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Author: Ruth ChessmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Abelard-Schuman, 1965Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the story of 12-year-old James Porter and his 13-year-old friend Davy, who sailed from London...

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Author: Elizabeth Dalby Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Chess is sometimes perceived as a difficult game, but with this step-by-step guide, full of hints and tips, players will revel...

Gaskell's moving story of a fallen woman's path to redemption Ruth Hilton is an orphaned young seamstress who catches the eye of a gentleman, Henry Bellingham, who is captivated by...

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Learn chess from International Master and YouTube's top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players How to Win at Chess...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew objects in the decorative arts carry the weight of history, craft, and intellect quite like the chessman — a miniature sculpture that has...

Edition: 9th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor any chess player who has ever wondered why the first moves of a game matter so profoundly, The Ideas Behind the...

Author: Irving Chernev And Kenneth HarknessBinding: HardbackPublished: FABER AND FABER LIMITED, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Stained endpapers, otherwise internally...

Chessplayers wishing to improve their performance typically seek to deepen their middlegame understanding or to increase their endgame knowledge. Often, however, the real key to improvement lies not in learning...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFew chess grandmasters have lived lives as dramatic over the board as Ludĕk Pachman, and Pachman's Decisive Games presents a masterful collection...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor the serious chess student, Knight Endings stands as one of the most authoritative and rigorous treatments of endgame theory ever committed to print....

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name stamped on book block and fep. A masterwork from one of the Soviet Union's most celebrated chess...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the world of competitive chess, few works have achieved the canonical status of Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy...

A little book of life advice drawing on the timeless wisdom of chess from Maurice Ashley, the first Black Chess Grandmaster. At age thirty-three, Maurice Ashley became the first African...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodIn the aftermath of World War II, the chess world stood at a crossroads — and in 1948, the greatest players on the planet gathered in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Small chip on rear endpaper. Long before chess engines and grandmaster databases, the timeless battle...

Edition: First and only editionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: Boards: good with minor stains along the edges. DJ: Chipped and worn; some moisture...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: Overall good. [faded boards?]. DJs - Vol I - minor tears; vol II - Chipped and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Slightly creased spine. For any chess player who has ever lost a won game in the endgame,...

For fans of The Queen's Gambit, this is the real life story of a female chess champion travelling the world to compete in a male-dominated sport with the most famous...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Award inscription on fep. dj - price clipped. From the mind of one of chess's greatest...

Author: C. J. S. PurdyBinding: PaperbackPublished: C. J. S. Purdy, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageC. J. S. Purdy's Chess World presents...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; creased spineFor any chess player determined to elevate their game beyond the opening moves, The Middle Game...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: fep clipped.Mastery over the endgame is the hallmark of a truly great chess player, and Practical Chess Endings...

By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge of the endgame but also a firm foundation on which to further develop his...

THE ideal chess book for the beginner THE ideal chess book for the improving player THE ideal chess book for the teacher. Absolute beginners can learn everything they need to...

"The beauty of a game of chess is usually appraised, and with good reason, according to the sacrifices it contains. On principle we incline to rate a sacrificial game more...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerIn the summer of 1972, the world held its breath as American prodigy Bobby Fischer faced Soviet champion...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minimal markings on pages 13 & 14. A masterwork of chess endgame theory, Complete Chess Endings: Queen v. Rook /...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew names in the history of competitive chess carry the mythic weight of Bobby Fischer, and Fischer's Chess...

Chess is a popular and fascinating game, it's good for the mind, and satisfying to play with others, in clubs, or alone, in travel, against a computer, or an app....

The book titled Everyones 2nd Chessbook by the author Dan Heisman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the fog-laden parlours of Victorian England to the tense, clock-ticking duels of the twentieth century,...

Author: Neville Ledger.Binding: PaperbackPublished: Australia Post, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis issue of a specialist chess periodical presents tournament reports, annotated...

Edition: reissued with new foreword, 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: The dust jacket is a scarce survival of...

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This book examines how the value of pieces changes in the course of a game and how masters use this knowledge to decide which pieces to exchange - and when....

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis brings you a foolproof guide to choosing your best next chess move, every time. There are more than 30 moves you can choose from an average...

The book titled The Chess Garden by the author Brooks Hansen. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: C. J. S. PurdyBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative guide to chess strategy presents a comprehensive analysis...