Platz Joseph (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Revised Edition. 1983 revised edition. An excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 65 pp. An English translation of the 1925 edition, published by B. Kagan in Berlin, of Nimzowitsch's first book. The author clearly instructs the chess student on the proper handling of pawn majorities, both qualitative and quantitative, center and flank; the creation of passed pawns; and the defense against passed pawns by restriction and, as a climax - the Blockade! Twenty one annotated games illustrated these fundamentals of good chess play in the style made famous by the classic 'My System.

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

1 Blatt, verso weiß. Condition: Gut. Bild ca. 8 x 11 cm, Platte ca. 11,5 x 15,5 cm, Blatt ca. 13 x 19,5 cm. Im weissen Rand mit wenigen Stockfleckchen, papierbedingt nur minimal gebräunt, sonst gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 150.

kart. Condition: Gut. 112 S. ; gr. 8° Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 350.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 189 pages. Top edge dusty; light soiling to card covers. Clean and unmarked save for former owner's customary notation to first leaf. No creasing to spine. Binding and hinges sound.

11 x 16,5 cm (Bildgröße). Sauber erhalten, gerahmt Altkolor. Stahlstich aus Paris, Firmin Didot Freres.