Euwe 1901 1981 (29 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xxvi+314+[xv ad] pages with diagrams with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First published by David McKay 1963. These 25 chess games played between master and amateur were chosen, arranged, and annotated to help amateurs improve their games. What better way could the amateur have of learning to exploit the weak play of fellow amateurs than to study how a master would handle such situations? Selected by former World Chess Champion Max Euwe and Walter Meiden, a typical amateur player, the games point out graphically how the chess master takes advantage of characteristic errors of the amateur. In general, the games have been presented in order of the degree of skill of the amateur. The early games were played against beginners; later games, against "coffeehouse" players of various skill levels; the last games, against amateur "book" players. Each game, with commentary by Dr. Euwe, was chosen to illustrate a specific aspect of chess, from various openings to a number of typical chess situations. By carefully studying these games, the amateur player will learn how to recognize and avoid a variety of weak strategic and tactical moves. Dr. Euwe's helpful and informative commentary on each contest consists of a discussion of significant moves in the game, an analysis of the opening used and explanations of important chess concepts as they arise. Often, he includes a detailed analysis of tactical variations that might have been played as alternatives. The result is an indispensable aid for amateurs seeking to raise the quality of their games as well as a book that can be read with profit by chess players at every level of expertise. Condition: Edge wear else better than very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. x+190 pages with diagrams. Small octavo (7aa 34" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Translated and edited by J Du Mont. Sixth printing. Judgment And Planning In Chess focuses on that crucial point in the chess game -- eight or so moves into the game -- where the opening development breaks off and the middle game begins. This is precisely the part of the game that falls between opening books and middle-game books. Dr. Euwe studies a number of orthodox openings and positions from the point where the opening stage has come to an end. He describes the characteristics of the position reached, shows why one or the other side stands better, and gives a practical demonstration of the means by which the game can be brought to its logical conclusion. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, previous owner's name to half title, lightly soiled else very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 152 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm ; ISBN: 067914045X; 9780679140450; National Library: B8090044 LCCN: 78-51942 ; LC: GV1318; GN395; Dewey: 794.1/2/09 ; OCLC: 3707620 ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "This is essentially a book on chess history, showing how different styles of chess play became popular and flourished and then faded in popularity, such as for example the Hyper-Modern Style of play that became "All the Rage" in the 1920s and 1930s. Former World Chess Champion Dr. Max Euwe traces the history of chess going through the games of the greatest players in history showing how the earliest recorded games show a wild attacking style. Later styles emphasized development, then pawn structure, then defensive play, then positional. Now primarily strategic planning is emphasized." ; waterstained at bottom fifth of book ; store stamp on front inside cover ; front endpaper corner-clipped ; a READING COPY only. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 148 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. 8th Volume of Initiation Theory by 5th World Champion Dr. Maxe Euwe deals with the French defense and the Caro-Kann defense. Condition: Edge wear and gently bumped corners else very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 216 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First German edition. Volume IV of the extensive opening studies by former World Champion Max Euwe. This work encompasses in volume IV The Nizo-Indian opening. Condition: Front head corner braised where sticker removed, front end paper torn, light edge wear else about very good.

Hardcover. Reprinted. Octavo, Two volumes. In Good condition with Fair minus dust jackets. Spines are red with white print. Dust jackets have edge wear, with taped tears to spine and flap ends. Price unclipped: "£2.50 net", "£2.80 net". Boards in brown cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners, slight blemishes on second volume. Text block has name in ink on rear pastedown, tanning to endpapers. Illustrated: b&w chess diagrams. CONTENTS: Vol. 1. Static features (ISBN 0713504315), x, 291 pages Vol. 2. Dynamic & Subjective Features (ISBN 0713504323), xi, 346 pages. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column N. 1388652. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 280 pages with diagrams, photographs, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") bound in original publishers brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. First edition. In the winter of 1950 Lodewijk Prins, backed by a committee presided over by Hendrik Jan van Steenis, organized an international chess tournament that was held at the stock exchange in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Invitations went out to all the strongest chess masters of the day, whether they reside in Europe, the Soviet Union, or the Americas. The Soviet Chess Federation declined the invitations sent to their masters (they would refrain from entering international competitions until late 1952), as did Laszlo Szabo. Nevertheless, the eventual line-up was still one of the finest selections to be found of the best, active Western chess masters of the day. The field was notable also for the healthy mix of both early century chess