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223+[1 ad] pages with diagrams. octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Preface by Bruce Pandolifini and introduction by Adam Hart-Davis. First edition. Both an instruction book and an engaging meditation on the joys of chess, this is the final work by one of the most successful chess writers of all time. Irving Chernev blends anecdotes with his observations on inspiring moves and combinations by well- and lesser-known players, including Troitzky, Réti, Kasparyan, Benko, Kubbel, Rinck, Grigoriev, and many others. Each example is introduced with a cue ("White to play and win") and includes the composer's name, the date of its original publication if available, a clear diagram with an algebraic grid, and the winning variation presented in algebraic notion. Chernev's sparkling text is complemented by introductions by national Master Bruce Pandolfini and Adam Hart-Davis, an editor who worked with Chernev and who helped assemble this posthumous publication. Appropriate…
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- Title 200 Brilliant Endgames
- Author Irving Chernev
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Printing -
- Pages 223
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York
- Date 1989
- ISBN 9780671672843 / 0671672843
- Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89031130
- Dewey Decimal Code 794.124
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