This book written by the Indian international master Aaron, contains hundreds of games, many annotated. It has round introductions, some photos and detailed final standings. It has 160 pages. I paid about $12 for this over 30 years ago. it is a very good condition with only some creasing of the spine as recieved. It is unread and unmarked. I have listed as being in good condition as Pango does not have a very good condition category.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Wisconsin

27th Chess Olympiad Dubai ‘86

This classic endgame study book is in Russian language, but a knowledge of Russian is not necessary as the book consists almost entirely of chess notation. See the photographs for examples.Kasparyan was one of the most respected chess composers. Here he has selected 1380 studies by various composers. Unlike chess problems, studies are positions that could occur in real games. This book has wear to the covers and corners and a crack in the hinge between pages two and three, but the binding is otherwise entirely intact and fully readable.  As usual, the poor paper used shows tanning. I paid $4.80 for this over 30 years ago. 344 pages.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Pазвитие этюда идей

The Evolution of Ideas in the End-game Study (chess)

This extremely rare tournament book of the chess tournament in Mar del Plata in 1942 was won by Miguel Najdorf in front of Pilnik, Stahlberg and many other strong chess masters. I could only find one other copy for sale on a book search engine, at $50. I paid $38 for this over 30 years ago, about $84 today. The book has slightly soiled covers as shown in the photos and a 20 x 18 x 28 mm triangular chip off the left upper rear cover, also shown in the photos. The book has a tight binding and no internal writing apart from the LN catalog notation of 5632 on the inside front cover in pencil. It has 65 pages. Pages are single-sided with a typewriter style font which is why the book is thick for something with only 65 pages. It has a detailed opening index and an introduction. It is stamped (copy) number 116 out of perhaps 300 copies (?)  overall on the front free endpaper.

Quinto Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez : Mar del Plata 1942 (chess)

This 1993 pamphlet on King and pawn games would be considered in like new condition apart from a 1 inch almost imperceptible fold in the left upper front cover as showing the photographs. It is an excellent introduction to King point games by the British Grand Master. I paid about $7.50 for this in 1993.

Modern practical endings, King and pawn

This 136 page book in German language, is easy to understand using the Google translate app. It is a biography of sorts about Bobby Fischer, the great American chess champion, concentrating on his later career. It has selected games and game extracts, and many photographs. It is printed on excellent quality, glossy paper, and was published in 2007. It had an extensive bibliography and contains much information not in other sources. I could not find any copies for sale from an American seller, as of mid March 2025. I paid about $15 for this about 15 years ago.

Robert James Fischer: I really wanted to win!

Robert James Fischer: “Ich wollte unbedingt gewinnen!” (Chess)

This 195 page book in German language is easy to read even if you don’t know German by using the Google Translate app. It contains Bobby Fischer’s best games with the white pieces in the Spanish or Ruy Lopez opening, plus 7 games he played as black. The games are heavily annotated, with a bonus of diagrams every few moves, making it easy to follow even without a board. I paid about $15 for this 33 years ago, worth about $34 today.

Spanisch a là Fischer (chess)

This 362 page book covers the 1973 US chess championship in exhaustive detail. It has detailed analysis, many diagrams, an introduction by US chess executive secretary, Ed Edmondson, a 76 page history of the United States championship tournament by Daniels, and an article on the human side of the US chess championship 1973 by George Koltanowski. The interior of the book is clean with a tight binding, but the covers show mild wear so I have called it in good condition overall. I paid $6.48 for this over 30 years ago. The lowest price I could find as of mid March 2025 was $15. Buy my copy and save!

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

With the games of the 1973 tournament

US Championship chess

In 1993 British chess master Colin Leach published a seven part series on the Vienna game. It remains the most thorough treatment of this opening. This volume has 69 pages in small print, containing 285 annotated games plus many additional games and part games in the notes.If you are rated under 2200, most of your opponents will be well prepared against the Italian game, the King’s gambit and the Ruy Lopez, but it is unlikely they will have any in depth preparation against the Vienna opening. I paid $14 ($31 today) for this pamphlet over 30 years ago. I could find only two copies for sale from an American seller, starting at $26. Buy my copy and save!

