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We are pleased to release another book in the Fred Reinfeld Chess Classics series. The Immortal Games of Capablanca was - and continues to be - one of Reinfeld's most popular books. A detailed biography of the third world chess champion introduces the 113 games. They are presented chronologically, with clear and instructive annotations. This 21st century edition has been revised and reformatted to meet the expectations of the modern chessplaye...
If you're ever lost a games to a master chess player, then you have probably asked yourself why, playing with same pieces and the same board, he was able to spot situations you didn't even see. This book is "creative" in that the author shows how to create brilliant moves in ordinary chess situations and how to turn them to your advantage. Mr. Reinfeld says that if 10, 000 players were faced with the ordinary situations and positions shown in ...
Excerpt from Coin Collectors' HandbookIn compiling the values of coins for this volume, careful study has been devoted to published authorities, as well as prices quoted in recent dealer advertisements and auction sales.In particular, the book owes a great deal to the cordial coopera tion of Burton Hobson of Marshall Field's Coin Department.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more ...
Excerpt from Coin Collectors' HandbookIn compiling the values of coins for this volume, careful study has been devoted to published authorities, as well as prices quoted in recent dealer advertisements and auction sales.In particular, the book owes a great deal to the cordial coopera tion of Burton Hobson of Marshall Field's Coin Department.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more ...
World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine wrote two great volumes of his games that have been studied by virtually every strong player in the world. They are:
My Best Games of Chess 1908-1923 ISBN 0923891498
My Best Games of Chess 1924-1937 ISBN 4871878260
There is a third volume, but not by Alekhine:
Alekhine's Best Games of Chess 1938-1945 ISBN 4871878260
These famous books have been translated into several languages.
There are also collection...
Superbly annotated treasury contains 113 of the Cuban master's greatest games, including many previously unavailable in book form. Biography of Capablanca, tournament and match record, Index of Openings.
Chess Quiz is a collection of 15 chess quizzes each with 20 puzzles in them, for a total of 300 in all.
The reader grades himself. If he gets 18 of the 20 right he is master strength. If he gets 16 right he is club player strength. If he gets 14 right he is amateur strength. If he gets only 10 right he is average strength.
Each of the 300 problems comes from an actual game played by real players. The reader is not given any hints or clues as t...
HAVE you ever wanted to play chess with the masters? Reinfeld shows you how. Now you can play against some of the world's greatest masters, in the privacy of your study with no annoying "kibitzers" around, and with no time limit to harry you! An easily understood grading system shows you just where you stand in matching your skills against the masters.
Chess by Yourself is similar to Solitaire Chess. The difference is that in Solitaire Chess t...
The present book is an endeavor to help the aspiring amateur by giving him the sort of games that are played by himself and his circle of intimates. In the games of this book, the reader will find many mistakes of just the kind that are repeatedly committed by himself and players of his caliber. It will help the reader by continually pointing out these mistakes, by explaining their nature, by training him to avoid these errors and to exploit t...