Viktor Korchnoi (53 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The epic struggle for the world championship. Many fotos. 165 pp.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Softcover, minor wear, pages tanning, binding tight, a very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 72 games of Korchnoi on the way to his match with Karpov. Prior owner bookplate on inside front cover. 294 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 294 text page hardcover with chess game diagram illustrations, Korchnoi's best games annotated by Korchnoi. Very good condition - unmarked, tight and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear and sun fading to boards. Content is clean and bright. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. The role of the KGB in chess matters and Fischer. 208 pp. Liechti, Elisabeth (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. The item is showing use from the previous owner but works perfectly. Signs of previous ownership which could include: tears, scuffing, notes, excessive highlighting, gift inscriptions, slight water damage, a missing dust jacket, and library markings.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. The matches Larsen-Portisch, Spassky-Geller, Tal-Gligoric, Korhcnoi-Reshevsky, Larsen-Spassky, Tal-Korchnoi; Spaasky-Korchnoi. 316 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Binding is tight and square. Minor shelving wear. DJ is protetced by a mylar cover.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at top and bottom spine edges and is contained in protective plastic jacket. Board Corners and top and bottom spine edges are bumped. Spine is slightly shaken. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 45 games of ones of the giants of chess. Book review taped to inside of back cover and errata taped to back of table of contents. 87 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Near Fine dust jacket. First Edition. New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1978. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($8.95). Previous owner's name in two places. Dog ear to one leaf. Note to rear endpaper that says a Fischer vs. Korchnoi game starts on page 137. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with chess board diagrams. Algebraic notation. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black boards. Complete with dust jacket. From GoodReads: "Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi was a Soviet (before 1976) and Swiss (after 1980) chess grandmaster (GM) and chess writer. He is considered one of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion. Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (USSR), Korchnoi defected to the Netherlands in 1976, and resided in Switzerland from 1978, becoming a Swiss citizen. Korchnoi played four matches, three of which were official, against GM Anatoly Karpov. In 1974, Korchnoi lost the Candidates Tournament final to Karpov. Karpov was declared World Champion in 1975 when GM Bobby Fischer declined to defend his title. Korchnoi then won two consecutive Candidates cycles to qualify for World Chess Championship matches with Karpov in 1978 and 1981 but lost both. The two players also played a drawn training match of six games in 1971. Korchnoi was a candidate for the World Championship on ten occasions (1962, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, and 1991). He was also four times a USSR Chess Champion, five times a member of Soviet teams that won the European championship, and six times a member of Soviet teams that won the Chess Olympiad. He played competitive chess until old age. At age 75, he won the 2006 World Senior Chess Championship and became the oldest person ever to be ranked among the world's top 100 players." GoodReads rating: 3.99 stars. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 168pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Condition: New. Idioma/Language: Español. 100 partidas con las mejores victorias sobre el tablero de un extraordinario ajedrecista Compendio de las mejores 50 partidas con negras de Korchnoi; quien siempre ha destacado como defensor a ultranza, listo para lanzarse al contraataque, y por el papel psicológico como defensor, lo que explica que sus victorias con negras sean tantas como con blancas. Conseguir nuestros libros *** Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Autobiography and games annotated by one of the greatest players. 190 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. translation edition. 94 pages. Spanish language. 8.50x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Sin especificar. Condition: Nuevo.

Rústica. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. LIBRO.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good or Better. Near Fine. First Thus. Translated by Ken Neat. Career Record 1947-1976. Autobiography. 72 games. Figrurine algebraic chess notation. Diagrams. Indexes: general; chess players and officials; games; and game openings. 168 pages. Plain, unmarked book plate on front paste down. A couple pages have minor blemmishes. No owners' writing. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, but no tears. It is now protected with a mylar book jacket cover. The book will be sent to you well packed in a box.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback edition, 1978, in overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; slight toning to page-ends but text and game illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine +. Near Fine. A chess book. "The notes to 83 games are based directly on annotations by Korchnoi. His co-authors in commenting on the rest of the games have often made use of other annotations, many of whch obviously were inspired by him." - Preface. Figurine algebraic chess notation. Includes: biography, cross tables, Index of Openingsm abd Index of Opponets (games). Has diagrams, viii + 264 pages. Name and addtrees sticker of dealer who sold me the book affixed to back paste down. Otherwise, the book is in prefect condition. No owner's marks. The dust jacket has wear at fornt bottom dust jacket fold and slight wrikling there to front panel. Barely noticeable. The pictorial dust jacket is attractive in mylar book jacket cover. The book will be sent to you well packed in a box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Translation. A Very Solid Book, With Three Autographed Inscriptions On The Half Title Page, All Chess Players, Rob Hawkes, Knut Neven And One Other. No Other Marks Or Notations. Bl;Ack Cloth Covered Boards With Bright Gilt Title On The Spine. The Jacket Is Price Clipped But Otherwise Intact. The B/W Jacket Is Very Slightly Aged And Shows The Author Contemplating The Chess Board. Some Very Minor Rubbing But No Apparent Bumping To Edges. In Great Condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. book - Very Good+ dust jacket - Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. A dangerous weapon against the Sicilian. Analysis by Korchnoi. 281 pp.

1st Algebraic Edn. p/b, paper yellowed otherwise good. 131pp. (A.).

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback - clean, clean cover, no marks - from private collection -.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 168 pages with diagrams and indices. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First American edition. Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi was a Soviet (before 1976) and Swiss (after 1980) chess grandmaster and chess writer. He is considered one of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion. Korchnoi rose to prominence within the Soviet chess school system, where he competed against his contemporaries and future GM stars such as Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, and Boris Spassky, following in the path laid out by Mikhail Botvinnik. Korchnoi's playing style initially was an aggressive counterattack. He excelled in difficult defensive positions.  His results during the 1950s were often inconsistent. One particularly bad result was his 19th place (only one from bottom) at the URSch-22, Moscow 1955, with 6/19. During the 1960s he became more versatile, as he gained experience at the top level. He won at Kraków 1959 with 8½/11, shared 1st 2nd places with GM Samuel Reshevsky at Buenos Aires 1960 with 13/19, and won at Córdoba, Argentina 1960 with 6/7. After his victory at Budapest 1961 (Géza Maróczy Memorial) with 11½/15 ahead of GMs David Bronstein and Miroslav Filip, each with 9½, Korchnoi was recognized as one of the world's best players. Condition: Jacket with closed tear at head edge else better than very good in a very good jacket.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 119 pages, clean hardcover with very good dust jacket. Record # 405654.