade, former West of England Champion. Boards bumped & well-used o/w |
239pp |
g |
£13.00 |
| Capablanca |
The Immortal Games of Capablanca by F. Reinfeld |
Dover 1990 |
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An unabridged & unaltered republication of the 1942 original. PB |
239pp |
F |
£9.00 |
| Capablanca |
The Immortal Games of Capablanca by F. Reinfeld |
Dover 1990 |
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An unabridged & unaltered republication of the 1942 original. PB Cover slightly more worn. |
239pp |
vg- |
£7.50 |
| Capablanca |
Capablanca’s Hundred Best Games Golombek (1st ed.) |
Bell 1947 |
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Includes memoir by du Mont. A little foxing to endpapers o/w |
270pp |
g |
£7.50 |
| Capablanca |
Capablanca’s 100 Best Games of Chess Golombek |
Bell 1970 |
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Includes memoir by du Mont. A little foxing to endpapers. DW chipped Insc. o/w |
270pp |
vg |
£9.95 |
| Capablanca |
Capablanca’s 100 Best Games of Chess Golombek |
Bell 1975 |
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The paperback version |
270pp |
vg |
£9.00 |
| Capablanca |
The Unknown Capablanca Hooper & Brandreth (1st ed.) |
Batsford ‘75 |
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203 of his (mostly) little known games, with complete records of his tournaments etc. DW |
201pp |
vg |
£9.50 |
| Capablanca |
Capablanca – A compendium of Games, Notes, Articles, Correspondence, Illustrations, and other Rare Archival Material. |
McFarland 2011 |
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The definitive work on Capa’s career, a republication of the 1989 hardback original which was ECF Book of the Year. PB AN |
349pp |
vg+ |
£20.00 |
| Capablanca |
Capablanca: A Primer of Checkmate by Rosario |
Mongoose ‘10 |
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58 games in which the author uses Capa’s games to demonstrate his direct attacks on the enemy king. AN SB |
176pp |
f+ |
£9.50 |
| Charousek |
Charousek’s Games of Chess by P. W. Sergeant 1st ed. |
Bell 1919 |
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146 annotated games. Biographical intro. Good portrait |
221pp |
vg |
£30.00 |
| Chigorin |
Mikhail Chigorin – Selected Games by E. Bogoljubov |
Batsford ‘87 |
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240 games in languageless figurine algebraic. PB |
128pp |
vg |
£8.00 |
| Colle |
Colle’s Chess Masterpieces Reinfeld |
Dover 1984 |
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51 gms. SB Unabridged reprint of the 1936 original |
92pp |
vg+ |
£9.50 |
| Denker |
If You Must Play Chess by A. S. Denker 1st ed. |
McKay 1947 |
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55 of his games from 1929 onwards. This copy has the red DW of the US issue as opposed to the green cover and different design of the Pitman version sold in the UK. DW torn but with clear protective cover. |
190pp |
vg |
£20.00 |
| Denker |
If You Must Play Chess by A. S. Denker 1st ed. |
Pitman 1947 |
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55 of his games from 1929 onwards. Green DW with section missing but in protective covers o/w |
190pp |
G+ |
£20.00 |
| De Vere |
“The English Morphy”? – Life & Games of Cecil De Vere Jones & Hindle |
Keverel ‘01 |
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101 gms. SB A life of this mysterious figure who died @ 29 |
130pp |
f+ |
£9.50 |
| Dus-Chotimirsky |
Dus-Chotimirsky – Selected Games V.N. Panov |
Moscow ‘53 |
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57 annotated gms with some good early photos. Scarce work. Blue cloth boards with gilt titling; spine dulled o/w |
160pp |
vg- |
£15.00 |
| Euwe |
From My Games 1920 – 1937 1st ed. |
Bell 1938 |
| LN 3283 |
75 games each annotated by Euwe and introduced by Reinfeld. Insc. DW rubbed top & bottom and spine dulled o/w |
234pp |
g+ |
£12.00 |
| Euwe |
From My Games 1920 – 1937 |
Dover 1975 |
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75 games each annotated by Euwe and introduced by Reinfeld. An unaltered republication of the 1939 original. SB |
234pp |
vg+ |
£13.00 |
| Fischer |
My 60 Memorable Games Fischer |
Faber 1970 |
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Game intros by Larry Evans. Fischer’s classic book an essential in any library. DW in protective cover. |
384pp |
f |
£20.00 |
| Fischer |
My 60 Memorable Games Fischer |
Faber 1972 |
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Game intros by Larry Evans. Fischer’s classic book an essential in any library. PB |
384pp |
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£12.00 |
| Fischer |
My 60 Memorable Games Fischer |
Faber 1988 |
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Another copy with black covers. SB with some creasing o/w |
284pp |
g+ |
£9.50 |
| Fischer |
Profile of a Prodigy – Life & Games of Bobby Fischer Brady (1st ed) |
Kaye 1965 |
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75gms. 100pp of biography. DW |
250pp |
vg+ |
£14.00 |
| Fischer |
Profile of a Prodigy – Life & Games of Bobby Fischer Brady |
Mckay 1969 |
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Another copy but in PB. Cover browning o/w |
250pp |
g |
£5.00 |
| Fischer |
Bobby Fischer by Frank Brady |
Batsford ‘74 |
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90 games. Originally published in the US in this updated edition as Profile of a Prodigy. With much biographical material, X-tables, photos etc. DW |
435pp |
vg+ |
£14.00 |
| Fischer |
The Games of Robert J. Fischer Wade & O’Connell |
Batsford ‘81 |
| |
770 gms. Contributions by Barden, Golombek, Keres et al. |
462pp |
g+ |
£12.00 |
| Fischer |
The Games of Robert J. Fischer Wade & O’Connell |
