Chess - All from Glynn's Books

N.Y: Dover Pb, xxiiv + 358pp + Appendix. Good, light cover wear, clean contents, light speckles along edge of page block. Corrected reprint of the 1938 edition with new preface and errata section. 24 additional compositions in the appendix. Anthology of endgame studies composed by some 200 chess experts and including many famous examples from the first decades of the… Read more about this item

N.Y: CiRC, 2002. Pb, 352pp. VG, clean contents. Expanded and revised version of the author's earlier "Test & Improve Your Chess", it introduces readers to the "System of Predicted Results" and a pictorial way of graphing a game that tracks and explains its move-by-move evaluation. Includes numerous Q & A. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over… Read more about this item

St Leonards on Sea: BCM, 1996. Pb, complete set of 12 loose issues for 1996, totalling 678pp. No Index. The January issue contains the Index for the previous volume (115). Good+. Games, tournament/match coverage, problems/studies, reviews, obituaries.. Soft Cover. Good.

Hamburg: Schach-Archiv Kurt Rattmann, 1976. In German. Pb, 155pp, b/w photos. 2nd enlarged edition. Good, light edgewear to spine, contents clean, light foxing along edge of page block. 36 games (with notes) which Capablanca lost, from 1909 to 1938. Plus a few earlier games and some from his Simuls.. Soft Cover.

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2018. Pb, 459pp. VG, clean contents. Updated, revised edition of a book originally produced in Russian by Kirill Kuznetsov. 753 annotated miniature games (20 moves or less) illustrating the reasons for quick victories. They are organized by opening and are from a wide variety of players ranging from world champions to amateurs.. Soft Cover.… Read more about this item

N.Y./London: Norton, 1997. Hb, 231pp. Good in a VG dj. Light speckles along edge of page block, contents clean. Includes many test exercises. Contents: Strategy and planning; Tactics the soul of chess; Chessercizes for tighter tactics; Advanced tactical devices; Advanced tactical chessercizes; Hard-hitting combinations; Sturdy King Pawn openings; King pawn chess movies; Subtle Queen pawn openings; Queen pawn… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1997. Pb, 240pp. VG, clean contents. Revised and expanded on the earlier Dutch edition. Entertaining survey on castling which explains the dangers of leaving the King in the centre and of castling too early or on the wrong side. Includes 275 examples.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Dallas: Chess Digest, 1990. Pb,156pp, b/w portrait frontis. Good, clean contents, interior smells slightly smoky. Biography/career (approx. 50pp) and 30 annotated games of Tigran Petrosian from 1946 to 1983.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Gambit, 2016. Pb, 383pp. VG clean copy. " A complete guide of mating patterns, mechanisms and combinations", in particular showing how each piece-pair can combine to deliver mate. With numerous examples from play and over 300 test positions.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Milford, Connecticut: Russell Enterprises, 1999. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 48pp. Good, light cover wear, clean contents. 100 endgame studies of the Soviet-Armenian composer Ernest Pogosyants (1935 - 1990), with commentary.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: Batsford, 1986. Hb, lxci + 377pp. Good in a Good dj which has sunned spine and front cover. Contents clean. Facsimile reprint of the 1852 edition. Background, finances and games with notes, of the first international chess tournament, conceived and organized by Howard Staunton and involving sixteen of Europe's leading chess players. Anderssen was the winner, ahead of Wyvill,… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1975. Hb, vi + 201pp. Good with clean contents and slight tanning to page edges in a Good dj which has slightly darkened edges. Over 200 of Capablanca's games including his tour of Europe, match and exhibition games, consultation games, simultaneous games, casual games, early games and his sensational match against Corzo when he won the Cuban championship… Read more about this item

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2010. Pb, 142pp. Good, slight corner wear, clean contents. Includes : the 22 games of the match, some annotated by Botvinnik and some by other GMs such as Flohr and Akopian; Petrosian's view of the match; other Botvinnik - Petrosian games; excerpts from Botvinnik's notebooks discussing his opening preparation; the games without notes from Botvinnik's training… Read more about this item

Gent: Thinkers Publishing, 2015. Pb, 152pp. In English and French. Good, slight corner wear, clean contents. 280 test exercises using positions from recent games. Contents : Find the winning move; Defend yourself; Move now!; Difficult choices; Weigh up a possibility; Spot the missed opportunity.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: Batsford, 1972. Hb, 200 pp. Good with clean contents in a Good dj which has sunned/darkened edges and spine. Light speckles along edge of page block. Divided into : Analysis of Variations, Positional Judgement, Planning, The Ending and A Player's Knowledge, with many practical examples. Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Moscow: Fizkultura I Sport, 1966. In Russian. Hb, 384pp. Good in a Poor dj which has loss and tears as well as faded lettering on spine. Price stamped on back endpaper, contents otherwise clean. 100 of Keres' games with his detailed annotations, spanning 1931 to 1965.. Hard Cover.

Pitman, 1975. Hb, red boards, no dj, xxii + 234pp. Good, clean contents. Sequel to "1234 Modern End Game Studies" (first published in 1938), this volume covers 1935-1973, with similar emphasis on end game artistry rather than basic pactical technique. Comprehensive classification. Algebraic solutions.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nottingham: The Chess Player, 2008. Pb, glue-bound, 108pp. VG, clean contents. Includes round-by-round commentary and approx. 80 games with notes, of the July 1886 chess tournament held in London. Blackburne won, ahead of Burn, Gunsberg and Taubenhaus in a field of 13 which also included Zukertort and Mason.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1913. Hb, maroon covers with gilt inlay and titles, xvi + 492pp. Good, gilt still bright, slight edgewear to spine and corners, stamps of Hastings Chess Club on several pages and club presentation sticker and previous owner's name on inside front cover.The sections in this revised edition have been enlarged to : The End Game (165 pp);… Read more about this item

London: Carroll and Nicholson, 1954. Hb, grey boards, no dj, vii + 271pp, b/w photos including frontispiece of Botvinnik. Good(-), white ring mark on front cover, slight edgewear, a couple of marks along edge of page block and on inside front cover/fep. Biographical background and annotated games taken from matches of Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, and Botvinnik, many… Read more about this item