horowitz 1907 1973 (17 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 194 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. (Betts: 10-262) A series of eight elementary lessons: the game of chess, basic checkmate, pawn endings, minor tactics, mating combination, parts one and two, strategical objectives, parts one and two. Each lesson is followed by reviews (questions based on the foregoing text), and a quiz (questions based on application of the text). Condition: Light edge wear else a very good copy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. x+234 pages with diagrams. Octavo (7 3/4" x 5") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. A reasonable book on the chess endgames, with some significant amount of time looking at the quite common variety of king and pawn endings. An older book, it uses old-style notation, so if you don't want to read that, get a more modern version. Following on from early work this is a reasonable piece of chess writing. Condition: Edge wear, corners bumped, hinges rubbed, previous owner's name in pencil to half title else very good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. x+166 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8" x 5") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First published by David McKay in 1953. Modern Ideas was published in 1953 so the term "modern" is somewhat relative in this case. I'm not sure from when the term originated, but these days it really just describes a particular era in chess history rather than a proclamation of anything new to the chess world. An interesting part of this book is what Horowitz refers to as "chess movies." These are chess games that are narrated both in text and images with the snapshots of the board displaying positions after every few moves of the players. This is quite useful and very effective. The reader needs to visualize only a few moves between each snapshot, so it's a fairly simple act to follow along without having to resort to a board or computer program. As a side benefit, even if you are playing along with a board and chess set, life is made a bit easier by way of the "movie frames" as you can quickly be sure that you haven't made any errors at the board and easily correct any mistakes that you do make. Condition: Wrappers, with heavy edge wear, corners chipped, some indentations to wrappers, closed tears to head hinge, lightly soiled else about very good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 128 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's red boards with white lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. (Lusis: 343) First edition. In this book Al Horowitz enable the average chess player to match wits against the greatest master of the time. The result is a book that is as instructive as it is entertaining. Condition: Some of the response selections are marked. Jacket small cup at front head edge else about very good in a very good to fine dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 103-144 pages with diagrams, photographs and tables. Quarto (10" x 7") bound in original publisher's stapled pictorial wrappers. Volume 11 Number 4. First edition. The Chess Review was a monthly magazine which started in 1933. The first editors were Isaac Kashdan (1933-1934); Israel Albert Horowitz (1935-1969). Volume 1, numbers 7-8 were not published, a book of the Folkestone International Team Tournament was produced in their stead. Co-editors include Kenneth Harkness, Jack Straley Battel. Merged with Chess Life in 1969. Condition: Edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped else very good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. xii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ; LC: GV1445; Dewey: 794.1 ; OCLC: 11189829 ; ISBN: 0020288700 ((pbk.)); 9780020288701 ((pbk.)) ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "Once the game of kings, chess now intrigues, fascinates, and experates millions of enthusiasts from all walks of life. What is it in the nature of this unique game that has appealed to so many people for so many centuries? What does this game mean for those who play in, and why does it interest even those who do not? Here are the answers in brilliant book that explains chess as a social, psychological, historical and dramatic phenomenon. Filled with unexpected humor and written in a language anyone can understand, The Personality of chess offers a vast amount of little known facts about the game, some in refutation of popular misconceptions, others boldly treading unexplored areas. Is there a correlation between skill in chess and general intelligence? Does skill in chess reflect proficiency in other fields? Are masters of the game like other men - or do they possess other special mental and emotional kinks? What accounts for the durability of the game? Chess players will find many hitherto unrelated areas fully explored, along with further information on aspects of the game that have received only cursory attention up until now. The general reading will find an entertaining, highly readable profile of one of the most extra ordinary games ever invented by man." ; some wear, else G. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. [1954 edition], 8th printing ; 243 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm ; LC: GV1451; Dewey: 794.1; LCCN: 58-9801 ; ISBN: 0671210416; 9780671210410 LCCN: 54-9790 ; OCLC: 2731999 ; pictorial black, orange, gold and white stiff paper wrappers ;"This is a rich storehouse of Chess 'crimes.' Sometimes the villain is thwarted: more often he gets away with his nefarious deeds. But, in either event, the tales, and their telling, will prove to be instructive and vastly entertaining." ; "Reuben Fine was an International Grandmaster and one of the world's greatest chess players ever. His books, including 'Basic Chess Endings' and 'The Middlegame in Chess,' are among the all-time classics of chess literature."; Formerly entitled "lessons from my games" ;"Horowitz was the chess editor of The New York Times and three times United States Open Chess Champion." ; crease on back cover, else G. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. [1951 edition, 3rd printing] ; xii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm ; ISBN: 0671211382; 9780671211387 ; LC: GV1445; Dewey: 794.1/2 ; red, blue, black and white pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Playing with the white pieces: Stonewall pattern. What opening shall I play? ; Stonewall attack I: demolition sacrifice at KR7 ; Stonewall attack II: normal position for white ; Stonewall attack III: swooping down on the open king bishop file ; Queen's gambit declined: black evades the Stonewall attack -- Playing with the black pieces against 1P-K4. What defense shall I play against 1P-K4.? ; Dragon variation I: white cannot afford indifferent play ; Dragon variation II: normal position for black ; Dragon variation III: black concludes with a stunning queen sacrifice ; Dragon variation IV: vigorous counterattack ; Dragon variation V: white's queen-side castling proves a fiasco ; Dragon variation VI: relentless positional pressure by black -- Playing with the black pieces against 1P-Q4. What defense shall I play against 1P-Q4.? ; Lasker's defense I: simplification leads to freedom ; Lasker's defense II: normal position for black ; Lasker's defense III: a fatal dilemma for white ; Lasker's defense IV: battleground of conflicting theories ; Lasker's defense V: white's last attempt at refutation -- How to exploit inferior play by your opponent. What if my opponent doesn't follow the book? ; The importance of controlling the center ; How superior mobility leads to a stormy breakthrough ; How line-opening leads to attacking possibilities ; How superior mobility leads to line-opening. ; "It is really no great secret that the right move in each position is the sure path to victory. To find the right move invariably, however, is beyond the power of ordinary mortals. What is within his grasp, is the right way to think ahead. Not far ahead. Accurate appraisal is more important than deep calculation. The purpose of this book is to teach the right way to think ahead." -from introduction ; VG. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 35+[1 ad] pages with diagrams. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's stiff boards. (Betts: 27-34) First edition. The 1934 World Chess Championship was played between challenger Efim Bogoljubov and titleholder Alexander Alekhine, marking a rematch of the previous Championship in 1929. The match was held in various cities and towns in Germany from April 1 to June 14, with Alekhine retaining his title. Condition: Small tear and crease at front head wrapper, spine ends lightly chipped, previous owner's stamp to title else very good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 128 pages illustrations 21 cm.; ISBN: 0346123305; 9780346123304 ; ; LC: GV1452; Dewey: 794.1/5 ; OCLC: 19459295 ; "This book is the original and much imitated Solitaire Chess by I.A. Horowitz. Sixty two master games are presented. The reader is asked to guess the next move by the player of the white pieces. If he guesses correctly, he is awarded points. At the end of the game, his score is graded according to how many points he has earned. All the great grandmasters of chess, from Bobby Fischer on down, have used and have recommended the "Solitaire Chess" method to study and improve their play. This book presents a collection of 62 of the greatest attacking games ever played. Games by Fischer, Capablanca, Alekhine, Lasker, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Steinitz, Reti, Marshall, Pillsbury and almost all the other great masters are included here. The author, International Master I.A. Horowitz, provides notes to every game. In addition, the book has been expanded. All the games have been translated into algebraic notation, although the notes are in descriptive." ; Contents: Alekhine's legacy -- Notes on Alekhine vs. Pomar -- Fine fettle -- Notes on Fine vs Flohr -- Keeping the wolf from your door -- Notes on Reti vs Capablanca -- Maxims are for the birds -- Notes on Steinitz vs. Tchiforin -- Tarrasch the trenchant -- Notes on Tarrasch vs. Mieses -- Who is the potter, pray? -- Notes on Marshall vs. Spielmann -- Is this the system? -- Notes on Colle vs. Buerger -- Sacrifiical orgy -- Notes on Capablanca vs. Bogolyubov -- Spielmann outspielmanned -- Notes on Capablanca vs. Spielmann -- A pawn's worth -- Notes on Smyslov vs. Donner -- Invoking the past -- Notes on Szabo vs. Muhring -- A curious monster -- Notes on Alekhine vs. Girgorieff -- What happened to Mickey Mouse? -- Notes on Mikenas vs. Lebedew -- Double threat, double trouble -- Notes on Tartakover vs. Najdorf -- a star is confirmed -- Notes on Fischer vs. Olafsson -- The succulent years -- Notes on Denker vs. Fine -- When the invincible meets the immortal -- notes on Nimzovich vs. Spielmann -- The Catalan is out of the bag -- Notes on Szabo vs. Book -- Ah sweet mystery of Nimzovich -- Notes on Nimzovich vs. Behting -- Check to the miserable king! -- Notes on Reti vs. Tartakover -- A little steam for a long time mounts the pressure -- Notes on Rubinstein vs. Maroczy -- Exception to teh rule -- Notes on Pillsbury vs. Winaver -- No mere automatons these! -- Notes on Euwe vs, Rubinstein -- No moot question here! -- Notes on Mieses vs. Gottschall -- The bigger they come, the harder they fall! -- Notes on Spielmann vs. Reti -- Files on parade -- Notes on Spielmann vs. Rubinstein -- Unbalancing factors -- Notes on Botvinnik vs. Loewenfisch -- Nothing new, etc -- Notes on Lasker vs. Tarrasch -- Nimzovich the classicist -- Notes on Nimzovich vs. Gilg -- Spielmann outspieled -- Notes on Von Scheve vs. Spielmann -- What's in a name? -- Notes on Schlecter vs. Burn -- Sans voir et sans reproche -- Notes on Steinitz vs. Scott -- The play's the thing -- Notes on Szabo vs. Barcza -- Making it a "good Indian" - Notes on Donner vs. Trojanescu -- "Safety" pin clips swindle -- Notes on Capablanca vs. Marshall -- Who killed cock robin? -- Notes on Euwe vs. Bogolyubov -- An exchange of notes, or notes to you! -- Notes on Denker vs. Pinkus -- The exception tests the rule -- Notes on Pleci vs. Endzelins -- The queen pawn has many faces -- Notes onf Stahlberg vs. Sefc -- The flohr of yore -- Notes on Flohr vs. Ravinsky -- The perfect anomaly --m Notes on Janowski vs. Steinitz -- Burn fiddles while Marshall roams -- Notes on Marshall vs. Burn -- One good sacrifice deserves another -- Notes on Ravinsky vs. Panov -- White magic -- Notes on Euwe vs. Carls -- A day of Rest -- Notes on Fine vs. Winter -- When knights and chessplayers were bold -- Notes on Schiffers vs. Harmonist -- Ill fares the game, to hastening ills a prey -- Notes on Techman vs. Schlechter, etc, etc ; pencilings throughout, else G. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. viii+199 pages with diagrams, photographs, illustrations, tables and indices. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. First edition. The 1948 World Chess Championship was a quintuple round-robin tournament played to determine the new World Chess Champion following the death of the previous champion Alexander Alekhine in 1946. The tournament marked the passing of control of the championship title to FIDE, the International Chess Federation which had been formed in 1924. Mikhail Botvinnik won the five-player championship tournament, beginning the era of Soviet domination of international chess that would last over twenty years without interruption. Condition: Spine sunned, and gilt dulled, Spine ends rubbed. Chess clippings laid end else very good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Twelve monthly issues each page numbered individually with pictures, diagrams, photographs and index. Volume 14 Quarto (11 1/4" x 8 3/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. (Betts: 7-76) First edition. The Chess Review was a monthly magazine which started in 1933. The first editors were Isaac Kashdan (1933-1934); Israel Albert Horowitz (1935-1969). Volume 1, number 7-8 were not published, a book of the Folkestone International Team Tournamen was produced in their stead. Co-editors include Kenneth Harkness, Jack Straley Battel. Merged with Chess Life in 1969. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, spine heal moderately rubbed. A very good copy lacking jacket jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Twelve monthly issues each page numbered individually with pictures, diagrams and photographs. Quarto (11 1/4" x 8 3/4") Volume 16, bound in original publisher's red cloth with silver lettering to spine. (Betts: 7-76) First edition. The Chess Review is a U.S. chess magazine that was published from January 1933 until October 1969 (Volume 37 Number 10). Until April 1941 it was called The Chess Review. Published in New York, it began on a schedule of at least ten issues a year but later became a monthly. Isaac Kashdan was the editor for the first year, with Al Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld as associate editors. After one year, Kashdan left and Horowitz became editor, a position he retained for the remainder of the magazine's