Batsford ‘81 |
| |
770 gms. Contributions by Barden, Golombek, Keres et al. PB |
462pp |
Vg+ |
£10.00 |
| Fischer |
Fischer’s Chess Games Intro by Keene |
OUP 1980 |
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All known games in languageless figurine with some analysis. Full tournament record & X-tables. PB AN |
166pp |
Vg |
£7.50 |
| Fischer |
Learn From Bobby Fischer’s Greatest Games by Eric Schiller |
Cardoza ‘04 |
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24 games that exemplify a specific lesson. AN PB |
224pp |
f |
£10.00 |
| Fischer |
How To Beat Bobby Fischer by E. Mednis 1st ed. |
Bantam ‘74 |
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61 of Fischer’s losing games fully analysed with diagrams. Small PB |
246pp |
f |
£5.00 |
| Fischer |
A Legend On The Road – Fischer’s 1964 Simul Tour by J. Donaldson |
Russell 2005 |
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191 games and full details of itinerary; opponents’ memories, photos. Etc. 2nd ed. revised & enlarged. PB AN |
198pp |
f |
£15.00 |
| Fischer |
The Chess of Bobby Fischer by R. Burger, plus Brady & Kashdan. 1st |
Chilton 1975 |
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100s of positions from his games with analysis to show the nature of Fischer’s thinking and skills. DW chipped. o/w |
373pp |
VG |
£12.75 |
| Fischer |
Bobby Fischer Rediscovered. By A. Soltis |
Batsford ‘03 |
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100 gms annotated by author with background to each. PB AN |
287pp |
f- |
£10.00 |
| Fischer |
Bobby Fischer – Great Players Series compiled by Bill Patteson |
Ch. Digest |
| |
A set of 5 books containing his games from the early years onwards. They are early Chess Digest publications in typescript & PB, published in 1971. No individual game analysis but concentrating more on the openings he was using at the time. Some tournament background. Not coffee table material but probably of some historic interest. They are:-(a) Games 1958 through 1959. 58pp (b) Games 1960 through 1961 51pp (c) Games 1962 through 1965 72pp (d) Games 1966 through 1968 50pp (e) Games 1969 through 1971 92pp Reasonably clean condition for their age, with no actual damage. |
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The set £25.00 |
| Fischer |
Both Sides of the Chessboard by Byrne & Nei with Intro by Euwe |
Batsford ‘74 |
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121 annotated Fischer’s Candidates games leading up to, and including his 1972 victory. DW |
211pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Geller |
Grandmaster Geller At The Chessboard 1st ed. |
Gillam ‘69 |
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90 annotated games with diagrams and some photos. SB Perfect bound with 1 page loose o/w |
185pp |
vg- |
£9.00 |
| Gligoric |
Svetozar Gligoric’s Chess Career 1945 – 70 by D. Levy 1st ed. |
Collins 1972 |
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63 annotated games with diagrams. Short biography. DW |
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VG |
£10.00 |
| Gligoric |
Svetozar Gligoric’s Chess Career 1945 – 70 by D. Levy 1st ed. |
Collins 1972 |
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63 annotated games with diagrams. Short biography. Another copy but no DW with some foxing to page edges o/w |
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G+ |
£7.75 |
| Gufeld |
My Life In Chess Gufeld (1st ed.) |
ICE 1994 |
| |
108+ gms AN SB His career told with humour and games |
305pp |
vg+ |
£15.00 |
| Heidenfeld |
Lacking The Master Touch 1st ed. |
S. Africa ‘70 |
| |
50 games deeply annotated in a style combining instruction and entertainment. Photographic portrait pasted in, plus errata slip which itself has an error (corrected). A much sought-after book. DW |
115pp |
vg+ |
£30.00 |
| Hoffman |
Chess Gladiator by Asa Hoffmann (FM) |
CEI 1996 |
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70 annotated games by this US player after foreword by Seirawan and intro by Lombardy. Some photos. PB AN |
97pp |
vg+ |
£8.00 |
| Ilyin-Genevsky |
Notes of a Soviet Master. |
Caissa 1986 |
| |
Trans. by Cafferty from the original Russian edition of 1929. An account of this prominent revolutionary’s early chess career and Soviet chess in the 20’s. With 50 games from his entire career including his immortal sacrificial win over Capablanca. Blue boards AN |
54pp |
f+ |
£17.00 |
| Kamsky |
Gata Kamsky – Chess Genius! Gordon & Taylor (1994) |
Ch. Digest |
| |
20 annotated gms & c. 300 others. PB |
196pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Karpov |
Anatoly Karpov’s Best Games Karpov 1st US ed. |
Holt 1996 |
| |
43 gms. AN PB |
175pp |
vg |
£9.50 |
| Karpov |
Chess Is My Life Karpov & Roshal (1st ed. 1980) |
Pergamon |
| |
111 gms plus lots of biographical detail. SB |
359pp |
vg+ |
£15.00 |
| Karpov |
Chess Is My Life Karpov (1st ed. 1980) |
Pergamon |
| |
111 gms plus lots of biographical detail. SB Showing evidence of past dampness o/w |
359pp |
g |
£7.00 |
| Karpov |
Karpov’s Collected Games Levy |
Hale 1975 |
| |
543 gms. Some biographical detail, and a few games have analysis. Many photos. Tournament record etc. DW |
303pp |
vg+ |
£10.00 |
| Karpov |
The Best of Karpov by P. Markland |
OUP 1975 |
| |
74 annotated games with diagrams, tournament record X-tables etc. PB AN paper with light foxing o/w |
272pp |
g |
£5.00 |
| Karpov |
Karpov’s Strategic Wins – 1961-85: The Making of a Champion Karolyi |
Quality 2011 |
| |
76 games thoroughly annotated, and fully indexed. PB AN |
458pp |
f+ |
£15.00 |
| Karpov |
Karpov’s Strategic Wins 2: 1986 – 2010 – The Prime Years Karolyi |
Quality 2011 |
| |
67 games thoroughly annotated & fully indexed PB AN |
576pp |
f+ |
£15.00 |
| Karpov |
