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Basic Chess Endings
by Fine, Reuben
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0713504552
- ISBN 13
- 9780713504552
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
David McKay. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 2nd Edition, First Printing. Published by David McKay, 1941. Octavo. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Boards have shelf wear, edge wear, and bumps on corners. Slight spine lean and small scrapes on front pastedown. No dust jacket. 573 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Synopsis
Basic Chess Endings is a book on chess endgames which was written by Reuben Fine and originally published in 1941. It is considered the first systematic book in English on the endgame phase of the game of chess. It is the best-known endgame book in English and is a classic piece of chess endgame literature. The book is dedicated to World Champion Emanuel Lasker, who died in 1941. It was revised in 2003 by Pal Benko. Cecil Purdy said "...
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- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153788
- Title
- Basic Chess Endings
- Author
- Fine, Reuben
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0713504552
- ISBN 13
- 9780713504552
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1941
- Keywords
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- New
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Cloth
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