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The Chess Players' Text Book: An Elementary Treatise on the Game of Chess; Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams Specially Designed for Beginners and Advanced Students (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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This work is mainly designed, as its title implies, to, be a text-book for the advancement of neophytes in the fascinating game of Chess. It will be observed, however, that in a large majority of the Openings treated upon, they are followed out as far as the first twelve moves, according to the latest and best author ities; and in some instances - notably in the Muzio, Centre and Steinitz Gambits.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0282293817
- ISBN 13 9780282293819
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages160
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The Chess Players' Text Book: An Elementary Treatise on the Game of Chess; Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams Specially Designed for Beginners and Advanced Students (Classic Reprint)
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Dink & Fitzgerald, 1889
ISBN 10: 0282293817
ISBN 13: 9780282293819
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. US JC G4: This is the 1889 first edition, with 156 page plus some pages of ads. Green cloth, some rubbing to the cover, small thread fray, gilt front cover title, green spine w gilt title, light wear, slight toning of the paper, else a very nice, near fine copy of this scarce chess book. Green spine, gilt title. Seller Inventory # Nov-6-24-15
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