500 Master Games of Chess (Book I, 2 & 3 Complete in One volume)

Tartakower, S. & Du Mont, J.

ISBN 10: 0486232085 / ISBN 13: 9780486232089

Published by Dover, N.Y., 1975

About this Item

Pb, xxviii + 665pp. Good, creased spine, previous owner's inscription on inside front cover. Reprint omnibus edition of the original three volumes divided into Book 1 Open games, Book 2 Semi-open games and Book 3 Closed games. The 500 annotated games (plus an Appendix of 26 unusual games) extend from the 17th century to just before WW II. Descriptive notation.

Seller Inventory # 066318

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 500 Master Games of Chess (Book I, 2 & 3 Complete in One volume)
• Publisher: Dover, N.Y.
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486232085
• ISBN 13: 9780486232089
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Chess - Games
  • Chess - All

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Synopsis

This compilation of 500 master games is the greatest standard collection of chess games ever published. Ranging over 150 years of master play, these games include masterpieces of every kind by such master players as Anderssen, Morphy, Blackburne, Pillsbury, Lasker, Marshall, Steinitz, Tarrasch, Alekhine, Capablanca, Spielmann, Tartaower, Rubinstein, Réti, Nimzowitsch, Euwe, Botvinnik, and many more. There are also once-in-a-lifetime matches, such as Franz-Mayet (1858) and Bowdler-Conway (1788), and other interesting examples. Fully annotated, arranged by opening for easier study.