1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 without 3 f4

Vienna Game and Gambit Part 2

In 1993 British chess master Colin Leach published a seven part series on the Vienna game. It remains the most thorough treatment of this opening. This volume has 71 pages in small print, containing 382 annotated games plus many additional games and part games in the notes.If you are rated under 2200, most of your opponents will be well prepared against the Italian game, the King’s gambit and the Ruy Lopez. But it is unlikely they will have any in depth preparation against the Vienna opening. I paid $16 ($35 today) for this pamphlet over 30 years ago. I could find only one copy for sale from an an American seller, priced at nearly $25. Buy my copy and save!

Vienna Game and Gambit Part 1

This is the original version of this famous book of the fourth candidates tournament held in Bled, Zagreb and Belgrade Yugoslavia in 1959. Contrary to what you may read on Amazon, the original is an algebraic notation, not the descriptive notation that many younger players are unfamiliar with. This book is an ex Library copy with worn covers,  a sticker on the spine and Library card packet in the back as shown in the photographs. The binding is sound and someone has written 1959 on the front cover as shown in the photos.

The Candidates' Tournament of 1959 was one of the most dramatic and exciting of all tournaments, launching the flamboyant Grandmaster Mikhail Tal on his road to become the youngest-ever World Champion. Keres played possibly the best chess of his career at this event, restraining his natural attacking flair in the service of a more universal style, able to turn out finely honed strategic campaigns and subtle endgames. His three(!) victories over Tal in this tournament must have made him believe he could take the champion's crown, if he finished first... It was also notable for the arrival on the world's stage of Bobby Fischer, already twice USA champion and World Championship Candidate at 15 years of age. Several of his contests from this tournament appeared in his magisterialc ollection of 'Memorable Games', including an extraordinary game with four queens on the board against future Champion Petrosian, who was for once tempted out of his legendary caution into a rich and strange chess environment. In fact, it can be said that Fischer's games decided the tournament, because of his lop-sided scores against the two top-finishing players, and his near-miss in the penultimate round against Tal. Other players included the former Champion Smyslov, who brushed Tal aside in the very first game of the tournament; and Gligori, the Yugoslav Champion, fresh from his great result at the Interzonal, who handed Smyslov the shortest defeat of the Russian's career in front of an appreciative home crowd. Benkö, the recent emigré, riding the wave of his fine performance in the qualifying tournament at Portoroz, and Ólafsson, the quiet Icelandic wizard, added to the drama with their frequent excursions into time trouble... This collection of games is undoubtedly one of the finest of modern times, claims the author in his introduction from 1960. This claim still stands after nearly 50 years, and many of the games have been printed since in collections of brilliancies, best games and instructional books. This book has been re-printed, but you can buy the original and save! I paid $15 for this book over 30 years ago, now worth about $31.

4th candidates tournament

This beautiful hardbound book, written in Russian, is easy to read with the Google Translate app. It has better paper than most Soviet publications of the era. It was published in 1954, and covers both men’s and women’s championships during that time, including world, championship, matches, interzonals and significant tournaments of that era. It has 121 deeply annotated games, plus much commentary. It is bound in what I would call leatherette but might possibly be leather. It contains 424 pages. I paid $42 for this book over 30 years ago, worth almost $88 today. I could only find one copy for sale for $57.44 at a no eBay auction site as of mid March 2025.

Советские шахматисты в борьбе за первенство мира

Soviet chess players in the struggle for the world championship (Советские шахматисты в борьбе за первенство мира)

This 359 page book printed on good quality glossy paper is in Swedish language, easy to read with the Google Translate app. It covers the Interzonal chess tournament in 1948 won by David Bronstein in front of a host of great players., including Szabo, Boleslavsky, Kotov, Najdorf,Gligoric and Stahlberg himself. It has many photos, diagrams, good notes, indices, and round introductions. Bronstein went on to play and almost defeat Botvinnik forthe world championship. this book has been professionally rebound and apart from some mild sun fading of the spine, it is in almost like new condition. I was unable to find this book for sale from a USA base dealer. I paid about $35 for this over 30 years ago.

Interzonal chess tournament Saltsjobaden 1948

Interzonala Schackturneringen Saltsjöbaden 1948

This book in Hungarian language is easy to read with the Google Translate app. It covers the very strong tournament in Budapest 1961, won by Viktor Korchnoi. It has excellent notes, 18 leaves of plates with 2 photos and beautiful sketches of the players on glossy paper, diagrams and cross tables. 208 pages. Written by Grandmaster Laszlo Szabo, himself a very strong player. Di Felice catalogue number 421.3. My cost over 30 years ago was $25, worth $52 today. There is tanning of the pages due to age, and trivial bumping of the corners and wrinkling of about 1 cm of the upper spine, otherwise I would describe it as in excellent condition. Pango does not a very good category so I called it good but it is in better shape than that. It lacks the extremely rare dust jacket.