mastery and post-war talent emerging for the next generation. All of the best Dutch masters were present, including former world champion Max Euwe and the recent Hoogovens champion, 23 year old Jan Hein Donner. Another example of the generational split among the players was the presence of Savielly Tartakower, who had played against all the greats of the early 20th century, and his former pupil Miguel Najdorf who journeyed from Argentina to attend the event. Other notable participants both young and old were Samuel Reshevsky from the United States, Swedish champion Gideon Ståhlberg, Yugoslavian players Svetozar Gligoric and Vasja Pirc, and Belgium's strongest master Alberic O'Kelly de Galway. All twenty players participated in the round robin event from November 11th to December 9th. G. van Harten served as wedstrijdleider (chief arbiter). The tournament saw some interesting stories and turns as international events before the war often had: Eugenio Szabados attended the event considering it his vacation (a true chess tourist! though his draws against the tournament first and second place were well earned). British champion Harry Golombek was the victim of a practical joke wherein a particular opponent was suspected of ordering Golombek a glass of milk to be delivered before dawn of their encounter. Anecdotes aside, the event was a spectacular run for Najdorf, who won clear first undefeated with 15 points out of 19 rounds. He earned wins against half the field, further cementing his status as one of the best players in the world at the time (there had been controversy surrounding his absence from the 1948 world championship tournament). However, Najdorf only finished one point ahead of clear second place Reshevsky who also finished undefeated, scoring an impressive 9 wins in the process. Ståhlberg also had 9 wins, but tragically could not share second place with Reshevsky by a measly half point (a half point he failed to win in his draw with Tartakower where the good doctor blundered a pawn in an opening experiment but then tenaciously defended). Other masters who placed in the top standings were Pirc and Gligoric as shared 4th and Euwe and Herman Pilnik as shared 6th. The brilliancy prize of the tournament went to Nicolas Rossolimo from France in his sixth round win against Dutch player Theo Daniel van Scheltinga. Rossolimo manuevered for 55 moves in a Caro-Kann, achieving a won endgame with a pushed passed pawn and a temporary queen sac in the finale. The tournament can be seen as a transitional gem, when the austere mastery of the pre-War years would soon give way (but not this year!) to the competitive talents of next generation and the Soviet Chess Machine of the 1950s. (Chess dot com) Condition: Points rubbed, lightly soiled else very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 90 pages with diagrams and plates. Duodecimo (6 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Foreword by Edo (Edmund) Turnher. (van der Linde: 5161) First edition. Soon after Euwe won the Dutch Championship for the first time in 1921, he played and drew a short match with Geza Maroczy with 2 wins, 8 draws, and 2 losses. He played and lost what amounted to a short training match with Alekhine in 1926-7, a few months before the Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match (1927), by +2 =5 -3. In 1928 Euwe defeated Edgar Colle in a match with 5 wins and 1 draw. A few days later he played Efim Bogoljubov in a match and lost, scoring 2 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses. After winning Hastings 1930-1 ahead of Capablanca, he played Capablanca in a match, but lost with 8 draws and 2 losses. Soon after his good result in Berne 1932, he drew a match with Salomon Flohr with 3 wins, 10 draws, and 3 losses. Later in 1932, he won a training match with Rudolf Spielmann in 1932, with 2 wins and 2 draws, but lost another training match with Spielmann in 1935. He played a match with Paul Keres in The Netherlands in 1939-40, losing 6½-7½ (+5 =3 -6). In 1941 Euwe traveled to Carlsbad and defeated Bogoljubov in a match with 5 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses. He drew a match in 1949 with Vasja Pirc (+2, =6, -2) Euwe - Pirc (1949). Condition: Spine ends chipped, corners bumped, edge wear else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good(+). Stated First Printing. 587 pages; b&w illustrations, portraits. An attractive copy. A large work of nearly 600 pages. . // Games. Reference. ?checs (Jeu) chess. Chess. Aljedrez. Fine (-) copy with extremely gentle signs of use in a very good(+) jacket housed in archival mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 64 pages with diagrams and tables. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to cover. From the library of James Gates First edition. This event was held from June 3-17, 1951 at the Manhattan Chess Club to honor former Manhattan Chess Club president Maurice Wertheim, who had died the previous year. There were problems; a number of masters were unavailable for one reason or another, Guimard's plane was held over a day in Puerto Rico, Euwe had to leave on the 18th, Fine, Horowitz, Shainswit, and Kramer (who commuted in daily from Philadelphia!) could only play at night, and Reshevsky had to have several games rescheduled. To cut down on the number of adjournments, the time control was 50 moves in 2½ hours, giving some time to play off adjournments for players who finished early in the five-hour session. This appears to have been successful; only five games were adjourned in the tournament. Reshevsky played well despite blundering in his game against Euwe (Reshevsky vs Euwe, 1951). Euwe finished equal second, but his play was too uneven to capture first. Najdorf started slowly by drawing his first four games. Had he beaten Reshevsky in the last round, Najdorf would have come first, but the game ended in a draw. The remaining grandmaster in the field, Fine, was one of the group carrying on with daily responsibilities in addition to playing in the tournament. Hans Kmoch wrote