existence. Chess Review was virtually unchallenged as the premier U.S. chess periodical from its start in 1933 until a rival emerged in 1961 after a major revamp of the official United States Chess Federation magazine, Chess Life. The two magazines remained in competition until November 1969, when Horowitz retired and the magazines were merged to become Chess Life & Review. The cover of the first issue featured a chess problem composed by Otto Wurzburg (1875 1951), a Grand Rapids, Michigan, postal worker. Kashdan was one of the world's premier problem solvers of the 1920s and 1930s. His interest in compositions influenced the magazine for years after he left, and the cover would feature a chess problem every issue until May 1941. Wurzburg served as problem editor and contributed a monthly column. The magazine staff also included art director Bertram Kadish who contributed cartoons and illustrations. An unusual feature of the first issue was a bridge column written by George Reith. Horowitz and Reinfeld were contract bridge devotees, but the column was dropped after three issues. Condition: Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed, some dampening to head pages of first number. About very good copy lacking jacket.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Twelve monthly issues with each issue individually page numbered with pictures, diagrams and photographs. Quarto (11 1/4" x 8 3/4") Volume 20, in twelve original stapled pictorial wrappers. (Betts: 7-76) First edition. The Chess Review was a monthly magazine which started in 1933. The cover of the first issue featured a chess problem composed by Otto Wurzburg (1875 1951), a Grand Rapids, Michigan, postal worker. Kashdan was one of the world's premier problem solvers of the 1920s and 1930s. His interest in compositions influenced the magazine for years after he left, and the cover would feature a chess problem every issue until May 1941. Wurzburg served as problem editor and contributed a monthly column. The magazine staff also included art director Bertram Kadish who contributed cartoons and illustrations. An unusual feature of the first issue was a bridge column written by George Reith. Horowitz and Reinfeld were contract bridge devotees, but the column was dropped after three issues. The first editors were Isaac Kashdan (1933-1934); Israel Albert Horowitz (1935-1969). Volume 1, number 7-8 were not published, a book of the Folkestone International Team Tournament was produced in their stead. Co-editors include Kenneth Harkness, Jack Straley Battel. Merged with Chess Life in 1969 Condition: Light edge wear, fold in center for mailing purposes else a very good set.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Twelve monthly issues each page numbered individually with pictures, diagrams and photographs. Quarto (11 1/4" x 8 3/4") Volume 21, in twelve original stapled pictorial wrappers. (Betts: 7-76) First edition. The Chess Review was a monthly magazine which started in 1933. The first editors were Isaac Kashdan (1933-1934); Israel Albert Horowitz (1935-1969). Volume 1, numbers 7-8 were not published, a book of the Folkestone International Team Tournament was produced in their stead. Co-editors include Kenneth Harkness, Jack Straley Battel. Merged with Chess Life in 1969. Condition: Light edge wear, fold in center for mailing purposes else a very good set.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Twelve monthly issues each page numbered individually with pictures, diagrams and photographs. Quarto (11 1/4" x 8 3/4") bound in blue cloth with white lettering to spine in original publisher's pictorial jacket. Volume 15. (Betts: 7-76) First edition. The Chess Review was a monthly magazine which started in 1933. The first editors were Isaac Kashdan (1933-1934); Israel Albert Horowitz (1935-1969). Volume 1, number 7-8 were not published, a book of the Folkestone International Team Tournament was produced in their stead. Co-editors include Kenneth Harkness, Jack Straley Battel. Merged with Chess Life in 1969. Condition: Corners bumped, spine heal moderately rubbed. With the elusive jacket with corners and spine ends chipped, closed tears and 1" x 1/2" chipped at front heal edge, spine sunned. A very good copy in a good to very good jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Twelve monthly issues each page numbered individually with pictures, diagrams and photographs. Quarto (11 1/4" x 8 3/4") Volume 16, issued in red cloth with white lettering (Betts: 7-76) First edition. The Chess Review was a monthly magazine which started in 1933. The first editors were Isaac Kashdan (1933-1934); Israel Albert Horowitz (1935-1969). Volume 1, number 7-8 were not published, a book of the Folkestone International Team Tournament was produced in their stead. Co-editors include Kenneth Harkness, Jack Straley Battel. Merged with Chess Life in 1969. Condition: Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed. Jacket spine ends and corners chipped, closed edge tears, back fold over edge chipped else a very good copy in about a very good scarce jacket.