Chess - Middlegame And General Improvement from Glynn's Books

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1959. Hb reprint, black cloth covers, no dj, xvi , 423pp. Translated and arranged with some additional matter by G. E. Smith and T. G. Bone. Good, corners bumped, five pages have inked underlining. Contents: The Elements; The End-game; The Middle Game; The Opening (divided into General Theory and The Various Openings); Games (consisting of twelve… 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

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.

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.

Newton Highlands: Mongoose Press, 2013. Pb, 401pp. VG, clean contents. A "formula" to help decide what move to make in any given chess position, based on mathematical ratios comparing the factors of material, mobility, safety and space. With 125 examples plus 125 exercises.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

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.

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

Newton Highlands: Mongoose Press, 2014. Pb, 225pp. VG clean copy. Contents : Basic attacking ideas; Finishing off the attack; Sicilian attacks; Attacking when only you have an attack; Hacking up the Scandinavian; Taking your chances; Attacks featuring opposite-side castling; Misplayed attacking positions; Nice-looking attacking ideas which shouldn't work but often do in practice; Attacking to exploit an early lead in… Read more about this item

Poznan: Druczek, 1997. In Polish, English and Russian. Pb, 92pp. VG clean copy. The introduction and contents page are multi-lingual, the moves are figurine Algebraic . 461 super-miniature studies i.e. with 3 or 4 chess pieces ( trios and quartets) by various composers.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Dallas: Hays, 1995. Pb, 222pp. Good+, a few light speckles along top edge of page block, clean contents. "Offers a fun and dynamic approach to rapid improvement in endgame skill" using over 400 positions, graded from easy to difficult, and with hints for solving. Organized into: Basic checkmates; King and Pawn endings; Knight and Pawn endings; Bishop and Pawn endings;… Read more about this item

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2014. Pb, 221pp. VG, clean contents. Explains basic positional motifs such as strengths/weaknesses of pawns and pieces, squares, files, diagonals etc., with numerous analysed games and exercises. The author states " Every player who studies my book intensively will gain at least 100 Elo points".. Soft Cover. Very Good.

N.Y.: CiRC, 1996. Pb, 250pp. VG, clean contents. Five broad lessons, with games and exercises : Attacking the King in the centre; When the King is safe in the centre; Piece attacks with same-side castling; Pawn attacks with same-side castling; Attacks with opposite-side castling.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N.Y.: CiRC, 1997. Pb, 336pp. VG clean copy. Includes 80 instructive top-level games and numerous exercises.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

N.Y.: Dover, 2001. Pb, 144pp. VG with clean contents. Revised 2nd edition. Helps players recognize warning signs and to analyze games gone wrong, covering opening, middlegame and endgame; losing with both good and bad positions; time pressure; computer chess.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Dallas: Hays, 1994. Two-volume set. Each is Pb, Good to Good+, with light cover wear, clean contents. Book 1 has 257pp and Book 2 has 283pp. Edited by Lou Hays and transcribed into algebraic notation. Book 1 Contents : Relative worth of the pieces; Center formations; Various formations; The struggle for open lines; Weak pawns. Book 2 Contents: The… Read more about this item

London: G. Bell, 1935. Hb, brown cloth, no dj, xi + 281pp. Fair. Spine and covers edgeworn and with light marks, corner bumps, contents clean, foxing along edge of page block and light occasional foxing within. With coverage of the basic elements, way to learn and improve, elementary openings, chess rules and ethics, endings, middlegame, specific types of openings, illustrated… Read more about this item

London: English Universities Press, 1951. Hb, blue cloth covers, no dj, 292pp. Good, sunned spine, light foxing along edge of page block, clean contents. Includes hundreds of examples from play as well as 35 annotated games, illustrating themes such as vision, reasoning, calculation, imagination, memory, will power, strategy and judgement, types of errors etc.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over… Read more about this item

Milford, Connecticut: Russell Enterprises, 2017. Pb, 192pp. VG, clean contents. Follow-up to the first volume published in 2002, targetted at advanced players (Elo 1800+) with this one focusing on attacking techniques and transformations. Contents: Attacking with the Queen & Knight; The Knight on the attack; Attacking with Bishops of opposite colours; Pins; Learn from the world champions; Exchanges and transformations;… Read more about this item