How Karpov Wins by E. Mednis 2nd enlarged ed. |
Dover 1994 |
| |
100 games examined critically. PB |
383pp |
vg+ |
£9.50 |
| Karpov |
Anatoly Karpov – His Road to the World Championship by Botvinnik |
Pergamon ‘78 |
| |
24 key games from the 3 matches leading up to his coronation, analysed by Botvinnik, Karpov’s official second. PB |
158pp |
vg |
£5.00 |
| Kasparov |
Learn From Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Games Schiller |
Cardoza ‘05 |
| |
20 gms have easy-to-follow analysis, with diagrams. PB |
240pp |
vg+ |
£9.75 |
| Kasparov |
Gary Kasparov’s Best Games Keene |
Batsford ‘93 |
| |
12 gms well analysed with diagrams. Large format. AN Insc. |
63pp |
f |
£8.50 |
| Kasparov |
Kasparov’s Fighting Chess 1993 – 1998 by Karolyi & Aplin |
Batsford ‘06 |
| |
60 annotated games Insc PB AN |
336pp |
f |
£9.50 |
| Kasparov |
Kasparov’s Fighting Chess 1999 – 2005 by Karolyi & Aplin |
Batsford ‘06 |
| |
77 annotated games Insc PB AN |
336pp |
vg+ |
£9.50 |
| Kasparov |
Garry Kasparov’s Fighting Chess by Kasparov, Speelman & Wade |
Batsford ‘95 |
| |
150 annotated games chronologically arranged with X-tables, photos etc. AN PB |
312pp |
vg+ |
£7.50 |
| Kasparov |
Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Chess Games Vol. 1 by Stohl |
Gambit ‘05 |
| |
74 annotated games from 1973 – 93. DW AN |
320pp |
f |
£15.00 |
| Kasparov |
Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Chess Games Vol. 2 by Stohl |
Gambit ‘06 |
| |
84 annotated games 1994 – 2005 DW AN |
350pp |
f |
£15.00 |
| Kasparov |
Kasparov Vs Karpov by Kasparov |
Everyman ’08 |
| |
76 annotated games from the decade 1975-85 with contextual comments. DW AN |
424pp |
f |
£15.00 |
| Kasparov |
My Games |
Batsford ‘83 |
| |
372 games mostly in languageless figurine, each with a diagram. PB |
163pp |
vg |
£9.00 |
| Kasparov |
Kasparov: How His Predecessors Misled Him About Chess |
Batsford ‘09 |
| |
130+ games won by his predecessors but which he subsequently lost 70+ games when trying to copy their plans to closely. By Karolyi & Aplin. Humorous in style but seriously educational. PB AN |
271pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| Keres |
Weltgeschichte des Schachs No. 21 – Keres |
Hamburg ’60 |
| |
500 gms with diagram every 5 moves. Part of Dr. Wildhagen’s ground-breaking and still collectable series. With booklet of added notes & photos. AN. Red cloth 10 cm split on spine |
|
vg- |
£20.00 |
| Keres |
Weltgeschichte des Schachs No. 21 – Keres |
Hamburg ’60 |
| |
500 gms with diagram every 5 moves. Part of Dr. Wildhagen’s ground-breaking and still collectable series. With booklet of added notes & photos. AN. Rebacked retaining original red cloth o/w |
|
vg- |
£12.00 |
| Keres |
Paul Keres – The Road To The Top |
Batsford ’96 |
| |
51 annotated games from his early career, based on the Jenkins books with extra material by John Nunn. PB AN |
256pp |
f |
£11.00 |
| Keres |
Paul Keres – The Quest For Perfection with J. Nunn |
Batsford ’97 |
| |
51 annotated games from his later career, based on the Jenkins books of the 1960s. List of events & career record. PB AN |
272pp |
f |
£11.00 |
| Keres |
Keres’ Best Games of Chess 1931-1940 by Reinfeld 1st ed. |
McKay 1942 |
| |
77 annotated games chosen by the author in consultation with Paul Keres who also contributes a preface. Insc “From Russia with warmth G.U.” DW nibbled top & bottom of spine. o/w |
224pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Keres |
Keres’ Best Games of Chess 1931-1940 by Reinfeld |
Bell 1946 |
| |
77 games with 4p intro by Keres. Insc. |
224pp |
g+ |
£7.50 |
| Keres |
Paul Keres’ Best Games Vol. 1: Closed Games Varnusz |
Pergamon ‘87 |
| |
170 gms well analysed, plus good photos. AN. PB. Slight foxing to some page edges o/w |
192pp |
VG- |
£9.50 |
| Keres |
Paul Keres’ Best Games Vol. 1: Closed Games Varnusz |
Pergamon ‘87 |
| |
170 gms well analysed, plus good photos. AN. PB. Slight foxing to some page edges o/w |
192pp |
VG- |
£9.50 |
| Keres |
Paul Keres’ Best Games Vol. 2 Open & Semi-Open Games Varnusz |
Pergamon ‘90 |
| |
240 gms. Same format as Vol. 1 AN PB |
278pp |
VG |
£9.50 |
| Keres |
Keres’ Best Games of Chess 1931 – 1940 Reinfeld |
Bell 1946 |
| |
77gms with 4pp intro by Keres. Insc. |
224pp |
g+ |
£7.50 |
| Keres |
The Early Games of Paul Keres Keres trans. & edited by Golombek. |
Jenkins 1964 |
| |
26 gms extensively analysed by the master. DW Insc. |
192pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Keres |
The Early Games of Paul Keres Keres trans. & edited by Golombek. |
Jenkins 1964 |
| |
26 gms extensively analysed by the master. DW Insc. |
192pp |
g |
£9.50 |
| Keres |
The Early Games of Paul Keres Keres trans. & edited by Golombek. |
Jenkins 1964 |
| |
26 gms extensively analysed by the master. DW Insc. |
192pp |
g- |
£7.50 |
| Keres |
The Middle Years of Paul Keres Keres trans. & edited by Golombek |
Jenkins 1966 |
| |
53 gms analysed by the master DW Front endpaper excised o/w |
208pp |
g |
£9.50 |
| Keres |
The Middle Years of Paul Keres Keres trans. & edited by Golombek |
Jenkins 1966 |
| |
53 gms analysed by the master DW Front endpaper excised o/w |
208pp |
VG- |
£9.50 |
| Keres |
The Later Years of Paul Keres Keres trans. & edited by Golombek 1st ed |
Jenkins 1969 |
| |
80 gms analysed by the master. DW signed by Golombek |
192pp |
VG |
£14.00 |
| Keres |
The Later Years of Paul Keres Keres trans. & edited by Golombek 1st ed |
Jenkins 1969 |
| |
80 gms analysed by the master. DW with tear o/w |
192pp |
G |
£9.50 |
| Khalifman |
Khalifman – Life & Games Nesis |
Everyman 00 |
| |
97 gms with biographical context PB AN |
208pp |
f- |
£10.00 |
| Korchnoi |
Viktor Korchnoi’s Best Games by Korchnoi 1st ed. 1978 |
Philidor |
| |
72 games plus diagrams. HB |
294pp |
vg+ |
£9.50 |
| Korchnoi |
