vi+137 pages with diagrams ad indices. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Translated by Kenneth P Neat. First American edition.

This is a basic study of all Queen and Pawn Endings including many studies that lead to surprising draws.The basic position starts with the first diagram in the book of pawn against Queen, where the player with the queen needs to stop the pawn from reaching the 8th rank and promoting to a queen.

Condition: Corners bumped, previous owner's name to front end paper, spine end pushed, Jacket with some edge wear else very good in a near fine jacket.

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Bookseller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: C2580
Title: Queen and Pawn Endings
Author: Yuri Lvovich Averbakh (1922-2022)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chess Digest
Place of Publication: Dallas
Date Published: 1975
Pages: vi+137 pages with diagrams ad indices
Size: Octavo
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: /chess;

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