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Chess Fundamentals by Jose Raul "J R" Capablanca y Graupera, (1888-1942) signed by the author - 1921

by Jose Raul "J R" Capablanca y Graupera, (1888-1942) signed by the author

Chess Fundamentals by Jose Raul "J R" Capablanca y Graupera, (1888-1942)   signed by the author   - 1921

Chess Fundamentals

by Jose Raul "J R" Capablanca y Graupera, (1888-1942) signed by the author

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Published shortly after he had won the World's Chess Championship. Reprinted 1922, 1923, 1926, 1931, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948 and reset edition published in 1951. A knowledge of the elements is assumed. A graded course of instruction, with a general first chapter, the subjects of which are re-examined in more detail in succeeding chapters. Part two comprises 14 games played by Capablanca, with annotations, including notes on the openings.

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. One of the greatest players of all time, he was renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play. Due to his achievements in the chess world, mastery over the board and his relatively simple style of play he was nicknamed the "Human Chess Machine". He is widely regarded as the most naturally talented chess player in history.

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  • Publisher G Bell and Sons and Harcourt, Brace and Co
  • Place of Publication London and New York
  • Date Published 1921
  • Pages vii+246 pages with diagrams
  • Size Octavo
  • Keywords Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
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  • Vbf_category 10104
Kongressbuch Hannover 1926. Festschrift zum 50 jahrigen Jubilanum des Hannoverschen Schachklubs...
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Kongressbuch Hannover 1926. Festschrift zum 50 jahrigen Jubilanum des Hannoverschen Schachklubs 1876-1926

by Bernhard Kagan (1866-1932) editor

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96 pages with six plates, diagrams and tables. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") issued in wrappers. Includes problem tournament. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5394) First edition.The chess club in Hannover, Germany celebrated its fifty year anniversary by organizing a small, international chess master tournament in 1926. Eight players were invited to participate, including two very strong masters: Aron Nimzowitsch from Denmark, and Akiba Rubinstein from Poland. They met with six German chess masters that included Jacques Mieses, Friedrich Sämisch, Oscar Antze, Hans Duhm, Hermann Von Gottschall, and Walther Von Holzhausen. Games were played from August 9th to the 18th. Nimzowitsch won with a near perfect score of 6½ of 7, edging out Rubinstein by half a point. The prizes were awarded to the players at the Hotel Luisenhof. In conjunction with the tournament was a problem tournament which a number of problems were presented from contestants in Europe.Condition:Spine heal bumped, light edge… Read More
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by I.A. Horowitz

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1972 McKay trade hardcover. No indications of later printing on the copyright. Not remainder marked, dj is not price clipped($7.95). Dj has faint penmark below price, light shelfware and spinewear, no discoleration, looks very good in Brodart protective sleeve. Pages clean, unmarked & not aged. Red cloth covered boards clean & square. Black lettering on spine fine. Binding firm & straight.
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Internationales Sechsmeister - Turnier zu Kopenhagen vom 3. bis 14. Marz 1923
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32 pages with frontispiece, diagrams and table. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's wrappers. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5353; Kieler Schachkatalog 3769) First edition.The tournament was a double round robin with each player playing both colors. Aron Nimzowitsch captured first prize, playing at that time, the hyper-modern openings. He did not lose a game with a score of 8. Tied for second were Friedrich (Fritz) Samisch and Savielly Tartakower with scores of 6. Rudolf Spielmann took 4th with 5 1/2. Ernst Jacobson was 5th with 3 points and Jorgen Muller was 6th with 1 1/2. With the Nimzowitsch win, this gave the hyper-modern school more respect.Condition:Spine ends and corners chipped, edges and spine sunned else a good copy, internally very good.
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24 pages with tables. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. First edition.
Contains the match between Richard Reti and Savielly Tartakower. Contains five games annotated by Bernhard Kagan.The second part includes all the games of Master Tournament in Berlin, 1919. This was a double round tournament with Efim Dmitriyevich Bogolyubov of the Russia capturing first with four wins and two draws against second place finisher and countryman Alexey (Alex) Sergeyevich Selezniev who drew all his games. Richard Reti of Hungary and Rudolf Spielmann from Austria tied for third and fourth with win and losses against one another. All games are annotated by Kagan.Condition:Corners bumped, edge wear with age toning else about very good.
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Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Bad Harzburg 1938
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91 pages with diagrams, photographs and tables. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher wrappers. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5581) First edition limited to 242 copies .The Yugoslavian grand master Vasja Pirc captured first place with a score of 6 1/2 points, followed closely by Efim Bogoljubov one half point behind. Georg Kieninger was clear third with 5 1/2 points. Tied for fourth and fifth were Erich Eliskases and Herbert Heinicke both with 5 points. Josef Lokvenc and Alexander Petrov were half point behind and shared sixth and seventh. Clear eighth was Friedrich Sämisch with a score of 4. Closing out were Kurt Richter and August Georg Preusse in the last two places respectively.Condition:Some sunning to extremities and spine, spine ends lightly chipped else a very good copy.
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ECHO; Vydal sachovní Klub Dobrusky v Praze z vydavatelského fondu Václava Kautského
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by Frantisek Dedrle (1878-1957)

