A collection of brain teasers to help you become a better chess player. Each puzzle is set up like a chessboard with pieces arranged in specially conceived difficult situations, and instructions on what you are supposed to achieve. Solutions are in the back.
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139 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout. If You Work Through These Brilliant Brainteasers, You'll Become A More Dangerous Chess Player-and Have Fun Doing It.
A collection of brain teasers to help you become a better chess player. Each puzzle is set up like a chessboard with pieces arranged in specially conceived difficult situations, and instructions on what you are supposed to achieve. Solutions are in the back.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 143 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. Checkmate! These fun-filled brain teasers will increase your skill. Each chessboard puzzle has its pieces in a specially conceived difficult arrangement. You must complete a given task in a specific number of moves: "White to play and mate in five moves", for example. Some puzzles sharpen both your defensive and offensive acumen, and many focus on your endgame-the most important phase of chess. Solutions are in the back. Condition: Light edge wear else very good to fine. Seller Inventory # BSC0554
Seller: First Edition ,too Inc Bookstore, Moran, MI, U.S.A.
Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Seller Inventory # 2205
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: 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. Seller Inventory # wbs6297852963
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 200 Perplexing Chess Puzzles This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780806997278
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780806997278
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Photos included in listing. Seller Inventory # 741
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. Chess Boards (illustrator). First Edition. Book has a very short Introduction to the `science' of Chess Problems. What follows are 200 b/w diagrams of chess positions, men on the board and underneath a typical instruction ` White to play and mate in four moves. ' Solutions at back. Index gives games by problem complexity: one move to fifteen (15) moves. Cond : Paper wrapper is buff orange, lettering is white. Front cover graphic is a close-up photograph of a (black) knight in position on a chess board. Light edge wear. P/O name and inscr. on half-title. Binding sound, colours bright. Minimal soiling, no tears. Great working copy ! ! Quote (07) : " ._._. and defensively, keeping the pieces of both opponents concentrated in logical cooperation until you can say with certainty, `the King is dead', the literal meaning of ._._.-. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 006986
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