Lasker's Chess Primer: An Elementary Text Book for Beginners, which teaches Chess by a new, easy and comprehensive Method

Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941)

Published by Printing Craft, Ltd, London, 1934

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110 pages with frontispiece portrait and diagrams. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 4 3/4") bound in original publisher's orange cloth with black lettering to spine and cover in original pictorial jacket. Introduction by W H Watts. (Betts:10-132). First British Edition. Also published by McKay, Philadelphia (1934). Lasker's method, aiming at the development of "natural" rather than "book" players covers first the elements, to page 36, with exercises on the various points, then the end-game, pages 37 to 62, including simple mates, pawn endings, and tactical devices common also to the middle-game. Final chapters briefly cover the opening and principles of strategy, with 8 illustrative games. Condition: Previous owner's name on front end paper, corners and spine heal bumped, points and spine ends moderately rubbed. Jacket points chipped, lightly soiled. A very good copy in like jacket. Seller Inventory # C0131

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Title: Lasker's Chess Primer: An Elementary Text ...

Publisher: Printing Craft, Ltd, London

Publication Date: 1934

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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