Basic Chess Endings (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by Reuben Fine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Basic Chess Endings is a book on chess endgames which was written by Reuben Fine and originally published in 1941. It is considered the first systematic book in English on the endgame phase of the game of chess. It is the best-known endgame book in English and is a classic piece of chess endgame literature. The book is dedicated to World Champion Emanuel Lasker, who died in 1941. It was revised in 2003 by Pal Benko. Cecil Purdy said "...
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21542
- Title
- Basic Chess Endings (The Signed/Limited Edition)
- Author
- Reuben Fine
- Format/Binding
- Patterned Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- rare chess books, rare Reuben Fine, chess grandmaster Reuben Fine, rare signed limited chess books
- Bookseller catalogs
- chess;
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