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Alkmaar: New in Chess, 2011. Pb, 272pp. Good+, marginal wear, clean contents. Provides recommendations for dealing with offbeat lines vs 1 d4 including amongst others : Englund Gambit, Budapest Gambit, Schara-Hennig Gambit, English Defence, Baltic Defence, Keres Defence, Marshall Defence, Owen Defence, Albin Countergambit etc.. Soft Cover. Good.

Bologna: S1 Editrice, 1992. Pb, 127pp. Good, light wear, clean contents. Analysis and illustrative games ( some with brief Informant-style notes) of the Keres Defence, also known as the Baltic Defence or Grau Defence, in the QGD.. Soft Cover. Good.

Glasgow: Quality Chess, 2016. Hb, 488pp. VG+, clean contents. Fourth volume in the author's series on 1 e4. This one provides a repertoire against the Sicilian Taimanov, Kan and Scheveningen, plus lines not covered in the previous volumes,. Hard Cover. Very Good.

N.Y.: Cardoza, 2004. Pb, 256pp. VG clean copy. Collection of 218 errors, misplays, oversights and blunders taken from master play and organized into themes such as "Neglecting the King", "Ignoring Pins" and "Premature Aggression".. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Oxford: Pergamon, 1983. Pb, viii + 218pp. Good+. Covers/spine a bit sunned, contents clean. 99 examples (the 100th is blank for readers to fill in) of chess classics from the 13th century to modern times, with chapters divided into: Games, Combinations, Endgames and Studies, Two-move Problems, Three-move Problems, Longer problems, Selfmates & Helpmates, Curiosity Shop. Algebraic.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

G.Bell, 1963. Hb, xvi + 174pp. Good+ with clean contents in Good price-clipped dj (traditional Bell with Knight) which has a small tear and slightly sunned spine. Ex-libris sticker of previous owner on fep. 100 annotated games of 25 moves or less, taken from Soviet play from the mid 1950s to early 1960s. Arranged thematically ("King's side attack", "Queen sacrifices", "Sicilicide" etc.). Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

G.Bell, 1963. Hb, burgundy boards, no dj, xvi + 174pp. Good, slightly sunned spine, retail stamp on inside front cover. 100 annotated games of 25 moves or less, taken from Soviet play from the mid 1950s to early 1960s. Arranged thematically ("King's side attack", "Queen sacrifices", "Sicilicide" etc.). Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N.Y.: Barnes & Noble, 1961. Pb, 252pp. Fair+, spine very wrinkled, covers creased but contents clean. 1001 positions to solve arranged by tactical theme (Pinning, Double Atack, The Overworked Piece , Queen Sacrifices, Zugzwang etc.). Descriptive notation.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Gambit, 2011. Pb, 304pp. Signed by John Nunn on title page. VG+, contents clean other than author's signature. 1001 puzzle positions, taken from actual games, graded for difficulty and with a scoring system. Many are suitable for novice and junior players.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Gambit, 1998. Pb, 128pp. Good+, marginal wear, clean contents. "A treasure-trove of unusual ideas at an early stage of the opening, each with a firm logical foundation, yet running against the grain of conventional play. Each idea has quick-strike potential and is supported by enough concrete analysis to enable you to try it with confidence". Covers all major openings, and surprises for both White and Black.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Gambit, 2007. Pb, 112pp. Signature of Steve Giddins on title page. VG, faintest of yellowing to page edges. Presents 101 ideas that are vital to successful endgame play, arranged into : King and Pawns; Knights; Bishops; Knight vs Bishop; Rooks; Queens; Strategy & Technique. Includes many examples from play, ranging from simple technical to complex situations.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1947. In Dutch. Hb, maroon cloth, no dj, 208pp, b/w frontispiece. Good+, one corner has a small chip, browned endpapers and title page, contents clean. Reports by Eggink and 101 games with annotations by Euwe, of the 1947 western European zonal tournament held in Hilversum and won by O'Kelly de Galway, ahead of Pachman and Trifunovic.. Hard Cover. Good.

N.Y.: Dover, 1992. Pb, 256pp. Good, light wear to spine/covers, clean contents. Translated from the Spanish and edited by Edward Winter. Divided into Open, Semi-open and Closed Games, this collection includes some of Alekhine's own games as well as those of other players such as Reshevsky, Keres, Kashdan and Pomar amongst others. Algebraic.. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Budapest?: Self Published, 1995. In Hungarian. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 56pp. Signed and inscribed by author " With compliements" on back endpaper. 110 chess problems by the Hungarian composer, mainly two-movers.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good.

Olomouc: Moravian Chess, 1997. Hb, laminated covers, no dj, 264pp, b/w photos. VG(-), clean contents, small bump to top of spine. Includes 54 tournament games with notes drawn from various sources; some nice b/w plates/portraits; biographies of the participants which contain career information, tournament record and sample games (most with notes); results and a few games from the Haupt and Minor tournaments of the Cologne Congress. A total of close to 130 games in all. Amos Burn was the winner of the main tournament, ahead of Cohn, Chigorin and Charousek in joint 2nd, in a field which also included Steinitz, Schlechter, Janowsky and Albin. . Hard Cover. Very Good.

Trends Publications 12 assorted booklets in the " Trends" chess opening series, by various authors, published 1989-1995. Each is Pb with coloured card covers, staple-bound, 34pp-40pp, mostly Good+ with clean contents, one volume is Good with scuffed spine and covers. They include : Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, f4 Sicilian, Flank openings, Spanish without 3 . . . a6, Torre and Trompovsky vol. 3, Petroff vol. 2, Modern Benoni vols. 1 + 2, Spanish Exchange, Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad Dutch, g3 Grunfeld.. Soft Cover. Good.

Sofia: Privately Published, 1991. In German. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 53pp. Good+. Stamp of British Chess Problem Society Library on title page. 120 prize-winning selfmate problems by the author, mostly in three or more moves.. Soft Cover. Good.

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 20th century.. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Zurich: Neue Zurcher Zeitung, 1982. In German. Pb, 83pp. Signed, dated and inscribed " with many good wishes" by author on title page. Good, stamp of British Chess Problem Society Library on inside covers and endpapers along with an inked number. 125 direct mate chess problems with commentary from the column of the Neue Zurcher Zeitung. These include original problems to NZZ as well as those from other sources.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover.

London: Gambit, 2017. Pb, 175pp. VG, clean contents. Revised and updated edition of the author's earlier " 101 Chess Opening Surprises". Organized into : Open Games, Sicilian Defence, Other Semi-Open Games, Flank and Irregular Openings, Queen's Gambit, Indian Defences, Queen's Pawn Openings, Latest Ideas.. Soft Cover. Very Good.