Chess strategy and tactics [McKay chess library ; 8][Tartan books ; 8]

David McKay, ©1947,1933, 1972, 1972. Book. Fine. Soft cover. [1946 edition], 3rd printing ; xii, 179 pages illustrations 20 cm.; LC: GV1451; Dewey: 794.1; ISBN: 0679140050; 9780679140054; National Library: 009596113 LCCN: 46-3209 ; OCLC: 1355003 ; pictorial black, purple and white stiff paper wrappers ;"Original publication ... 1933"--Preface. ; "A superb collection of fifty of the greatest master games ever played. Its painstaking research, analytical clarity and graceful exposition are not only much admired by average players but by famous ones as well. Typical of its distinguished acclaim are the statements of world-master Sammy Reshevsky who called it 'one of the finest books on chess ever written, as readable as it is useful.' and of grandmaster Reuben Fine who said, 'I recommend Chess Strategies and Tactics to every player who is earnestly desirous of improving his game.'"; "Chernev was a chess player and prolific Russian-American chess author. He was born in Pryluky in the Russian Empire (now in Ukraine)[1] and emigrated to the United States in 1920. Chernev was a national master strength player, and was obsessed with chess. He wrote that he "probably read more about chess, and played more games than any man in history."--Wikipedia ; "Chernev's output - clear, humorous and easy-going - gave the impression of effortlessness, but much industry lay behind it all."--Edward Winter ; FINE.