200 Modern Chess Traps in the Fianchetto Openings by Howson, J.B - 1970

A.S. Barnes, 1970. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

A.S. Barnes, 1970. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

[iv]+203 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition.
Fianchetto chess is here to stay! With the tremendous advance in 'hypermodern' theory during recent years, no player wishing to hold his own in competitive play can afford to ignore the new techniques which are now available.
In assembling these 200 traps, the author has made a deep study of systems used by the great original thinkers of the present day -Tal, Fisher, Larsen and Penrose. Sparks can normally be expected to fly when players like these sit down at the board, and new snares and pitfalls for the unwary are constantly being revealed in their games.One typical instance is the snare that cost Tal his game against Penrose in the 1960 Chess Olympics at Leipzig (and which incidentally was the only game lost by any Soviet player in the whole tournament!). This sensational encounter involving the first defeat of a reigning world… Read More

Cranbury NJ: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1970. Hardcover. VG/VG, wear at tail of spine, name stamped on fep, some chipping to dust jacket. small 8vo. First U.S. Edition

Cranbury, NJ: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1970. Textblock and binding is very clean and tight. Dust jacket lightly torn in a few places; some light edge and corner wear and some light surface soiling. 203p.. Gray Boards. Near Fine/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Black and White Diagrams. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.

8vo; pp. (viii), 203; diagrams, annotated; damaged dustjacket, (price clipped). London, Neville Spearman, (1970).

South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1971. In assembling these 200 traps, the author has made a deep study of systems used by the great original thinkers of the present day - Tal, Fisher, Larsen, and Penrose. This book is designed to help the average player chart a safe course through the shoals which abound in each Fianchetto opening. In addition, the book can be used to develope tactical ability. A clean, bright, square book in an illustrated price-intact dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Diagrams. A couple of edge nicks to the jacket and light rubbing to panels of same, else a fine, clean and unmarked copy in a Mylar jacket cover.

New Brunswick: Barnes and Co., 1971. generally sound clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First US Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

A.S. Barnes and company, South Brunswick & New York. Opslag 1970, (6), 203 pp, gekartonneerd met stofomslag in zeer goede staat, stofomslag wat versleten en gekreukt aan de randen