Tal's Winning Chess Combinations : The Secrets of Winning Chess Combinations described and explained by the Russian Grandmaster Mikhail Tal
by Tal, Mikhail & Victor Khenkin; translated by Hanon W. Russell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0671242628
- ISBN 13
- 9780671242626
- Seller
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1979. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671242628 . Light tone, remainder mark on bottom edge, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket light rub, light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "In this book Mikhail Tal concentrates on the combination, which is the very heart of chess. Tal himself is renowned as possibly the greatest expert in its use. Here he examines more than two hundred mating combinations so that the reader learns both how to find and how to execute them." First English language translation, first printing, in dust jacket, of this classic in chessplaying tactics. ; 409 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Mike's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15687
- Title
- Tal's Winning Chess Combinations : The Secrets of Winning Chess Combinations described and explained by the Russian Grandmaster Mikhail Tal
- Author
- Tal, Mikhail & Victor Khenkin; translated by Hanon W. Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0671242628
- ISBN 13
- 9780671242626
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- 0671242628, Chess - Middle Games, Chess Combinations, Chess Strategy, Checkmate, Chessplaying
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