The Chess Player series competed with the chess informant in the late 1960’s to 1970s. Many thought it was superior to Chess Informant. This contains games from 1974, including the chess Olympiad in Nice France, and both United States and Soviet championships. Almost all the games are annotated in languageless figurine algebraic notation by many international chess masters and grandmasters. Tournament turntables, and a section of opening analysis by the Polish master Pytel are included. The covers are worn with bent lower corners, and someone has marked the spine with the word. “chess“ in black marker. A price of $5.95 is boldly written on the front free endpaper in pencil. The binding is sturdy. 1265 games are analyzed! 336 pages.