Nagymesterverseny maroczy geza emlekere

Grandmaster (chess) competition in honor of Geza Maroczy (Nagymesterverseny maroczy geza emlekere)

De Tijdstroom, Lochem, 1945, in Dutch language, hardback, 71 pp, 240 grams, with 69 diagrams, a portait of Dirk van Foreest, 4 chess problems, 10 annotated games. Condition: good

This rare book is hard to find from a USA seller. I could only find 2 copies, listed for sale at $45 and $77. This copy is intact, with a single brief inscription in  pencil on the front free paper. As usual, the end papers are browning, but the text papers are bright and clean.


Jonkheer Dirk van Foreest (3 May 1862 – 24 February 1956) was a Dutch chess master. The elder brother of Arnold van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship (in 1885, 1886, and 1887). He also took fifth place in 1884 and took second place, behind Rudolf Loman, in 1888. He is the great-great-granduncle of Jorden van Foreest, who won the Dutch Championship in 2016.  By profession, van Foreest was a medical doctor, and Max Euwe once said he could have been World Champion if he had dedicated himself fully to chess.

On the occasion of the 80th birhtday of Dirk van Foreest, Lodewijk Prins wrote this book. 

"When, after resigning from my practice, I settled in Bussum in August 1928 and had much free time at my disposal, I collected the most important games of numerous games that I had played and noted down during my student years, in a loose-leaf book and provided them with comments. It was only for my own pleasure that I started that collection and I had absolutely no intention of publishing it then or later, being fully aware that little value may be attached to the perhaps slightly more than average chess performances of an amateur. But things turned out differently than I had thought.

The Board of the Dutch Chess Federation expressed the wish a few years ago, when I was honored in the National Chess Building in The Hague on the occasion of my eightieth birthday, that, as soon as circumstances would permit, some of my games from that collection, further commented on by prominent people in the field of chess, would appear in print (See Journal of the Dutch Chess Federation, May 1942, the article by Mr. Eggink). This has now happened". -Dr. Dirk van Foreest 

Own a piece of chess history! Easy to read the Dutch language with the Google translate app. My cost was about $35 30+ years ago. Buy my copy and save!

 TRIBUTE TO JHR. DR. DIRK VAN FOREEST

EEN HULDE AAN JHR. DR. DIRK VAN FOREEST (chess)

Young investment banker Tim Ekaterin find himself involved in the cutthroat world of thoroughbred racing and discovers his unexceptional world of business blown into smithereens. When the multimillion dollar loan he arranges to finance the purchase of a champion horse is threatened by apparent defect, Tim searches desperately for an answer. And he falls headlong into violence and murder. Even so, he cannot stop. He must sign the key to the murders.

Banker

This book is in Russian language, easy to read with the Google translate app. It is written by the fourth world chess champion, and describes his games and efforts towards and through his victory over Capablanca. In addition, it contains many articles by masters about his ascent, including Capablanca himself. Published in Russia in 1991, this handsome book contains 448 pages, numerous games, deeply annotated, cross tables and occasional photographs. It contains much material not in the English translation. I paid £12.50 for this book over 30 years ago (about $23.50 then, or $54.50 today). 448 pages.

На пути к высшим шахматным достижениям

On the path of the highest chess achievements

This 144 page book by the international Chessmaster and arbiter of the match Golombek includes profiles of the players, opening analysis, prior encounters, detailed analysis of the match in English descriptive notation, diagrams, and an introduction by the winner of the world championship, Smyslov and a postscript by the losing defending champion, Botvinnik. It has 144 pages and is beautifully bound. The prior owners signature is on the front free endpaper. lowest price I could find on a book search engine as of mid March 2025 was $21. Buy my copy and save! (I paid $15 for this book 40 odd years ago, about $45 today with inflation)

World chess championship 1957

This book is authored by the former world champion, and contains 47 games and 160 pages. It is in German language, easily readable with the Google Translate app. It has been translated into English, but the lowest price for the translation that I was able to find as of mid March 2025 was over $23. Buy my copy and save! I paid about $15 for this book about 30 years ago.

