The Siesta Variation, Fighting Defences to 1 P-K4 by D. N. L. Levy

xii++246 pages with diagrams, illustrations, figures, photographs, appendix and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. Traces the development of computer chess programs, looks at recent programs that have challenged human chess champions, and describes commercially available software. Condition: Edge wear, corners bumped else very good.

Collins, 1974-01-01. Board book. Used: Good.

127 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition.The Benko Counter-Gambit represents the most important and dynamic contribution to opening theory for a quarter of century. In return for a pawn Black secures the initiative for at least twenty moves and, paradoxically, Black can often stand better in the endgame even though he is a pawn down. Condition: Edge wear, corners gently bumped else very good.

158+[2 ad] pages with diagrams. Octavo (8" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition.
A study and analysis of the games of Bobby Fischer, the greatest chess player the world has ever known.
Condition: Edge wear with bumped corners, previous owner's name inscription to title, soiled else good.

x+164 pages with diagrams and indices. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. First American edition. The Accelerated Dragon (or Accelerated Fianchetto) is a chess opening variation of the Sicilian Defense that begins with the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6. The Accelerated Dragon features an early .g6 by Black. An important difference between this line and the Dragon is that Black avoids playing .d7 d6, so that they can later play .d7 d5 in one move, if possible. Black also avoids the Yugoslav Attack, but since White has not been forced to play Nc3 yet, 5.c4 (the Maróczy Bind) is possible. The Accelerated Dragon generally features a more positional style of play than many other variations of the Sicilian. Condition: Corners gently bumped, previous owner's name to front end paper else very good.

London: Century Publishing. Very Good-. 1983. Paperback. 0712601155 .

Imprint Editions, 1981-03. Hardcover. Good.

152 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First American edition. The Sicilian Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 c5. The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4. "Indeed, most statistical surveys suggest that 1.d4 is the most successful first move for White, but only because 1...c5 scores so highly against 1.e4." New in Chess stated in its 2000 Yearbook that of the games in its database, White scored 56.1% in 296,200 games beginning 1.d4, but a full two percent lower (54.1%) in 349,855 games beginning 1.e4. "The main culprit responsible for this state of affairs" was the Sicilian, which held White to a paltry 52.3% score in 145,996 games. One sixth (17%) of all games between grandmasters, and one quarter (25%) of the games in the Chess Informant database, begin with the Sicilian. Condition: Jacket: Light edge wear… Read More

New York: Bobbs-Merrill. Good in Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0672519577 . Tear at corners/edges slightly soiled; 0672519577. .

U.S.A.: Imprint Editions. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.