Korchnoi’s 400 Best Games by Korchnoi, Wade & Blackstock. 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘78 |
| |
Languageless figurine algebraic notation. X-tables. DW |
264pp |
vg |
£10.75 |
| Korchnoi |
Chess Is My Life – Autobiography & Games 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘77 |
| |
75 games, some annotated. AN DW |
168pp |
vg+ |
£10.00 |
| Korchnoi |
Korchnoi’s Chess Games Levy & O’Connell (ed.) Intro by Hartston |
OUP 1979 |
| |
c. 1,700 games in languageless figurine algebraic notation. Many X-tables. PB |
291pp |
vg |
£11.00 |
| Kramnik |
Kramnik – My Life & Games Kramnik & Damsky |
Everyman 00 |
| |
178 gms in biographical context. PB AN |
208pp |
vg- |
£9.00 |
| Kramnik |
Kramnik – My Life & Games Kramnik & Damsky |
Everyman 00 |
| |
178 gms in biographical context. PB AN cover rubbed |
208pp |
g |
£7.00 |
| Larsen |
Larsen’s Selected Games of Chess by Larsen 1st ed. |
Bell 1970 |
| |
50 annotated games in 14 chapters with linking narrative to describe his rise up the ladder. DW nibbled o/w |
181pp |
vg |
£15.00 |
| Larsen |
Larsen’s Selected Games of Chess by Larsen 1st ed. |
Bell 1970 |
| |
50 annotated games in 14 chapters with linking narrative to describe his rise up the ladder. DW nibbled but in protective cover o/w |
181pp |
vg |
£15.00 |
| Larsen |
Larsen’s Selected Games of Chess by Larsen 1st ed. |
Bell 1970 |
| |
50 annotated games in 14 chapters with linking narrative to describe his rise up the ladder. Slight foxing to endpapers o/w |
181pp |
vg |
£13.00 |
| Lasker |
Weltgeschichte des Schachs No. 11 – Lasker |
Hamburg ’59 |
| |
573 gms with diagram every 5 moves. Part of Dr. Wildhagen’s ground-breaking and still collectable series. With booklet of added notes. AN. Red cloth. |
|
vg- |
£22.00 |
| Lasker |
Dr. Lasker’s Chess Career Pt. 1 1889-1914 by Reinfeld & Fine |
1st ed 1935 |
| |
75 annotated games with appreciations of the player by Kmoch, Nimzowitsch, Reti, Spielmann & Tartakower, plus biographical section. Published by Printing Craft but printed in the USA. Tea stains to bottom edges of 2nd half of book & 2cm split to rear of spine o/w |
165pp |
g |
£16.00 |
| Lasker |
Lasker’s Greatest Chess Games |
Dover 1956 |
| |
75 games annotated by Reinfeld & Fine. A republication of the 1935 original Dr. Lasker’s Chess Career 1889 – 1914. SB |
165pp |
g+ |
£6.00 |
| Lasker |
Lasker’s Greatest Chess Games |
Dover 1956 |
| |
75 games annotated by Reinfeld & Fine. A republication of the 1935 original Dr. Lasker’s Chess Career 1889 – 1914. HB DW in protective cover. Ex-Lib o/w |
165pp |
VG- |
£7.00 |
| Lasker |
Emanuel Lasker – The Life Of A Chess Master Hannak 1st ed. |
Deutsch ‘59 |
| |
101 gms lightly annotated with foreword by Albert Einstein and very readable biography. DW |
320pp |
VG |
£20.00 |
| Lasker |
Emanuel Lasker – The Life Of A Chess Master Hannak 1st ed. |
NY 1959 |
| |
101 gms lightly annotated with foreword by Albert Einstein and very readable biography. The US edition by Simon & Schuster with different DW |
320pp |
G+ |
£20.00 |
| Lasker |
Emanuel Lasker 1 – Games 1889 - 1903 |
Ch. Stars ‘98 |
| |
356 gms chronologically arranged in languageless Informator style. X-tables. PB AN |
335pp |
f |
£9.50 |
| Lasker |
Emanuel Lasker 2 – Games 1904 - 1940 |
Ch. Stars ‘98 |
| |
356 gms chronologically arranged in languageless Informator style. X-tables. PB AN |
301pp |
f |
£9.50 |
| Lasker |
Emanuel Lasker – 2nd World Champion by I & V Linder |
Russell 2010 |
| |
81 gms annotated by K. Muller, plus a look at his other activities. Tournament record etc. PB AN |
264pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| Lasker |
Why Lasker Matters by Andrew Soltis 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘05 |
| |
100 games in which Soltis analyses Lasker’s tricks, traps & techniques. PB AN |
320pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| Lasker |
Emanuel Lasker – 2nd World Champion by I & V Linder |
Russell 2010 |
| |
81 gms annotated by K. Muller, plus a look at his other activities. Tournament record etc. PB AN |
320pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| Marshall |
My Fifty Years of Chess 1st ed. 1942 |
Ch. Review |
| |
140 annotated games. Good photos in the biographical section. Insc. |
242pp |
vg |
£25.00 |
| Marshall |
My Fifty Years of Chess 1st ed. 1942 |
Ch. Review |
| |
140 annotated games. Good photos in the biographical section. Insc. Small damp stain to lower spine & front endpaper excised o/w |
242pp |
vg- |
£20.00 |
| Marshall |
Marshall’s Best Games of Chess - Marshall |
Dover 1960 |
| |
140 gms analysed and in biographical context. A republication of the 1942 original entitled My 50 Years of Chess. SB |
242pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Marshall |
Great American Chess Players: 1.- Frank J. Marshall by P. Wenman. 1st ed. Short biography & tournament record. |
Leeds 1948 |
| |
100 annotated games with 150 diagrams. A little foxing to endpapers o/w VG. Short biography & tournament record. |
204pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Morphy |
Morphy’s Games of Chess by Löwenthal |
Batsford ‘85 |
| |
150+ games. Facsimile reprint of the 1860 1st ed. The only collection of Morphy’s games made with his assistance. DW |
485pp |
vg+ |
£15.00 |
| Morphy |
Morphy’s Games of Chess P. W. Sergeant 1st ed. |
Bell 1916 |
| LN 3222 |
300 gms with 36pp biography. LN 3222 Green cloth boards splitting on rear spine o/w |
352pp |
g+ |
£20.00 |
| Morphy |
Morphy’s Games of Chess P. W. Sergeant 1st ed. |
Bell 1916 |
| LN 3222 |
300 gms with 36pp biography. Green cloth boards 10 cm split to rear of spine o/w |
352pp |
g |
£20.00 |
| Morphy |
Morphy’s Games of Chess P. W. Sergeant 3rd ed. |
Bell 1919 |
| LN 3223 |
300 gms with 36pp biography. LN 3223 Green cloth boards re-backed retaining original cloth. Insc. |
