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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xviii+271+[27 ad] pages with photographs, diagrams, table. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First published in 1925 by the American Chess Bulleting. In 1924 New York staged a great tournament by having the three giants of the age: Capablanca, Lasker and Alekhine. It was something like a rematch of the 1914 St Petersburg tournament, with all of them 10 years older. There was a good mixture of veterans (Janowski, Marcozy and Marshall) with younger hypermoderns (Reti, Tartakower and Bogoljubow), though some top challengers (Vidmar, Nimzowitsch and Rubinstein) were absent. Everyone expected World Champion Capablanca to win and wondered how Lasker, the 55 year old dethroned lion would perform. Lasker ran away with the tournament, scoring a phenomenal 80% against the elite of the chess world. Brilliancy prizes went to Reti for his win over Bogoljubow, Marshall for his win over Bogolijubow and to Capablanca for his win over Lasker. The event was crowned by Alekhine's deep annotations in a book that is still popular and well received by chess society. There are some mistakes but this is probably the best tournament book written, rivaled only by Bronstein's Zurich 1953. Condition: Corners bumped, light edge wear else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 258 pages. 6.14x0.81x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, stiff plain thick green paper covers, spine with printed title a little worn, frontispiece with a corner torn off, 273pp., display ads at the end. First Edition. A good+ copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 172 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") Separate issues with original wrappers bound in wrapper with black lettering to spine. From the library of J C Owen Volume 22. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Covers the Hastings tournament which was won by S Flohr, The Alekhine Bogoljubow match, the Zurich tournament won by Alekhine. Condition: Edge wear, soiled else about very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 144 pages with illustrations and pictures of this era. Separate issues bound in paper wrappers with original wrappers bound in. Volume 41 (Betts: 7-50). First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Contents include the U S Championship with the games presented as well as the U S Women's Championship and the results of the USSR Championship. Condition: Bound in paper wrappers, a few loose pages, some age toning else good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 144 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, pictures of this era and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") separate issues bound in in stiff wrappers with the original wrappers bound in with each volume. This volume all numbers were bi-monthly. Volume 38. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. This issued covers the obituary of Emanuel Lasker, the Manhattan Chess Club Championship, Mar del Plata tournament, Reshevsky v Horowitz match, New York Championship with Fine the winner and the Boston Championship. Condition: Stiff paper binding, original wrapper creased, some occasional pencil marks else a good copy.

55 pages with diagrams, tables, photographs and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. Annotations by C S Howell. From the library of Lothar Schmid. (Linde 5397; Betts 25-78) First edition. The 20 games, annotated; with biographical notes, portraits of the players, and a review of the openings used Held at the Hotel Alamac in Lake Hopatcong, NJ, the same site as the 9th (and final) American Chess Congress in 1923. Lake Hopatcong 1926 held at the Hotel Alamac in Lake Hopatcong, NJ, the same site as the 9th (and final) American Chess Congress in 1923. Harry Latz, who owned the hotel with his mother, also helped organize New York 1924, which was held at the New York City Alamac. Latz was also involved in an early attempt to arrange a World Chess match between Capablanca and Alekhine. The hotel group included the Atlantic City Alamac. The name was a combination of Latz' mother's and father's first names. Jose Raul Capablanca had recently made a phenomenal run of 63 serious games without a loss (1916-1924, +40 -0 =23), which included his world championship match with Emanuel Lasker. Capablanca was just over a year away from losing the world championship to Alexander Alekhine, but Capablanca was in fine form, only having lost 6 serious games (+97 -6 =43) since being edged out by Marshall at Havana in 1913. Capablanca's result here was +4 =4 -0. Abraham Kupchik, the two Lake Hopatcong events, 1923, where he tied with Marshall for first, and 1926, where he finished second behind Capablanca, were two of Kupchik's best results. Kupichik's second place score was +3 =4 -1. Geza Maroczy peak results were between 1899-1908, where he placed no lower than third in only one of 15 tournaments. Maroczy signed an agreement with Emanuel Lasker in 1906 for a world championship title match, with games to be played in Cuba, Vienna, and New York. Unfortunately for Maroczy revolution broke out in Cuba and the Viennese backers became dissatisfied only part of the match would be in Vienna, so the match fell through. Maroczy would never again get so close to the brass ring, as what would otherwise have been his shot at the title passed to Marshall the following year. In the early 1920s, Maroczy influenced another world championship by coaching Vera Menchik. Maroczy continued to play until 1947, but by the time of Lake Hopatcong, his major individual successes were behind him with a score of +3 =3 -2. In the years since Havana 1913, Frank James Marshall had been active and had some good results, but finished behind Capablanca in all of the tournaments where they both played. Lake Hopatcong 1926 was not to be Marshall's finest hour with +1 =4 -3. Edward Lasker, although sometimes described as Emmanuel Lasker's "cousin," Edward's great grandfather's great grandfather was the common ancestor back in Kepno, now in Poland. Lasker narrowly lost a 1923 match to Marshall (+4 -5 =9) for the US championship in New York. Lasker was an engineer by trade and was known as much for his writing on chess and the game of go as for his play. His resulting score was +1 =1 -6. Lothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid (10 May 1928 - 18 May 2013) was a German chess grandmaster. He was born in Radebeul near Dresden into a family who were the co-owners of the Karl May Press, which published the German Karl May adventure novels. He was best known as the chief arbiter at several World Chess Championship matches, in particular the 1972 encounter between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky at Reykjavic. He was also an avid collector of chess books and paraphernalia. It was reputed that he owned the largest known private chess library in the world, as well as a renowned collection of chess art, chess boards and chess pieces from around the globe. Condition: Lothar Schmid's book plate to front wrapper verso. Edge wear with bumped corners, sunning to edges else very good,

