Roycroft a j (31 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. 2nd. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condizione: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. The endgame study, like the chess problem, eliminates over-the-board competition to concentrate on an invented endgame position carefully plotted to fox, bewilder, challenge, and otherwise stimulate the solver. Unlike problems, studies do not stipulate the number of moves to the solution; they demand a greater knowledge of endgame theory, thus becoming useful tools for actual players while giving studyists self-contained epiphanies of compositional art. A. J. Roycroft, founder of the Chess Endgame Study Circle and editor of its magazine EG, presents this complete introduction to the endgame study. Roycroft writes the history of endgame study with its international roster of great theorists and composers; he directs an encyclopedic discourse to all varieties of chess lovers -- casual solvers, composers and connoisseurs, analysts and judges; and he offers over 400 endgame studies dating from ninth-century Arabia to the present. All studies, from the transparent to the endlessly complex, are annotated with genial wit and spirit. Roycroft devotes much coverage to definition, classification, and retrieval of published endgame studies, providing his own modification of the Guy-Blandford system. He also investigates motivation and creativity, summing up with a grand apologia on chess as game, science, and art.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Binding is tight and square. Trivial shelving wear. Overall excellent condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 2nd Edition. 370 text page soft cover with chess board diagram illustrations. Second Edition (1981) of the 1972 original. 2023 printing. Unmarked, tight and clean.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Condizione: New. pp. 370 Illus.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The endgame study, like the chess problem, eliminates over-the-board competition to concentrate on an invented endgame position carefully plotted to fox, bewilder, challenge, and otherwise stimulate the solver. Unlike problems, studies do not stipulate the number of moves to the solution; they demand a greater knowledge of endgame theory, thus becoming useful tools for actual players while giving "studyists" self-contained epiphanies of compositional art. A. J. Roycroft, founder of the Chess Endgame Study Circle and editor of its magazine EG, presents this complete introduction to the endgame study. Roycroft writes the history of endgame study with its international roster of great theorists and composers; he directs an encyclopedic discourse to all varieties of chess lovers - casual solvers, composers and connoisseurs, analysts and judges; and he offers over 400 endgame studies dating from ninth-century Arabia to the present. All studies, from the transparent to the endlessly complex, are annotated with genial wit and spirit. Roycroft devotes much coverage to definition, classification, and retrieval of published endgame studies, providing his own modification of the Guy-Blandford system. He also investigates motivation and creativity, summing up with a grand apologia on chess as game, science, and art. AUTHOR: In 1959 Londoner Arthur John Roycroft was awarded the prestigious title of International Judge of Chess Compositions. He is also the founder of EG, the only publication to focus exclusively on endgame studies. Thorough discourse and rigorous analysis, enlivened by wit, offers a classic exposition of the endgame. Commentary, statistics, and more than 400 studies have been completely revised and updated by the author. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condizione: New. pp. 370.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Hb, 370pp. Good in a Good(-), price-clipped dj which has a corner tear. Typed presentation sticker on fep with author's initials (John R.). Erudite text by the well-known endgame composer, with appeal to a broad range of chess players. The chapters are divided into three main categories : The Interested, The Practical and The Serious .…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. SOFT COVER IN NEAR FINE CONDITION,2ND EDITION.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Softcover in Good condition. Clean pages. Good Dover binding. Ships fast and guaranteed well protected with domestic tracking.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Three large-format booklets in the same series. Each is Pb, staple-bound, 20pp, 8pp and 16pp respectively. VG, clean contents. A co-operation with the legendary computer scientist Kenneth Thompson who was at that time developing databases for 5-man chess endgames. It's not clear whether Roycroft produced additional titles in the series. …

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 2ND REVISED SOFT COVER EDITION IN NEAR FINE CONDITION.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. second revised edition. 384 pages. 8.30x5.40x0.90 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. some creasing and tape residue on the dust jacket. pages are clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. book - Very Good- ( some pencil in the text) dust jacket - Good- (some wear, chipping).

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 39 loose issues of EG, the periodical dedicated to endgame studies. Nos. 100-102 were still produced by John Roycroft, following which EG was published by ARVES. Each issue is a Pb booklet, staple-bound, 50+pp, later including b/w photos on the front. VG. Nos. 122, 130 and 131 also have thin supplements. With numerous studies and articles by various contributors. …

1st Edn. VG, d/w. 370pp. Includes 433 studies by numerous composers.