352pp |
g |
£12.50 |
| Morphy |
Morphy’s Games of Chess Sergeant. An unabridged ed. of the original |
Dover 1957 |
| LN 3223 |
As before with added 5pp introduction by Reinfeld. SB |
352pp |
Vg |
£8.00 |
| Morphy |
Morphy Gleanings by P. W. Sergeant Printing-Craft |
1st ed. 1932 |
| LN 3098 |
A pot-pourri of aspects of Morphy’s life that Sergeant had unearthed from various sources after his earlier book, including games, family tree, photos of his birth place, last home, errata section of his 300 games publication, etc. Much scarcer than his other works on Morphy. Cloth boards, small neat Insc. Spine faded, foxing to endpapers o/w |
114pp |
Vg |
£30.00 |
| Morphy |
Paul Morphy by Geza Maroczy |
Caissa 2012 |
| |
Translated by Robert Sherwood from the 1909 edition published in Germany. Maroczy was the strongest player who ever annotated all of Morphy games and thus to non-German language readers, it should be of special interest, especially since the standards for analytical notes were far higher even in 1909 than were accepted when these games were played. There are all of Morphy’s then-known games analysed, though a few are game fragments when the full game was not known. Limited edition of only 600 copies, and is probably already out of print. HB Red cloth boards AN |
292pp |
F+ |
£30.00 |
| Morphy |
A First Book of Morphy by Del Rosario 2004 |
Trafford |
| |
The author uses Morphy’s games to illustrate the teachings of Fine and Purdy, with 10 rules each for the opening, middle and endgame – i.e. 30 Morphy games. Published only on a print-on-demand basis so relatively uncommon but an excellent intro to Morphy. PB AN |
|
F+ |
£12.00 |
| Morphy |
Morphy Chess Masterpieces by Reinfeld & Soltis |
Collier 1974 |
| |
40 annotated games and his legacy analysed by 2 noted writers. PB |
239pp |
vg- |
£9.00 |
| Najdorf |
Najdorf: Life and Games Lissowski & Najdorf 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘05 |
| |
131 gms half annotated by the GM. PB AN |
256pp |
f |
£9.50 |
| Napier, W. E. |
Napier: The Forgotten Chessmaster by Jonh Hilbert |
Caissa 1997 |
| |
321 games, many with notes. Extensive historical background. Especially strong on New York City area chess around the turn of the century. Red cloth boards. |
354pp |
f+ |
£25.00 |
| Nezhmetdinov |
Nezhmetdinov’s Best Games Nezhmetdinov 1st English ed. |
Caissa 2000 |
| |
371 gms + instructive positions PB AN |
182pp |
f |
£15.00 |
| Nimzovitsch |
Nimzovich The Hypermodern Reinfeld 1st ed. |
McKay 1948 |
| |
58 gms with individual introductions. |
221pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Nimzovitsch |
Nimzovich The Hypermodern Reinfeld 1st ed. |
McKay 1948 |
| |
58 gms with individual introductions. DW in protective covering. Insc. |
221pp |
vg+ |
£14.00 |
| Nimzovitsch |
Hypermodern Chess Reinfeld |
Dover 1958 |
| |
Unabridged republication of the 1948 ed. PB |
221pp |
|
£7.75 |
| Nimzovitsch |
Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal. By Keene 1st US ed. |
McKay 1974 |
| |
120 games illustrating the author’s treatise. Republication of the Bell 1974 original, with X-tables, diagrams etc. A well-respected early work. PB AN |
334pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Nunn |
John Nunn’s Best Games |
Batsford ‘95 |
| |
40 games & 255 diagrams annotated by a master of the art. “The chess book of the year!” (Batsford) PB AN |
320pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Nunn |
Secrets of Grandmaster Chess – An expanded new edition of a modern classic |
Batsford ‘75 |
| |
24 games only, but analysed in depth. An expansion of the original that won the BCF Book of the Year award in 1988. PB AN |
335pp |
vg+ |
£12.00 |
| Nunn |
Grandmaster Chess Move By Move by Nunn |
Gambit 2006 |
| |
46 of his best games, plus studies & problems of which he is also a GM. PB AN |
287pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| Pachman |
Pachman’s Decisive Games 1st ed. |
Pitman ‘75 |
| |
51 annotated games in full context with X-tables. DW |
259pp |
vg+ |
£12.00 |
| Petrosian |
Tigran Petrosian – His Life & Games by Vasiliev 1st ed. |
RHM 1974 |
| |
50 annotated games with biographical insights. Much sought after item. DW |
259pp |
vg+ |
£20.00 |
| Petrosian |
Petrosian’s Best Games of Chess 1946 – 63 by P. H. Clarke |
Bell 1971 |
| |
60 annotated games with diagrams. DW nibbled but in clear protective cover. Signed “P. H. Clarke”. DW |
205pp |
vg |
£14.00 |
| Petrosian |
Petrosian’s Best Games of Chess 1946 – 63 by P. H. Clarke |
Bell 1971 |
| |
60 annotated games with diagrams. DW nibbled but in clear protective cover. Signed “P. H. Clarke”. DW Endpapers a little foxed. o/w |
205pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Petrosian |
Petrosian’s Best Games of Chess 1946 – 63 by P. H. Clarke |
Bell 1971 |
| |
60 annotated games with diagrams. DW nibbled but in clear protective cover. Signed “P. H. Clarke”. No DW |
205pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Petrosian |
Petrosian the Powerful by Soltis & Ken Smith |
Ch. Digest |
| |
30 annotated games with diagrams & 12 chapters of biography. PB AN |
158pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Petrosian |
Tigran Petrosian – World Champion by A. O’Kelly de Galway 1st ed. |
Pergamon |
| |
Biography & 30 annotated games. Tournament record. |
119pp |
G+ |
£10.00 |
| Petrovs |
Vladimirs Petrovs: A Chessplayer’s Story From Greatness To The Gulags by Andris Fride |
Caissa ‘04 |
| |
265 gms The sad story of a “disappeared” told in photos, reminiscences & games. X-tables etc. AN PB |
190pp |
VG+ |
£15.00 |
| Phillips |
60 Years On With Caissa & Friends A. Phillips |
Caissa |
| |
200 gms half by Phillips and others by friends. Many little-seen photos. PB AN |
144pp |
f+ |
£12.00 |