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lxvi+136 pages with frontispiece portrait, diagrams and index. Royal Octavo (9 3/4" x 7") bound in original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. A C White's Christmas series with Christmas greeting tipped in. (Betts: 31-13) First edition.
Parallel Czech, English and German text. This work deals with echo mates. M Havel contributes an essay on the subject "The charm of return" emphasizing the aesthetic features. An article by Dedrle follows, in which he explains the varieties to be found in the field of echoes and gives 28 examples. The main part of the book is made up of 674 specimens, classified according to the nature of the mates. A diagram at the top of each page shows the type of mate which is worked into the positions following on that page, enabling the reader to see how different composers treat the same theme. Included are direct mates of varying lengths, self-mates, various Fairy problems and composed end games.
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Nordiska Schackforbundets Sjunde Kongress med Turneringar Kopenhamn 2-16 Juli 1916
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by Gustaf Collijn (1880-1968) and Ludvig Collijn editors

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122-228 pages with frontispiece, diagrams, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6") bound in original wrappers. Tidskrift för Schack Volume XXII , numbers 8 and 9. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5324). First edition.

The Danish Chess Championship was organized by the Danish Chess Union (DSU) and first held in 1910. A masterclass was first introduced in 1915. But it is only from 1922 that the title of Danish chess champion was introduced, this was the first year also players from Copenhagen joined. The Master Class for 1916 was contested by 8 players. It was won b P F Johner with a score of 5 and tied two through 4 by M Marchand, O. von Lowenborg and H Krause. 5th place was claimed by O Sevensson with 3 points. 6th place was a tie between Johs Giersing and G Nyholm. The last place was regulated to E Jacobson with 1 1/2.



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Internationales Schachturnier in Berlin vom 16 bis 28 November 1926 veranstaltet von der Freien...
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Internationales Schachturnier in Berlin vom 16 bis 28 November 1926 veranstaltet von der Freien Scach-Vereinigung

by Johann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch (1894-1973)

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84 pages with 5 plates, diagrams and table. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 7 1/2") issued in light brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine with black flora design. Edited by Bernhard Kagan.(Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5392) First edition.
The tournament consisted of ten contestants. Efim Bogoljubov scored first a full point ahead of Akiba Rubinstein whom scored 6 points. and Rudolf Spielmann, Carl Ahues and Ernst Grünfeld tied for third each with a score of 5. The other contestants were Edgard Colle (4), Paul Johner, Paul M List and Friedrich Sämisch (3 1/2), and Walther Von Holzhausen (2 1/2). This was Rubinstein's last tournament as a Berliner. He soon took up residence in Antwerp.
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Internationales Schachturnier in Berlin vom 16. bis 28 November 1926
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Internationales Schachturnier in Berlin vom 16. bis 28 November 1926

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84 pages with 5 plates, diagrams and table. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 7 1/2") issued in light brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine with black flora design. Edited by Bernhard Kagan.(Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5392) First edition.The tournament consisted of ten contestants. Efim Bogoljubov scored first a full point ahead of Akiba Rubinstein whom scored 6 points. and Rudolf Spielmann, Carl Ahues and Ernst Grunfeld tied for third each with a score of 5. The other contestants were Edgard Colle (4), Paul Johner, Paul M List and Friedrich Samisch (3 1/2), and Walther Von Holzhausen (2 1/2). This was Rubinstein's last tournament as a Berliner. He soon took up residence in Antwerp.Condition:Corners bumped and rubbed, some internal notations, spine heal rubbed through else a very good copy issued without jacket.
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Nordiska Schackförbundets Sjätte Kongress Med Turneringar Stockholm 25 Juni - 7 Juli 1912
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by Gustaf (1878-1939) and Ludvig Collijn editors

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124-268 pages with frontispiece and tables. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original wrappers. Tidskrift för Schack Volume XVIII , numbers 7, 8 and 9.(Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5314) First edition. This was another in the series of Nordic Chess Congresses in which several outside masters were invited in to give the locals some strong practice. The full list included: Alexander Alekhine; Erich Cohn; Fritz Englund; Joel Fridlizius; Johannes Hjalmar Giersing; Hugo W Langborg; Georg Marco; Gustaf Nyholm; Adolf Georg Olland; Victor Sjoberg; Rudolf Spielmann. Alekhine, still just 19, dominated the proceedings despite being upset in the third round by Sweden's Fridlizius. Once he had defeated all the other outside masters (Cohn, Marco, Spielmann), he was not to be stopped. 1 Alexander Alekhine * 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 = 1 1 8.5; 2 Erich Cohn 0 * 1 1 = = 0 1 1 1 1 7.0; 3 Georg Marco 0 0 * 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5; 4 Adolf Georg Olland 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 = 0 1 5.5; 5 Rudolf Spielmann 0 = 1 0 * 0 1 0 1 1 = 5.0;… Read More
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