Chess traps, pitfalls, and swindles [Tartan books ; 26]

Horowitz, I. A.(Israel Albert), 1907-1973. ; Reinfeld, Fred,; 1910-1964. ; design, Milton Glaser

ISBN 10: 0671210416 / ISBN 13: 9780671210410

Edité par New York : Simon and Schuster, 1954, 1972(?), 1972

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[1954 edition], 8th printing ; 243 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm ; LC: GV1451; Dewey: 794.1; LCCN: 58-9801 ; ISBN: 0671210416; 9780671210410 LCCN: 54-9790 ; OCLC: 2731999 ; pictorial black, orange, gold and white stiff paper wrappers ;"This is a rich storehouse of Chess 'crimes.' Sometimes the villain is thwarted: more often he gets away with his nefarious deeds. But, in either event, the tales, and their telling, will prove to be instructive and vastly entertaining." ; "Reuben Fine was an International Grandmaster and one of the world's greatest chess players ever. His books, including 'Basic Chess Endings' and 'The Middlegame in Chess,' are among the all-time classics of chess literature."; Formerly entitled "lessons from my games" ;"Horowitz was the chess editor of The New York Times and three times United States Open Chess Champion." ; crease on back cover, else G.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Chess traps, pitfalls, and swindles [Tartan books ; 26]
• Éditeur: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1954, 1972(?)
• Date de parution: 1972
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0671210416
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780671210410
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Good
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Type de livre: Book

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Synopsis

From Simon & Schuster, Chess Traps is I.A. Horowitz's exploration of chess' pitfalls and swindes—both how to set them and how to avoid them.

This is a rich storehouse of Chess 'crimes.' Sometimes the villain is thwarted: more often he gets away with his nefarious deeds. But, in either event, the tales, and their telling, will prove to be instructive and vastly entertaining.

À propos des auteurs

Israel Albert Horowitz was an American International Master of chess. In 1989 he was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.

Fred Reinfeld was a writer on chess and many other subjects. He was also a strong chess master, often among the top ten players from the early 1930s to the early 1940s, as well as a college chess instructor