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 224 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") Separate issues bound in white wrappers with black lettering to spine. From the library of John C Owen. Volume 26. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933.Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. John C Owen translated and helped produce the work Budapest 1896 International Chess Tournament published by Caissa Editions and has written a number of articles on chess. Condition: Wrappers soiled, edge wear, corners bumped, John C Owen's book plate on front wrapper verso else about very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 140 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 48.(Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Worming to margin through page 48 else about a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 128 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo. Separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 51. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Damp stain at head edge to page 90. A very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 136 pages with illustrations and pictures of this era. Separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 34.(Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Results from the Hastings Tournament results and the Margate Tournament from 1936. Kemeri Tornament; Stockholm Team Tournament and local state championships. The World Championship filling the vacancy left by Alehkhine's death. Condition: A very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 172 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") Separate issues with original wrappers bound in wrappers. From the (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. This issue contained five issues. Covers the U S Championship which was won by Reshevsky and Kashdan in a tie, The Ventor City Tournament won by Yanofsky, the Zurich Michigan State Chess Championship, Reshevsky Kashdan match to determine winner of the U S Championship which was won by Reshevsky 7 1/2 to 3 1/2. Condition: Edge wear, soiled else about very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 148 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo (9"x 6") bound in original publisher's wrappers, 6 separate issues complete. This volume all numbers were bi-monthly. Volume 47. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Loose issues with some light soiling and bumped corners else a very good set.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 96 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and index. Octavo. (8 3/4" x 6") separate issues bound in original publisher's wrappers. Six numbers and issued. Volume 55. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. This issue contains the second time Fischer won the U S Championship with no loses at age 15. Condition: Some age toning of pages else a very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 192+[viii] pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") Separate issues with original wrappers bound in wrapper with black lettering to spine. From the library of J C Owen Volume 22. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933.Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. John C Owen translated and helped produce the work Budapest 1896 International Chess Tournament published by Caissa Editions and has written a number of articles on chess. Condition: Book plate of J C Owen on front wrapper verso, corners bumped, some soiling of original wrappers else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 219+[8 ads] pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, pictures of this era and index. Octavo (9" x 6") issued in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume XXIV (24). (Betts: 7-50) 1st edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933.Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Spine sunned, corners gently bumped a very good copy, issued without jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 200 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") Separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 27. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Small worm hole not affecting readability. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 180 pages with diagrams, tables illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") Separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 32. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 116 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo. Separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 52. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: A very good to fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 120 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 50.(Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Worming to margin through page 48 else about a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 144 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 49.(Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Some light soiling to some pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 200 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 33. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 200 pages with diagrams, tables illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") Separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 29. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Some light damp stains at head edge. Else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 140 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") Separate issues bound in blue cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. Volume 35. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Stained, small worm hold through pages else about very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 152 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era and index. Separate issues in original wrappers. This volume all the numbers were bi-monthly. Volume 42. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. This issue contains information on the Boston City, California, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Championships. Also information on the Capablanca Memorial, the Cuban Chess finals, the Iceland Championships and Toronto City and Pan American championships. A discussion of the Alain C White collection in the Cape Province of South Africa. . Obituaries include Ruben Fine and George Koltanowski. Condition: Loose issues. Some age darkening to wrappers, some edge wear with small chips else a very good set.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 124 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, pictures of this era and index. Separate issues in original wrappers. This volume all numbers were bi-monthly. Volume 37. (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. This issued only contained five numbers, no May/June issue published. This volume contains information on the Albany, Boston and St Louis championships, also on the California, Michigan State, West Virginia and the Virginia Federations tourneys. In addition the Keres Euwe match and the U S Open were also covered. Obituaries include Max Demby and Horace McFarland. Condition: Loose issues. Age darkening to edges and spine, edge wear with some corners creased else about very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 204+[105-136] pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations and pictures of this era. Octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in black with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Volume XX (20). (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933. Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Rebound with wrappers bound in, volume 20 number one laid in, volume 12 number 5 bound in. Some age darkening to pages and wrappers else in good condition, internally very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 176+[4 ads] pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, pictures of this era and index. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume XXIII (23). (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933.Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Spine ends and corners rubbed through, corners bumped, pages age darkened, internally about very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 286 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, pictures of this era and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume VIII (8). (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933.Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Rebound, some occasional pencil notations else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 196 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, pictures of this era and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume XXV (25). (Betts: 7-50) First edition. Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933.Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963. Condition: Rebound else a very good copy.