Search Results: Chess - Endgame & Problems from Glynn's Books

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.

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2019. Pb, 287pp. VG, clean contents. 300 practical endgame exercises - positions taken from games - with detailed instructive solutions.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Gambit, 2007. Pb, 112pp. VG, clean contents. 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.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" 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.

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.

Bekescsaba: Self Published, 1992. In English and Hungarian. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 36pp. Good+. Signed and dated by author with inscription to chess writer/composer Paul Valois. Staples a bit rusty. 115 chess problems by the author - mostly helpmates and selfmates.. Signed by Author. 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.

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.

Budapest?, 1943. In Hungarian. Small Pb, 62pp, b/w portrait frontis. Undated, est. 1943. Fair, spine has tears and loss, title page has a section missing, stamps of British Chess Problem Society Library on three pages, inked number on front cover, several pages in the Solutions section have inked corrections. 150 chess problems by the author, mostly two-move direct mates, with commentary .. Soft Cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Copenhagen: Self Published, 1975. In Danish. Hb, blue covers, no dj, 79pp, portrait frontis. Good. Stamp of British Chess Problem Society Library and an inked number on inside covers, minimal wear. 170 chess problems of various kinds by the author plus an accompanying register of themes/terms which is illustrated by approximately 50 examples by various composers.. Hard Cover. Good.

Two chess problem tournament booklets, each Pb, staple-bound, Good to Good+ with slight wear and presentation sticker of British Chess Problem Society on inside front cover. 1) Tungsram Cup 1978 - 32pp, light cover scuffs. 57 awarded problems with the judges' notes. The categories were two-move mates and helpmates and letter problems using " T" . 2) Tungsram Cup 1980 - 47pp. 75 awarded problems with judges' notes. The categories were two-move mates and helpmates, selfmates in 5-10 moves, endgame studies.. Soft Cover. Good.

Aachen: Four Men Only/Ebert, 1987. In German. Pb, 208pp. Signed by author with inscription to previous owner ( chess composer Dennison Nixon). Good, presentation sticker of British Chess Problem Society on inside front cover, a few pencilled ticks/brief notation. 200 chess compositions of various kinds by the author, with commentary.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good.

Belgrade: Chess Informant/Sahovski Informator, 2021. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, 234pp. VG+ clean copy. Coverage of the most interesting endgames played during 2020, with 151 selected endgame positions explained in depth and 42 test positions.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

St. Petersburg: Privately Published, 1996. Two Pb booklets, each is staple-bound, 15pp, Good+, with stamp of British Chess Problem Society on title page. 25 two-move chess problems by Erokhin with commentary and 24 two-movers plus 6 longer miniatures by Sushkov, with commentary. . Soft Cover. Good.

Copenhagen: Walther Jorgensen, 1987. In Danish. Pb, 106pp. Good+, presentation sticker of British Chess Problem Society on inside front cover. 252 mates and selfmates in 10 moves and upwards, by various composers.. Soft Cover.

Copenhagen: W. Jorgensen, 1989. In Danish. Pb, 159. Good(-), stamps of British Chess Problem Society Library on inside covers and edge of page block along with an inked number. 300 chess problems of all kinds by the Danish composer Johan Hilding Froberg (1918-1999).. Soft Cover.

Three booklets on assorted chess composition competitions. Each is Pb, staple-bound, ranging from Good to VG. 1) 48th World Congress of Chess Composition - published by the Greek Chess Composition committee, 2005, 44pp. Includes results/compositions of the Pantelis Martoudis memorial tourney 2005, the Dniepropetovsk-Thessaloniki match 2004-05, the Haldiki WCCC Internet Composing tourney 2004, plus selected compositions of Pantelis Martoudis. 2) Olympic Problem Tourneys etc. , published Thessaloniki 1988, 46pp, slightly scuffed spine. Results/winning problems.3) Milan Velimirovic 64 Memorial Tourney - published by the Serbian Chess Problem Society, 2106, 28pp, b/w photos. Results/winning problems, essays.. Soft Cover.

Helsingfors: Suomen Tehtavaniekat, 1992. In Swedish. Pb, 195pp. Signed by author with inscription to previous owner (problemist Barry Barnes). Marks along edge of page block. 512 miniature chess problems by various Finnish composers and a follow-on to the author's earlier 1984 book of miniatures.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good.