| Pillsbury |
Great American Chess-Players II :: H. N. Pillbury Wenman |
Mitre ‘48 |
| |
100 gms lightly analysed with 102 diagrams plus 4 pp biography. Small format. DW in protective cover |
152pp |
vg+ |
£11.00 |
| Pillsbury |
Great American Chess-Players II :: H. N. Pillbury Wenman |
Mitre ‘48 |
| |
100 gms lightly analysed with 102 diagrams plus 4 pp biography. Small format. Foxing to endpapers o/w |
152pp |
vg- |
£10.00 |
| Pillsbury |
Pillsbury’s Chess Career Sergeant & Watts Printing Craft |
1st ed. 1922 |
| LN 3113 |
233 annotated gms. Insc. Pages roughly cut as usual. Re-backed retaining original red cloth o/w |
126pp |
g+ |
£15.00 |
| Pillsbury |
Pillsbury’s Chess Career Sergeant & Watts Printing Craft 2nd ed. |
1937 |
| |
9 extra games added plus errata list. Has DW which is unusual, though somewhat browned and chipped. o/w |
126pp |
vg |
£25.00 |
| Polgar |
Judit Polgar: The Princess of Chess by Karolyi |
Batsford ‘04 |
| |
89 annotated gms as Karolyi looks in more detail at the youngest sister’s achievements. PB. AN |
288pp |
vg+ |
£12.00 |
| Polgar |
Breaking Though – How The Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess |
Everyman 05 |
| |
125 annotated games, photos in b&w and colour. Biographical material. High production standards. DW AN |
320pp |
f- |
£14.00 |
| Polgar |
How I Beat Fischer’s Record – aided by M. Marin |
Quality 2012 |
| |
85 annotated games & 50+ personal pics. AN |
384pp |
f+ |
£15.00 |
| Polugayevsky |
Grandmaster Performance by Polugayevsky |
Cadogan ‘94 |
| |
64 games from his climb up the chess ladder, illustrating his style. A republication of the Pergamon 1984 orginal. PB AN |
181pp |
vg |
£9.50 |
| Polugayevsky |
Grandmaster Achievement by Polugayevsky |
Cadogan ‘94 |
| |
85 games that illustrate his style of play. PB AN |
223pp |
vg |
£9.50 |
| Portisch |
Selected Games of Lajos Portisch Varnusz 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘79 |
| |
90 annotated gms with some biographical context. DW |
207pp |
vg+ |
£8.50 |
| Pupols |
Viktors Pupols – American Master by Larry Parr |
Thinkers ‘83 |
| |
90 lightly annotated games. Photos etc. PB AN |
77pp |
vg |
£7.50 |
| Reshevsky |
Reshevsky On Chess 1st ed. 1948 with Pitman sticker pasted in. |
Ch. Review |
| |
110 of his games from 1920 annotated by the author. Tournament record & photographs. Insc. “J. A. Fuller”. |
272pp |
vg |
£14.00 |
| Reshevsky |
Samuel Reshevsky by Stephen W. Gordon 1st ed. 1997 |
McFarland |
| |
1,768 gms with diagrams, X-tables, some analysis & indexes. Large format. AN. Green cloth boards with gilt titles. |
406pp |
F+ |
£25.00 |
| Reshevsky |
How Chess Games Are Won Reshevsky 1st ed. |
Pitman 1962 |
| |
60 of his gms as the author addresses his subject. DW |
212pp |
VG+ |
£15.00 |
| Reshevsky |
How Chess Games Are Won Reshevsky 1st paperback ed. |
Pitman 1973 |
| |
60 of his gms as the author addresses his subject. PB |
212pp |
VG |
£12.00 |
| Reti |
Reti’s Best Games of Chess Golombek 1st ed. |
Bell 1954 |
| |
70 gms & studies & memoir. Light foxing to endpapers o/w |
173pp |
VG |
£12.00 |
| Reti |
Reti’s Best Games of Chess Golombek |
Dover 1974 |
| |
Unabridged version of 1954 original. Cover a little creased o/w |
|
VG |
£12.00 |
| Richter |
Kurt Richters Beste Partien Brinckmann 1st ed. |
Berlin 1939 |
| LN2385 |
85 gms No. 8 in a series on German chessplayers. In German. A clean and collectible copy. |
120pp |
|
£40.00 |
| Rubinstein |
Rubinstein’s Chess Masterpieces – 100 Selected Games Kmoch |
N. York 1941 |
| |
1st ed. with extensive neat marginalia, esp. to endpapers. o/w |
192pp |
g+ |
£12.50 |
| Rubinstein |
Rubinstein’s Chess Masterpieces – 100 Selected Games Kmoch |
Dover 1960 |
| |
Unaltered republication of 1st ed. PB |
192pp |
vg- |
£9.00 |
| Rubinstein |
Akiba Rubinstein: Uncrowned King Donaldson & Minev |
ICE 1994 |
| |
474 lightly annotated gms with some periodic context. Photos, X-tables etc. Scarce outside US. AN PB |
321pp |
f |
£25.00 |
| Sanakoev |
World Champion at the Third Attempt by Sanakoev |
Gambit 1999 |
| |
59 games by a Correspondence World Champion, analysing his decision-making process – e.g. when to sacrifice & when not. PB AN |
256pp |
f |
£9.50 |
| Schlecter |
Schlechter’s Chess Games by T. Crain |
Yorklyn ‘98 |
| |
811 games. An original work which gives all Schlechter’s games found in an exhaustive decade-long search. It complements the Goldman book by giving many more games, but no notes, and a brief biography with photos & cross-tables for his major tournaments. Red cloth boards AN |
287pp |
f+ |
£17.00 |
| Seirawan |
Chess Duels: My Games with the World Champions. |
Everyman 10 |
| |
56 games with biographic and contextual material. DW AN |
427pp |
f+ |
£14.00 |
| Shirov |
Shirov’s One Hundred Wins Soloviev |
Ch. Stars ‘03 |
| |
24 photos most in colour + diagrams + X-tables |
316pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| Shirov |
Alexei Shirov’s Best Games Kalinichenko |
Moscow 05 |
| |
500 gms with languageless analysis. o/w text in Cyrillic. AN |
736pp |
f |
£9.50 |
| Shirov |
Fire On Board – Shirov’s Best Games 2006 rep. |
Everyman |
| |
82 gms + chapter on his favoured Botvinnik Variation. PB AN |
236pp |
vg+ |
£10.00 |
| Short, N |
Short by A. Martin, J. Tisdall & R. O’Brien |
1993 |
| |
Gms annotated to a varying degree - career record – illustrations. Insc. AN PB |
193pp |
vg |
£6.00 |
| Short, N |
Nigel Short – World Chess Challenger |
Batsford ‘92 |
| |
40 annotated games with diagrams and tournament record. PB AN |
144pp |
f |
£7.50 |
| Smyslov |
My Best Games of Chess 1935-1957 |
Dover 1972 |
| |
67 games annotated by Smyslov edited by Clarke. A republication of the RKP 1958 original. SB |
154pp |
vg |
£8.50 |
| Sokolov |
Sokolov’s Best Games Sokolov |
Cadogan ‘97 |
| |
