The Unknown Capablanca
by David Vincent Hooper (1915-1998), and Dale Brandreth
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0486276147
- ISBN 13
- 9780486276144
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
viii+201+[7 ad] pages with diagrams, tables and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Second revised edition. First published in 1975.
Over 200 games by great Cuban champion, drawn from lesser matches and exhibition events, which nevertheless display the incredible prowess of "the chess machine." Included are games against Corzo, which earned Capablanca the Cuban Championship at the age of 12, as well as match and exhibition games, consultation games, simultaneous games, simultaneous games with clocks and other events. Discover and learn from brilliant strategies, subtle positional maneuvers.
Condition: Corners bumped with light edge wear, spine sunned else very good.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C2731
- Title
- The Unknown Capablanca
- Author
- David Vincent Hooper (1915-1998), and Dale Brandreth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0486276147
- ISBN 13
- 9780486276144
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- viii+201+[7 ad] pages with diagrams, tables and index.
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
- Bookseller catalogs
- /chess;
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