Chess - Middlegame And General Improvement from Glynn's Books

London: Batsford Two books of chess puzzles taken from the author's chess column. Published 1991 and 1996, each is Pb, 111pp and 96pp respectively. Good with light wear and clean contents. Together they contain a total of 480 tactical chess puzzles taken from actual games. . Soft Cover. Good.

London: Batsford, 1998. Pb, 255pp. Good+, marginal wear, clean contents. Chess strategy taught in a modular series of 48 lessons in 12 chapters (the program was first used as a correspondence course), with thematic test positions to solve. Includes many master games.. Soft Cover. Good.

Gothenberg: Quality Chess, 2006. Pb, 235pp. VG with clean contents. Contains numerous examples. Contents: Becoming familiar with the pieces !; The pin: The discovered attack: The Reloader;The double attack; Mate; Gain of tempo/intermediate move; The x-ray attack: Opening and closing lines; Status examination.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Hamlyn, 1993. Pb, 127pp. Signature of Nigel Short on half -title page. Good+, corner wear, cover creases, contents clean other then author's signature. Contents: Openings; My Favourite Openings; Middlegame (tactical and positional themes); Endgames; My Best Games; Tournament preparation; Career highlights.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Dallas: Hays, 1995. Pb, (5) + 230pp. Good(-), edgewear to bottom corner, clean contents. 1154 positions with solutions, organized into : Back Rank: Pin; Queen sacrifice; Overloading; Knight fork; Double attack; Discovery; Diversion; Clearance; Attraction; Smorgasbord.. Soft Cover. Good.

Milford, Connecticut: Russell, 2014. Pb, 136pp. VG clean copy. Over 290 positions and game extracts taken from "some of the most fantastic draws ever played ". These include draws where both sides are playing for a win and " saving draws" where one player is in a significant position of weakness. With exercises.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Bell, 1951. Hb, vii + 118 pp. Fair in a Fair dj which has several small tears and corner edgewear. Foxing along edge of page block, prize-winner's award sticker on fep (dated 1959). Revised, enlarged edition of the work first published in 1938. Contains 178 annotated chess positions taken from actual play and illustrating opening, middle- game and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Glasgow: Quality Chess, 2011. Pb, 263pp. VG, clean contents. Series of tests using positions taken from the author's games or those of his wife Christine. Graded for difficulty with a points system, and with manga-style illustrations.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Davenport: Thinkers Press, 1992. Pb, ii + 250pp. Good+, with clean contents and slight wear. 50 annotated games taken from U.S. tournament play between Category I players and Candidate Masters, with a wide variety of openings and discussion of the typical strengths and weaknesses of a Category I player and how an expert usually takes advantage of them.. Soft Cover.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Bell, 1938. Hb, iv + 76pp. Second impression. Good with clean contents in a Good dj which has scuffs and mild edgewear. Contains 125 annotated chess positions taken from master play and illustrating opening, middle- game and endgame. Descriptive notation.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Budapest, 2014. Multilingual introduction and chapter headings, including English, German and Hungarian. VG, clean contents. 510 positions to solve illustrating tactical sacrifices, in sections for both beginners and advanced players. Solutions are in figurine algebraic notation.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2018. Pb, 255pp. VG(-), clean contents. 110 examples of Judit Polgar's tactics taken from her games. These are organized by theme and are annotated game fragments, not complete games.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Glasgow: Quality Chess, 2016. Pb, 232pp. Good+, marginal wear clean contents. The German champion combines autobiography, advice on what it takes to become a chess professional and training in the form of analysed games ( including many of his own) and positions to solve. In four main parts: How I became a Grandmaster; Training with a Grandmaster; Everyone can improve… Saber más sobre este artículo

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises Four books in the same series, published 1993-1994. Each is Pb, 96pp, Good to VG with clean contents, a couple have slight corner wear. Each volume presents around 370 positions with explanations, with the first two volumes targetted at beginners and subsequent volumes increasing in difficulty. They are intended primarily for study rather than tests.. Soft… Saber más sobre este artículo

Berlin: Sportverlag Berlin, 1984. Hb, 326pp + (2). Good+ in a Good+ dj which has marginal wear. Contents clean, faint yellowing/tanning to page edges. Part 1- The Double Attack. Part 2 - The Combination. Numerous examples including complete games and exercises.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Moon Township, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 2001. Pb, 120pp. VG, clean contents. Contains around 140 complete and part-games illustrating attacking play before the King has castled, with the games and positions arranged according to the direction from which the King is attacked. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Batsford, 1991. Two books by the same author. Each is Pb, ranging from 128-168pp, Good, light tanning to pages but contents clean. 1) Tactical Chess Exchanges - Contents: Linking all stages of the games; Role of the exchange; The exchange in the Opening; The exchange in the Middlegame (realizing a material advantage; exchange in attack and defence; realizing a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2016. Pb, 576pp. VG, clean contents. Combined edition of Nimzowitch's classic works with a new translation by Robert Sherwood. Also includes the monograph" The Blockade" and the article " On the History of the Chess Revolution". The latter appeared in the original German edition as an Appendix in " Mein System" and has been… Saber más sobre este artículo

Batsford Three books in the same series, published 1994-95 and targetted at players relatively new to competitive chess. Each is Pb, 112pp, Good to Good+ with clean contents, slight wear. 1) Planning by McDonald - accumulation of advantages, weak pawns, open and closed positions, open files and diagonals, how to think during a game, playing by analogy, planning in a… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Gambit, 2011. Pb, 304pp. Signed by John Nunn on title page. VG+, contents clean other than author's signature. 1001 puzzle positions, taken from actual games, graded for difficulty and with a scoring system. Many are suitable for novice and junior players.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.