50 annotated gms in its historical context. PB AN |
157pp |
f |
£8.95 |
| Spassky |
Weltgeschichte des Schachs No. 27 – Spassky |
Hamburg ’72 |
| |
355 gms with diagram every 5 moves. Part of Dr. Wildhagen’s ground-breaking and still collectable series. With booklet of added notes. AN. Red cloth with some foxing on front edge o/w |
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VG |
£20.00 |
| Spassky |
Spassky’s 100 Best Games Cafferty |
Batsford ‘73 |
| |
Includes an extra game from the Fischer match + winning move puzzles. DW |
256pp |
VG |
£12.00 |
| Spassky |
Spassky’s 100 Best Games Cafferty 3rd ed. |
Batsford ‘79 |
| |
Includes an extra game from the Fischer match + winning move puzzles. SB |
256pp |
VG- |
£9.50 |
| Spassky |
Boris Spassky: Master of Tactics (100 Games 1949 –‘72) 4th ed. |
Batsford ‘91 |
| |
A republication of the 1973 book. PB |
256pp |
VG |
£9.50 |
| Spassky |
Boris Spassky: Master of Initiative by Raetsky & Chetverik |
Everyman 06 |
| |
150 positions from games illustrating his strengths. PB AN |
160pp |
F- |
£10.00 |
| Spassky |
The Best Games of Boris Spassky by Soltis |
Pitman 1973 |
| |
70 lightly annotated games from between 1949 – ‘71. DW |
288pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Speelman |
Jon Speelman’s Best Games by Speelman |
Pitman 1973 |
| |
38 games looked at in depth with career context. PB AN |
240pp |
vg+ |
£10.00 |
| Spielmann |
The Chess Career of Rudolph Spielmann Vol. 1 by J. Spence 1st ed |
Kalnaj 1961 |
| |
75 annotated games 1903 – 26 with diagrams & photos. Tournament & match records between these dates. Although a 2nd volume was planned for 1927 – 42, this was never completed. Typescript. Stylish red cloth boards with gilt titles. Some browning to endpapers o/w |
262pp |
vg+ |
£25.00 |
| Steinitz |
William Steinitz Selected Chess Games. Devide |
Dover 1974 |
| |
78 + 6 added gms. A corrected and expanded republication of the 1901 original. SB |
109pp |
vg |
£6.00 |
| Steinitz |
William Steinitz – 1st World Champion by I & V Linder |
Russell ‘14 |
| |
90 games but also an in-depth account of his career and contributions to chess. With photos, X-tables etc. PB AN |
200pp |
f+ |
£12.00 |
| Steinitz |
The Games of Wilhelm Steinitz – First World Champion Pickard |
Pickard ‘95 |
| |
1,022 gms many with language-less analysis. PB AN |
260pp |
vg |
£9.50 |
| Sultan Khan |
Mir Sultan Khan |
BCM 1977 |
| |
64 annotated games set in historical context. X-tables and photos. HB |
144pp |
vg |
£15.00 |
| Taimanov |
Taimanov’s Selected Games by Taimanov |
Cadogan ‘98 |
| |
60 annotated games grouped by strategical motif to maximise instructional value. PB AN |
198pp |
vg+ |
£10.00 |
| Tal |
Weltgeschichte des Schachs No. 25 Tal |
Hamburg 61 |
| |
419 gms with diagram every 5 moves. Part of Dr. Wildhagen’s ground-breaking and still collectable series. With booklet of added notes. AN. Red cloth with gilt titling still bright. |
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vg+ |
£25.00 |
| Tal |
Weltgeschichte des Schachs No. 25 Tal |
|
| |
419 gms with diagram every 5 moves. Part of Dr. Wildhagen’s ground-breaking and still collectable series. With booklet of added notes. AN. Red cloth less bright |
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£17.50 |
| Tahl |
222 Partitas |
Madrid 1990 |
| |
Diagram with each game but no analysis. Small format. PB ANt |
127pp |
F |
£4.50 |
| Tal |
Complete Games of Mikhail Tal 1936 – 59 Thomas 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘80 |
| |
c. 415 gms in languageless analysis. Paper yellowing as is usual. AN. Ex lib. DW |
192pp |
g- |
£7.00 |
| Tal |
Complete Games of Mikhail Tal 1936 – 59 Thomas |
Batsford ‘80 |
| |
c. 415 gms in languageless analysis. Paper yellowing as is usual. AN. Ex lib. PB Paper yellowing o/w |
192pp |
g+ |
£8.50 |
| Tal |
Complete Games of Mikhail Tal 1960 – 66 Thomas 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘79 |
| |
c. 414 gms with languageless analysis. PB |
160pp |
vg |
£8.50 |
| Tal |
Complete Games of Mikhail Tal 1967 – 73 Thomas 1st ed. |
Batsford ‘79 |
| |
c. 500 gms with languageless analysis. DW |
176pp |
vg+ |
£9.50 |
| Tal |
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Tal 1st ed. |
RHM 1976 |
| |
100 gms analysed by Tal with full context. Biography takes form of an interview. PB |
516pp |
g+ |
£8.00 |
| Tal |
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal A republication of the 1976 ed. |
Cadogan ‘97 |
| |
100 gms analysed by Tal with full context. Biography takes form of an interview. AN PB |
496pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| Tal |
Mikhail Tal Games Vol. 1 1949 – 1962 Soloviev |
Ch. Stars ‘94 |
| |
672 gms with languageless analysis. PB AN |
431pp |
vg |
£9.50 |
| Tal |
Mikhail Tal Games Vol. 2 1963 – 1972 Soloviev |
Ch. Stars ‘95 |
| |
635 gms with languageless analysis. PB AN |
431pp |
vg |
£9.50 |
| Tal |
Mikhail Tal Games Vol. 3 1973 – 1981 Soloviev |
Ch. Stars ‘96 |
| |
709 gms with languageless analysis. PB AN |
443pp |
vg+ |
£9.50 |
| Tal |
Mikhail Tal Games Vol. 4 1982 – 1992 Soloviev |
Ch. Stars ‘96 |
| |
672 gms with languageless analysis. PB AN |
459pp |
vg+ |
£9.50 |
| Tal |
Mikhail Tal: Tactical Genius Raetsky & Chetverik |
Everyman ‘04 |
| |
Some of his best games analysed but mostly puzzles to test the reader. PB AN |
160pp |
f- |
£9.50 |
| Tal |
Selected Games of Mikhail Tal by j. Hajtun 1st ed. |
Pitman 1961 |
| |
64 annotated games HB |
145pp |
vg |
£10.00 |
| Tal |
Selected Games of Mikhail Tal by j. Hajtun |
Dover 1975 |
| |
64 annotated gms. A republication of the 1961 ed. SB |
145pp |
vg+ |
£7.50 |
| Tal |
Attack With Mikhail Tal Tal & Damsky |
Cadogan ‘94 |
| |
Tal explains the art of attack using his games. AN Ex Lib. Front endpaper excised o/w |
198pp |
g |