Selection of his best chess games (Euwe)

Auswahl Seiner Besten Partien (chess)

This book of 101 games by the former world champion is a classic. It has photos, excellent annotations, and a list of his tournament placings. It is in like new condition except for minor bumping to the lower right front cover, as shown in the photos. it is part of the Russian “black“ series, so-called because of the black dust jackets. This copy lacks the dust jacket. It contains 232 pages. It is in Russian language, easy to read with the Google Translate app published in Russia in 1979. It has the former owner’s signature on the front free endpaper. It cost me about $15 many years ago.

в поисках гармонии

In search of harmony (chess)

This beautiful hardbound book is in excellent condition. It has 270 pages, and includes photographs, deep annotations by the Russian master Neistadt, Tarrasch’s biography, and a detailed bibliography. It is in Russian language, easy to read with the Google translate app. The publisher was Fizkultura i Sport, Moscow. It contains the games of the “Teacher of Germany.” Tarrasch lost a world championship match with Lasker in 1908. It is part  of the "Black" series of Outstanding Players of the World, so-called because of the Black dust jackets. This copy lacks the DJ. 272 pp. it was published in 1983. There is the former owners signature on the front free endpaper. My cost was $10, many years ago.

Зигберт Тарраш

Siegbert Tarrasch

In Russian language, easily readable with the Google Translate app. 140 games of one of the great chess theoreticians. Bobby Fischer admired his play. Part of the "Black" series of Outstanding Players of the World, so-called because of the Black dust jackets. This book lacks the dust jacket. 256 pages. This book would be considered in like new condition, except for a faint brownish stain on the upper rear cover. Former owners name is on the front free endpaper. Owner’s original price over 40 years ago was $3.75. The lowest price I could find on a Book search engine as of early March 2025 was $20. Buy my copy and save!

гроссмейстер Болеславский

Grandmaster Boleslavsky (chess)

In Dutch language, easy to read with the Google translate app. This beautiful hardbound book is printed on glossy quality paper contains 236 pages with diagrams, detailed analyses in figurine algebraic notation, photographs, illustrations, caricatures, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's pectoral boards. First edition.Donner Memorial (Date: 1996) was eleven rounds in 13 days, starting on Saturday 17 August (45 games). Rest days 21 & 26 August. Elo average: 2629 (Category XVI). Granda Zuniga and Ivanchuk shared 1st place with 7/11.The organization was in the hands of the Foundation for the Promotion of Chess Sports in the Netherlands . The costs were paid by a private financier, who had guaranteed the tournament for three years. After the third edition, the private financier withdrew, and there were no commercial parties willing to take on the sponsorship. The tournament disappeared from the chess calendar again after three editions. The book also contains games from the subsidiary tournaments. The lowest price I could find as of early March 2025 from an American seller was $25. Buy my copy and save! The original price was $25.

Donner Memorial Internationaal Schaaktoernooi Amsterdam 1996

International chess tournament Amsterdam 1996

This is the classic book about Capablanca by the American Master Fred Reinfeld. It contains 113 deeply annotated games in English descriptive notation with copious diagrams, a biography, and an introduction by the American Grandmaster, Robert Byrne. It is a sturdy trade paperback. The previous owner’s name is neatly penciled on the front free endpaper. There are 2 almost invisible clear tape reinforcements to the covers. The covers to show signs of wear, but no tears. On page 57 I have attached a sticky note correction to the identity of the player of the black pieces, not marking the text. This could be removed without damage to the book. The original price of the book was $4.95.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The immortal games of Capablanca

This 48 page monograph covers the 1969 world chess championship between Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky. Spassky won, avenging his loss in 1966 through the same opponent. It is printed on good quality glossy paper. The former owner signature is on the inside front cover. There is a faint brown stain to the spine as shown in the photos, else I would consider this in like new condition. There are good quality notes, diagrams, and caricatures. It is in English descriptive notation. As of early March 2025 the lowest price on the book search engine addall .com is $12.12. By my copy and save! My original cost was three dollars, over 50 years ago!

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Robert James Fischer: “Ich wollte unbedingt gewinnen!” (Chess)

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Soviet chess players in the struggle for the world championship (Советские шахматисты в борьбе за первенство мира)

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Interzonala Schackturneringen Saltsjöbaden 1948

Laszlo Szabo

Grandmaster (chess) competition in honor of Geza Maroczy (Nagymesterverseny maroczy geza emlekere)

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World chess championship 1957

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International chess tournament Amsterdam 1996

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The immortal games of Capablanca

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