CHILTON BOOKS

World Chess Championship 1948.

GOLOMBEK, H. · 1949

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: G.Bell and Sons Ltd, 1949. 1st edition. "The first tournament ever to be held to decide the world chess championship took place at The Hague and Moscow. Apart from its historic value the event produced a large number of great games.! Pp.229/ 4 (publisher's catalogue of...

Mate in Two Moves. The Two-Move Chess Problem Made Easy.

HARLEY, BRIAN. · 1941

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: G. Bell & Sons Ltd, 1941. Chess strategy and problem solving. Pp.216, owner's name to front free endpaper. Grey cloth. VG.

Modern Analysis of the Chess Openings. (signed).

MARSHALL, FRANK J. · 1912

£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)

Amsterdam: J.R. Vrolijk (printer), nd. (c.1912). 1st edition. Frank James Marshall (1877–1944) was the U.S. Chess Champion from 1909 to 1936, and one of the world's strongest chess players in the early part of the 20th century. Marshall was best known for his great tactical sk...

Chess Problems. Their Composition and Solution.

RAYNER, JAMES. · 1948

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1948. Reprint. "The purpose of this book is to popularise composition and solution among young chess players." Pp.100, minor spotting to preliminary pages. Orange boards. G+.

English Opening.

CAFFERTY, B./ SHATSKES, B. · 1973

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Nottingham: The Chess Player, 1973. Shatskes "English Opening", Translated and Updated by B.Caffery. Pp.126. Paperback. VG.

Averbakh System. Pirc/King's Indian Defence.

THOMAS, M. · 1979

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Nottingham: The Chess Player, 1979. 090604216X. 1st edition. Chess strategy. Pp.88. Paperback. VG.

The Morra (Smith) Gambit.

FLESCH, JAMES. · 1981

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London: B.T.Batsford, 1981. 0713421886. 1st edition. Batsford Algebraic Chess Openings series. "The Sicilian Defence has a reputation for being the most dynamic defence to 1 e4 and ways of seizing the initiative for White are constantly being explored. The Morra Gambit, 1 e4 c...

Chess. October 1946 Vol. 12 No.133 to No.144 .

WOOD, BARUCH HAROLD ( "B H" WOOD 1909-1989) EDITOR . · 1946

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Sutton Coldfield: Chess, 1946 . 0. Bound magazine for 1946-47. Brown buckram binding with faded title to spine. Clean text and illustrations on lightly toned paper.

Chess. October 1945 Vol. 11 No.121 to No.132 .

WOOD, BARUCH HAROLD ( "B H" WOOD 1909-1989) EDITOR . · 1945

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Sutton Coldfield: Chess, 1945 . 0. Bound magazine for 1945-46. Brown buckram binding with faded title to spine. Clean text and illustrations on lightly toned paper.

The Enjoyment of Chess Problems.

HOWARD, KENNETH S. · 1961

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

New York; Dover Publications, 1961. "Designed to give the everyday chess player, as well as the problem fan, in a popular rather than formal manner, a basic knowledge of terms and themes that should double his pleasure in solving chess problems." Pp.222/ publisher's catalogue ...

Open Games. King's Pawn Openings,

PACHMAN, LUDOR. · 1965

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

London: Spring Books, 1965. Modern Chess Theory series. Includes such standard openings as the Ruy Lopez and the Giuocp Piano, whose theory, though centuries old, still keeps on developing. Pp.290, white page marker ribbon, gift message to inside front board. Black clothdustwr...