£6.00 |
| Tal |
Tal’s Winning Combinations by Tal & Khenkin 1st ed. 1980 |
Routledge |
| |
271 diagrams from his games at the start of numerous winning combinations, and the process and outcome of each. DW |
409pp |
vg+ |
£18.00 |
| Tal |
The Life & Games of Mikhail Tal by Tal. |
RHM 1976 |
| |
100 annotated games with diagrams, autobiographical notes etc. This is one thick paperback with some wear to covers o/w |
517pp |
g+ |
£8.00 |
| Tal |
Mikhail Tal’s Best Games of Chess Clarke |
Bell 1973 |
| |
50 gms annotated by a respected writer. Red DW chipped o/w |
195pp |
vg |
£11.50 |
| Tal |
Mikhail Tal’s Best Games of Chess Clarke 1st ed. |
Bell 1961 |
| |
50 gms annotated by a respected writer. Pale blue DW worn o/w |
195pp |
vg |
£10.50 |
| Tal |
Mikhail Tal – Master of Sacrifice. By Clarke |
Batsford ‘61 |
| |
A republication of the 1961 Bell original. B |
195pp |
f |
£9.95 |
| Tal |
The Chess Psychologist World Champion Tal. by Liepnieks |
ISHI 2012 |
| |
A republication of the 1961 original. 60 annotated gms. PB |
174pp |
f+ |
£10.00 |
| Tal |
Tal Since 1960 by W. H. Cozens BCM Quarterly No. 16 |
1974 |
| |
74 annotated games 1960 – ’74. PB |
101pp |
g+ |
£12.00 |
| Taimanov |
Taimanov’s Selected Games Taimanov |
Cadogan ‘95 |
| |
60 annotated gms. PB AN Corner of cover creased o/w |
198pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Tarrasch |
Tarrasch’s Best Games of Chess by Reinfeld 1st ed. |
Chatto 1947 |
| |
183 annotated games. Insc. DW |
385pp |
vg |
£15.00 |
| Tartakower |
My Best Games of Chess 1905 – 1954 2 Vols. bound as one. |
Dover 1985 |
| |
Combines the 2 Bell books of 1953 & 1956. 200 annotated games. SB |
197pp |
vg |
£14.00 |
| Tartakower |
My Best Games of Chess 1905 – 1930 Tartakower. Golombek ed. 1st ed. |
Bell 1953 |
| |
101 annotated gms. Neat insc. “Presented by The Lady Dunsany in memory of The Rt. Hon. Lord Dunsany – President of the Sevenoaks Chess Club 1903 – 1957” |
250pp |
vg- |
£20.00 |
| Thomas |
Chess For The Love Of It A. R. B. Thomas |
RKB 1973 |
| |
The author reflects on his career through games. DW |
82pp |
vg |
£7.50 |
| Thomas |
Chess For The Love Of It A. R. B. Thomas |
RKB 1973 |
| |
The author reflects on his career through games. DW |
82pp |
vg+ |
£6.00 |
| Timman |
Chess The Adventurous Way |
NIC 1994 |
| |
80 of his best games from 1983–’93 all annotated. HB AN Internally & externally clean & tight, except for foxing on edges o/w |
254pp |
vg |
£12.00 |
| Whitaker |
Shady Side: The Life & Crimes of Norman Tweed Whitaker Hilbert |
Caissa 2000 |
| |
570 gm scores 20% of which are annotated. 332 pp of in-depth biography reconstructed from 3 crates of his papers. AN DW |
481pp |
f+ |
£30.00 |
| Yates |
One-Hundred-And-One Of My Best Games Yates 1st ed. 1934 |
Printing Craft |
| |
100 gms plus 9 added by Winter & Watts after Yates’ early death. A much sought after work. Spine dulled o/w |
182pp |
vg- |
£35.00 |
| Yates |
One-Hundred-And-One Of My Best Games Yates |
Moravian |
| |
Facsimile of the 1934 original. HB |
182pp |
f+ |
£20.00 |
| Wildhagen |
Weltgeschichte des Schachs (The World History of Chess) |
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| |
In the pre-computer age, Dr. E. Wildhagen of Hamburg drew up plans to compile and publish a series of books of games by all the chess greats, and from many countries. He had a master plan of 40 projected titles, appearing at a rate of c. one every 6 weeks, though they did not appear in numerical sequence. E.g. the 1st to appear was No. 11 (Lasker), 2nd was No. 18 (Euwe part 1) and 3rd was No. 23 (Botvinnik part 1). The principle was that all games would have a diagram after very 5th move by Black, so that the game could be followed without reference to a physical chessboard. They were all published with red cloth boards and contain between 350 and 550 games, together with a smaller separate appendix (sometimes lost). Usually with players’ full tournament record, opening index, algebraic notation etc. German forewords. Although, on his death, the series came to an end before completion, they have proved very collectible. |
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| Lasker |
No. 11 in the series. Edited by L. Rellstab |
1959 |
| |
573 gms. AN With separate appendix, spine a little dulled o/w |
|
vg |
£22.00 |
| Capablanca |
No. 14 in the Series. Edited by Brinckmann |
1963 |
| |
568 gms. AN With separate appendix. Spine a little dulled o/w |
|
vg |
£22.00 |
| Keres |
No. 21 in the series |
1960 |
| |
500 gms AN With separate appendix. Spine dulled & 12cm split in cloth on spine. o/w |
|
G+ |
£18.00 |
| Keres |
No. 21 in the series |
1960 |
| |
Re-backed retaining original red cloth, though gilt lettering has dulled. o/w |
|
G |
£12.00 |
| Botvinnik |
No. 23 in the series |
1960 |
| |
400 games. AN With separate appendix. Spine a little dulled & 4cm split in cloth on front of spine. o/w |
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VG- |
£20.00 |
| Tal |
No. 25 in the series |
1961 |
| |
419 games. AN With separate appendix. Clean cloth boards with bright gilt titles. |
|
VG+ |
£25.00 |
| Tal |
No. 25 in the series |
1961 |
| |
419 games. AN With separate appendix. Spine slightly dulled |
|
VG+ |
£20.00 |
| Spassky |
No. 27 in the series |
1972 |
| |
355 games AN With separate appendix. Red cloth boards with spine dulled & pale damp stains on front. o/w |
|
VG |
£20.00 |
| Soviet Chess |
No. 33 in series covering period 1917 – 35 |
1960 |
| |
400 games AN With separate appendix. Red cloth boards with spine dulled & one small damp stain on front. o/w |
|
VG |
£18.00 |
| Soviet Chess |
No. 36 in series |
1963 |
| |
400 games. AN With separate appendix. Red cloth boards with spine dulled o/w |
|
VG |
£18.00 |
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