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This Hardinge Simpole Openings Classic reprint represents a landmark in the evolution of openings theory. This ground-breaking treatise on the revolutionary Modern Defence became a Bible for those adventurous players who were prepared to permit the opposition to construct a vast pawn centre - only to dynamite it with violent counter-measures in the middlegame. Such players included Botvinnik, Ivkov, Larsen and Suttles, as well as the two authors who were enthusiastic practitioners of the system.
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Modern Defence (Chess)
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The Modern Defence 1. P-KN3: A Universal Panacea to 1 P-K4, 1 P-Q4 or 1 P-QB4 (Contemporary Chess Openings)
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THE MODERN DEFENCE.
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The Modern Defence. Contemporary Chess Openings
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Cloth. Reprint. Hardback Reprint The white pictorial dust jacket is clean and bright howver there is a little wear along the top edge There is a previous owners signature to the front free endpaper the rest of the pages remain clean pp 168 Overall a good copynbsp. book. Seller Inventory # 120562
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second Impression. Near FINE hardback in FINE price clipped dustwrapper. 1973 B. T. Batsford, Reprint of Second Impression. NO inscriptions. Age-yellowing to page edges & endpapers. NB: REGRETTABLY NOT AVAILABLE TO SEND TO EU COUNTRIES. Seller Inventory # 000404
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