Basic Chess Endings
by Fine, Ruben (1914-1993) signed
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
xiv+573 pages with diagrams. Small Octavo. bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering and stamping to spine and cover issued without jacket. Signed and limited to 500 copies of which this is 187. First edition.
Fine had an exceptionally brief but fruitful international career before changing from grandmaster to psychiatrist. Within three years, 1935-8, he developed from an unknown American master into co-winner of AVRO 1938, one of the highest-rated events ever held. Yet when chess revived after the second World War Fine was too busy with his studies to accept an invitation to the World Championship tournament of 1948. After AVRO 1938. Fine concentrated on writing chess books. Altogether he wrote more than a dozen works. (Golombek: 116p)
Condition:
Light rubbing to spine ends, previous owner's presentation inscription to the Boston City Chess Club ion front end paper else very good copy.
Synopsis
Basic Chess Endings (abbreviated BCE) is a book on chess endgames which was written by Grandmaster Reuben Fine and originally published in 1941. It is considered the first systematic book in English on the endgame phase of the game of chess. It is the best-known endgame book in English and is a classic piece of chess endgame literature. The book is dedicated to World Champion Emanuel Lasker, who died in 1941 (the year the book was published). It was revised in 2003 by Pal Benko.
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- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C2448
- Title
- Basic Chess Endings
- Author
- Fine, Ruben (1914-1993) signed
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David McKay Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1941
- Pages
- xiv+573 pages with diagrams
- Size
- Small octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
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