Search Results: Chess - Openings from Glynn's Books

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.

Glasgow: Quality Chess, 2008. Pb, 458pp. Good(-), laminate peeling slightly on edge of back cover, contents clean. Covers the openings after 1 d4 d5 2 c4, especially the Catalan, Queen's Gambit Accepted, Semi-Slav, Slav and other Queen's Gambit lines. " A brilliant contribution to the literature" (John Watson).. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Moscow: Fizkultura I Sport In Russian. 17 books in the same series. Each is Pb, ranging from 174pp to 464pp. Generally Good with light wear, light page tanning and most with clean contents. One volume by Geller is Fair+ due to occasional inked notation and cellotape residue on inside covers and a couple of other volumes have corner stains on edge of page block. Includes 1) Bagirov - Angliyskoye Nachalo (English Opening) 2) Bagirov - Zashchita Alekhina (Alekhine Defence) 3) Fridstein - Zashchita Pirts-Ufimtseva (Pirc-Ufimtsev Defence) 4) Geller - Novoindiyskaya Zashchita ( Queen's Indian Defence) 5) Geller - Staroindiyskaya Zashchita ( King's Indian Defence) 6) Glazkov & Estrin - Korolevskiy Gambit ( King's Gambit) 7) Gufeld - Sitsilianskaya Zashchita Variant Drakona (Sicilian Dragon) 8) Kasparov & Nikitin - Sitsilianskaya Zashchita Skheveningen (Sicilian Scheveningen) 9) Kondratev - Slavyanskaya Zashchita (Slav) 10) Konstantinopolsky & Lepeshkin - Venskaya Partiya (Vienna Game)… Read More

Dallas: Chess Digest, 1992. Pb, 175pp. VG, clean contents. Revised, expanded edition of the 1982 work. Contents : Part 1 - 1 e4 c5 2 c3; Part 2 - 1 e4 c5 2 d4 cd 3 c3 Nf6 4 e5 Nd5; Black declines with 3...d3; Transposing into Part 1 after 1 e4 c5 2 d4 cd 3 c3 d5; Illustrative games.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Batsford, 2001. Pb, 272pp. Good+, marginal wear, clean contents. Comprehensive work with material covered from the 19th century up to 2000. Contents: 5 Qd3; Less popular variations; Horwitz variation 5 Nb5 ; Modern variation 5 Nc3; Fraser variation 5 Nf3.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1981. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 40pp. Good, marks on front cover, contents clean.. Opening monograph, includes illustrative games (mainly Konikowski's).. Soft Cover.

Moon Township, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1998. Pb, 102pp. VG+ clean copy. Compilation of 500 short games (25 moves or less) featuring the English Opening, with players ranging from grandmasters to "woodpushers".. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1986. Pb, 126pp. Good, light cover wear, sunned spine, clean contents. 500 short games illustrating the potential for traps and mistakes in the French Defence.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Moon Township, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1993. Pb, 86pp. Good, approx. 5 pages have brief inked notation/ticks. 500 short games illustrating the Pirc and Modern, taken from both correspondence and over the board play.. Soft Cover. Good.

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1986. Pb, 120pp. Good, previous owner's name on title page, back cover crease. 500 games completed in 20 moves or less, featuring the Ruy Lopez.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1982. Pb, 109pp. VG clean copy. Contents : Intro & preliminary lines; 7 Qd2; 7 Nge2 Intro.; Westerin's 7 Nge2 Rb8 8Qd2 Re8 ( Central strategies; Flank attacks); 7 Nge2 a6 Intro.; 7 Nge2 a6 8 Qd2 Rb8 ( Alternative lines; Central strategies; Kingside attack).. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Bologna: S1 Editrice, 1995. Pb, 147pp. Good, slight cover wear, clean contents.. Soft Cover. Good.

Wylie, Texas: Pickard & Son, 2000. Pb, 160pp. VG clean copy. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Batsford, 1973. Hb, 140pp. Good in a Good+ dj which has slightly sunned spine. Foxing/speckling along top edge of page block, contents clean. Covers the Four Pawns Attack, Modern Variation, Exchange Variation, Two Pawns Attack, 3 N-QB3 System and other lesser known variations. Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Moon Township, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1996. Pb, 173pp. VG+ clean copy. Examines 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 f3 d5 and various transpositions into openings such as the King's Indian Defence, Benoni, and Benko Gambit. . Soft Cover. Very Good.