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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xii+450 pages with diagrams, plates, tables and indexes. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 7") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. This large and magnificent work of art is both an interpretive history of Soviet chess from the Bolshevik Revolution to the collapse of the U.S.S.R. in 1991 and a record of the most interesting games played. The text traces the phenomenal growth of chess from the days of the revolution to the devastation of World War II, and then from the Golden Age of Soviet-dominated chess in the 1950s to the challenge of Bobby Fischer and the quest to find his Soviet match. Included are 249 games, each with a diagram; most are annotated and many have never before been published outside the Soviet Union. The text is augmented by photographs and includes 63 tournament and match scoretables. Also included are a bibliography, an appendix of records achieved in Soviet national championships, two indexes of openings, and an index of players and opponents. Condition: Near fine. Seller Inventory # C2785
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2000. xii, 450 pp. 26 x 18.5 cm. Black cloth covered boards with gilt titling to cover and spine; library binding with 50# and 70# alkaline papers. Tiny amounts of rubbing to spine ends and corners of boards, with very slight bumping to tail of spine. Some light speckling to top edge of text block. Interior is clean and unmarked. Binding firm; book appears unread. Due to the weight of this book (over 2 lbs.), additional shipping may be required for international orders. . Hard Cover. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 627690
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # SA14OS-00345
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Cloth/no dust jacket Small Quarto. black cloth, gilt lettering, 450 pp, Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Seller Inventory # 92929