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200 brilliant endgames / Irving Chernev

By: Language: English Publication details: New York Dover Publications, Inc. 2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 223 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780486432113
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 794.124 CHE
Summary: Both an instruction book and an engaging meditation on the joys of chess, this final work by one of the most successful chess writers of all time is appropriate for players at every level. Irving Chernev blends anecdotes with his observations on inspiring moves and combinations by well- and lesser-known players, including Troitzky, Reti, Kasparyan, Botvinnik, Kubbel, Rinck, Grigoriev, and many others. Each example is introduced with a cue ("White to play and win") and includes the composer's name, the date of its original publication (if available), a clear diagram with an algebraic grid, and the winning variation presented in algebraic notion
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Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, B WING 794.124 CHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 385009

Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1989

Both an instruction book and an engaging meditation on the joys of chess, this final work by one of the most successful chess writers of all time is appropriate for players at every level. Irving Chernev blends anecdotes with his observations on inspiring moves and combinations by well- and lesser-known players, including Troitzky, Reti, Kasparyan, Botvinnik, Kubbel, Rinck, Grigoriev, and many others. Each example is introduced with a cue ("White to play and win") and includes the composer's name, the date of its original publication (if available), a clear diagram with an algebraic grid, and the winning variation presented in algebraic notion

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