Ideas Behind the Chess Openings Tapa blanda - 1949

New York: David McKay, 1949. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 7.75 x 5.10 x 0.80 inches. Softcover 2nd edition, 5th printing (1972)in white and orange with black lettering. Fair condition. The covers and spine are are creased with some small tears and a chipped corner. The binding is tight though rolled forward. The former owner's name in written on the half-title page. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. This book presents the indispensable foundations for the understanding of the variations of the chess openings. It has been said that ideas are weapons. That is certainly as true in chess as in any other field. A mastery of a little theory which conveys real understanding of the game is infinitely more valuable than a carefully memorized compilation of endless moves. Paradoxically, a thorough grasp of the ideas behind the openings, which are… Leer más