Large format p/b, covers slightly creased o/w VG. 8pp. 3 examples showing the maximum length of an optimal win is 17 moves by white. The first of Roycroft's 5-Man Chess Endgame Series. With a bookplate of the ECF collection.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The endgame study, like the chess problem, eliminates over-the-board competition to concentrate on an invented endgame position carefully plotted to fox, bewilder, challenge, and otherwise stimulate the solver. Unlike problems, studies do not stipulate the number of moves to the solution; they demand a greater knowledge of endgame theory, thus becoming useful tools for actual players while giving "studyists" self-contained epiphanies of compositional art. A. J. Roycroft, founder of the Chess Endgame Study Circle and editor of its magazine EG, presents this complete introduction to the endgame study. Roycroft writes the history of endgame study with its international roster of great theorists and composers; he directs an encyclopedic discourse to all varieties of chess lovers - casual solvers, composers and connoisseurs, analysts and judges; and he offers over 400 endgame studies dating from ninth-century Arabia to the present. All studies, from the transparent to the endlessly complex, are annotated with genial wit and spirit. Roycroft devotes much coverage to definition, classification, and retrieval of published endgame studies, providing his own modification of the Guy-Blandford system. He also investigates motivation and creativity, summing up with a grand apologia on chess as game, science, and art. AUTHOR: In 1959 Londoner Arthur John Roycroft was awarded the prestigious title of International Judge of Chess Compositions. He is also the founder of EG, the only publication to focus exclusively on endgame studies. Thorough discourse and rigorous analysis, enlivened by wit, offers a classic exposition of the endgame. Commentary, statistics, and more than 400 studies have been completely revised and updated by the author. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The endgame study, like the chess problem, eliminates over-the-board competition to concentrate on an invented endgame position carefully plotted to fox, bewilder, challenge, and otherwise stimulate the solver. Unlike problems, studies do not stipulate the number of moves to the solution; they demand a greater knowledge of endgame theory, thus becoming useful tools for actual players while giving "studyists" self-contained epiphanies of compositional art. A. J. Roycroft, founder of the Chess Endgame Study Circle and editor of its magazine EG, presents this complete introduction to the endgame study. Roycroft writes the history of endgame study with its international roster of great theorists and composers; he directs an encyclopedic discourse to all varieties of chess lovers - casual solvers, composers and connoisseurs, analysts and judges; and he offers over 400 endgame studies dating from ninth-century Arabia to the present. All studies, from the transparent to the endlessly complex, are annotated with genial wit and spirit. Roycroft devotes much coverage to definition, classification, and retrieval of published endgame studies, providing his own modification of the Guy-Blandford system. He also investigates motivation and creativity, summing up with a grand apologia on chess as game, science, and art. AUTHOR: In 1959 Londoner Arthur John Roycroft was awarded the prestigious title of International Judge of Chess Compositions. He is also the founder of EG, the only publication to focus exclusively on endgame studies. Thorough discourse and rigorous analysis, enlivened by wit, offers a classic exposition of the endgame. Commentary, statistics, and more than 400 studies have been completely revised and updated by the author. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 48 loose issues of EG, the periodical dedicated to endgame studies. These make up Volume IV ( total of 492pp), Volume V ( 544pp) and part of Volume VI up to 696pp. Good+ to VG, a few with rusty staples. Include numerous studies and articles by a wide range of international contributors.…

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo vii + 370pp., text ills., index.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. The first 50 loose issues of EG, the periodical dedicated to endgame studies. These make up Volume I ( total of 524pp), Volume II (496pp) and Volume III ( 544pp). One issue, No. 37, is a photocopy. Mostly Good+ to VG, but a few issues with tanned covers or rusty staples. Studies and articles from a wide range of international contributors including material sourced from the Soviet Union.…

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Fine octavo 370pp., text ills., personalities, index, Nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Wide 8vo. Numerous bw diagrams & set pieces. 370 + (3)pp. Publisher's flecked grey/cream cloth covers with gilt lettering + knight's head on spine. White pictorial dw, black & blue lettering, chess set piece on front, price clipped. White eps. Faint slight crease along top edge of dw where it has protruded over cover. Contents : faintest impression of old bookseller's pencil price on front end paper ( only seen when held to light ) else clean. tight & unfoxed.Attractive copy. F/ VG+.…

hardcover. Condizione: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Large 8vo. 370 + (4)pp. Numerous diagrams in text. Publisher's beige plain cloth covers, gilt lettering + knight's head on spine. White pictorial dw, blue & black lettering, large hatched black & white chess board with set piece position on front, not price clipped £4.50 net. Original white eps. Small white label stuck down on fep with typed dedication possibly from the author " Bob . thought you might be interested . April 1984 John R " and signed in red ink " John R ". Covers : faint shelf knocks top/bottom spine. Dw : slight shelf rub top of spine else bright. Contents : very clean, tight & unfoxed. F-/F-. Signed by Author(s).…