Bernard cafferty (154 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Fair. 2nd ed., with cover wear, rubbing, dampstain on inside of covers, spotting on page edges, minor dogesrring. #cra.

Paper Back. Etat : Very Good. Binding tight and square, Pages are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine with no dust jacket. "Using almost 300 examples from actual play, the authors go through all of the typical checkmates, step by step. By studying these, you will learn how to see and use the same ideas in your own games, producing spectacular Granmaster-like finishes yourself!" 244 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 5/8 ".…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 2nd Edition. xiv+149 with diagrams and index. Quarto (10 1/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial boards.Second edition. This book has been revised and expanded to take account of the immense amount of serious competitive play in the decade since the first edition was completed in 1966. During this period the Petroff has gained a new supporter in the person of the former world champion Petrosian. Some commentators even attribute the loss of the title in 1969 to his failure to carry on playing the Petroff after it had brought him two comfortable draws late in the match against Spassky. Meanwhile, older supporters of the defence such as Smyslov and Bronstein have not lost faith in it. Even the former world title holder Karpov has adopted it occasionally. Condition: Corners and spine ends gently bumped, front end paper clipped else very good.…

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The Club Player's Library.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Binding tight and square, Pages are clean and unmarked.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. An early work on the QID. Some forgotten analysis that deserves re-consideration. 99 pages.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. 2nd Edition. Rare. Chess book. Good with PON in ink. 152pp.

Etat : Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. 128 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. Cafferty was one of the leading English chess players of the late 1950s and 1960s, ranking amongst the top ten players in 1959 and 1960 (2b on the old grading scale which is equivalent to 217224 on the present English Chess Federation grading scale). He was British Boys' Champion in 1952 (jointly) and British Junior Champion in 1954. Condition: Light edge wear with gently bumped corners else very good.…

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. Mylar cover DJ. Both book and DJ in mint condition. stated "printed in Great Britain" 0679507701.

Trade Paperback. Etat : Vg. 2nd Edition. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 290 positions that lead to mate. Small cut on top of front cover. 244 pp.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 244 pages; Description: 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Checkmate (Chess) 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 290 positions to enjoy and review checkmating patterns. 244 pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Second printing. Hardbound with dust jacket. Top edge spottled; gentle wear. Pages unmarked.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 244 pages; Description: 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Checkmate (Chess) 1 Kg.

PAPERBACK BLUE. Etat : VG. 4TH ED. General wear, light soiling and foxing on all pages, vertical crease down spine, contains liquid stains in rear pages DATE PUBLISHED: 1991 EDITION: 4TH ED 255.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. mild water damage to top edge, otherwise a clean, sound, gently used copy, octavo, 255 pages.

New edition. Ex public library - stamps, label, etc.; lacks front free end paper. Text complete - good reference copy Used - Acceptable. Ex lib hardback Used - Acceptable. Ex lib hardback.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Series: Batsford Chess Book 244p hardback with shiny pink boards, nice clean copy, as new Language: English.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. vii+244 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's red boards with black lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. (Lusis: 1078) First edition. Play for Mate is a book of checkmates. It is necessary for any aspiring player to have a considerable knowledge of mating patterns, and this book presents a wide range of them, in 290 situations taken from actual master play, each with a game diagram, each briefly and succinctly annotated for instruction. Condition: A near fine in like jacket.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. SOFT COVER IN NEAR FINE CONDITION.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. No marks in text. Not a library book. One copy only of this title. Ships in a cardboard enclosure. THE BOOK YOU SEE DESCRIBED IS THE COPY YOU WILL RECEIVE. Tim's Used Books, open shop in Provincetown, Mass., providing good books at reasonable prices on the same spot since 1991. shelf T.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Good +. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. viii, 244, (4). Dust jacket has edge wear, a few small closed tears, some minor chipping. Boards have light edge and corner wear, small bit of rubbing. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. B Chess: This regular size hardcover is about fine a price clipped, about fine dj. Small smudge on free endpaper. White spine, green title.

Etat : New.

Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Tal's Hundred Best Games. Book.

Paperback. Etat : New. The essential sequel to Peter Clarke's companion book on Tal, Mikhail Tal's Best Games of Chess. Cafferty takes us further on Tal's career path, covering his loss to Botvinnik in the revenge match, but also the triumphs of Bled 1961 and Tal's remarkable sequence of tournament victories in 1973. Tal is the chess public's favourite - a knight of the chessboard who knew no fear and joyously sacrificed to fight at close quarters with the enemy king. In the annals of chess, Tal ranks with Anderssen, Alekhine, Stein and Kasparov as the undisputed archetypes of aggression on the 64 squares.…