PAUL KERES ROAD TO THE TOP: The Road to the Top (Algebraic classics series)

Keres, Paul

ISBN 10: 0713480548 / ISBN 13: 9780713480542

Published by Batsford Ltd, 1996

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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Seller Inventory # CHL8267693

Bibliographic Details

• Title: PAUL KERES ROAD TO THE TOP: The Road to the Top (Algebraic classics series)
• Publisher: Batsford Ltd
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713480548
• ISBN 13: 9780713480542
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

You get BOTH Keres books!!! PAUL KERES 2 Vols: ROAD TO THE TOP & QUEST FOR PERFECTION * PAUL KERES: THE ROAD TO THE TOP * An Expanded New Edition Of A Modern Classic * Paul Keres is generally regarded as the strongest player never to become world champion. His modesty, honesty and open-minded approach to chess made him popular with chess enthusiasts the world over. The reader will find lots of wild sacrificial tactics in the early games of his 30 year chess career. "The author and editor, Grandmaster John Nunn, helps the reader understand the secrets of chess."-publisher. Chess Digest Editor Ken Smith writes: "Setting at a table in a local steak house in San Antonio, Texas (1972) were Keres, Gligoric and myself. Gligoric is teasing Keres with `when are you going to speak out against your Communist masters?'. Not a word in retort from the kind, gentle, Keres." 256 pages * IGM PAUL KERES IGM John Nunn * 256 Pages * OP 1st Ed * 1996 * 8vo PB * 7 Chapters * 51 Games * PAUL KERES: QUEST FOR PERFECTION * An Expanded New Edition Of A Modern Classic * This is the 2nd & final volume covering the period from 1950 to his death in 1975. Subtitle: Inspiration and Instruction For Chess Players Of All Levels. Here are 103 deeply annotated best games. There is an introduction to each chapter to give you the background of what is happening. Keres annotates most and GM John Nunn follows by selecting and annotating the finest from 1962-1975. ("My instructive draw, San Antonio 1972, was not selected".-Ken Smith * IGM PAUL KERES IGM John Nunn * 272 Pages * 1st Ed * 1996 * 8vo PB * 7 Chapters * 53 Games * List Price for both = $47.90, yet here are both for less than the price of 1. We'll send you an email with our, as of August 28, 2018, 55 FREE selections, so that you may make your THREE (3) selections!