in Chess Review, "Fine's result is more of a miracle than a failure, for he played the entire tournament in a state of exhaustion." This was Fine's last professional tournament. At the closing ceremonies Al Bisno, new president of the Manhattan Chess Club, announced negotiations had been concluded for a match between Reshevsky and Najdorf, with games to be held in both the US and Argentina. The match, called at the time the championship of the west or of the free (non-Communist) world, was eventually held the next year, but in New York, Mexico City and San Salvador. (Chess dot com) James Edwin Gates (1940-2024) collected over 15,000 chess books with a value of over $210,000. He later sold his collection in 1981. Condition: Gates book plate to front paste down. Title taped to spine, corners bumped else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 208 pages with frontispiece, diagrams, tables and photographs. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/3") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Reports by L G Eggink. (Biblioteca van Der Niemeijeriana: 5708) First edition. The West-European zonal tournament, Hilversum included fourteen participants. The tournament was held in Hotel Santbergen; Hans Kmoch was arbiter. Originally, Savielly Tartakower was supposed to represent France but he could not come. The only Belgian victory ever in a zonal tournament was Albéric O¿Kelly de Galway. It came about after Pachman lost to Tsvetkov in the last round, while O'Kelly defeated Doerner. Tied for second and third was Ludek Pachman and Petar Trifunovic a full point behind at +9 1/2. Theo Daniël Van Scheltinga, representing The Netherlands, was clear fourth just half point behind. A distant fifth and sixth was Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander of England and László Szabó of Hungary with scores of +7 1/2. The other players in descending order were Maximilian Blau tied with Nicolas Rossolimo, followed by Vincenzo Castaldi, Alexander Kristov Tsvetkov, Heinz Josef Foerder, Kazimierz Plater, Charles Doerner and Bartholomew O¿Sullivan. Condition: Corners bumped, previous owner's name to front end paper else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 280 pages with diagrams, tables, photographs and index. Royal Octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's reddish brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Forewords by A De Roos and T Rutten. Preface by H J Van Steenis. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5790) First edition. In the winter of 1950 Lodewijk Prins, backed by a committee presided over by Hendrik Jan Van Steenis, organized an international chess tournament that was held at the stock exchange in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Invitations went out to all the strongest chess masters of the day, whether they reside in Europe, the Soviet Union, or the Americas. The Soviet Chess Federation declined the invitations sent to their masters (they would refrain from entering international competitions until late 1952), as did Lazslo Szabo. Nevertheless, the eventual line-up was still one of the finest selections to be found of the best, active Western chess masters of the day. The field was notable also for the healthy mix of both early century chess mastery and post-war talent emerging for the next generation. All of the best Dutch masters were present, including former world champion Max Euwe and the recent Hoogovens champion, 23 year old Jan Hein Donner. Another example of the generational split among the players was the presence of Savielly Tartakower, who had played against all the greats of the early 20th century, and his former pupil Miguel Najdorf who journeyed from Argentina to attend the event. Other notable participants both young and old were Samuel Reshevsky from the United States, Swedish champion Gideon Stahlberg, Yugoslavian players Svetozar Gligoric and Vasja Pirc, and Belgium's strongest master Alberic O'Kelly de Galway. All twenty players participated in the round robin event from November 11th to December 9th. G. van Harten served as wedstrijdleider (chief arbiter). The event was a spectacular run for Najdorf, who won clear first undefeated with 15 points out of 19 rounds. He earned wins against half the field, further cementing his status as one of the best players in the world at the time (there had been controversy surrounding his absence from the 1948 world championship tournament). However, Najdorf only finished one point ahead of clear second place Reshevsky who also finished undefeated, scoring an impressive 9 wins in the process. Stahlberg also had 9 wins, but tragically could not share second place with Reshevsky by a measly half point (a half point he failed to win in his draw with Tartakower where the good doctor blundered a pawn in an opening experiment but then tenaciously defended). Other masters who placed in the top standings were Pirc and Gligoric as shared 4th and Euwe and Herman Pilnik as shared 6th. The brilliancy prize of the tournament went to Nicolas Rossolimo from France in his sixth round win against Dutch player Theo Daniel Van Scheltinga. Rossolimo maneuvered for 55 moves in a Caro-Kann, achieving a won endgame with a pushed passed pawn and a temporary queen sac in the finale. The tournament can be seen as a transitional gem, when the austere mastery of the pre-War years would soon give way (but not this year!) to the competitive talents of next generation and the Soviet Chess Machine of the 1950s. Condition: Pages rippled, corners bumped else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 279 pages with diagrams, photograph and tables. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 3/4") Bound in quarter leather with gilt lettering to spine with origibnal wrappers bound-in. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5791) First edition. In the winter of 1950 Lodewijk Prins, backed by a committee presided over by Hendrik Jan Van Steenis, organized an international chess tournament that was held at the stock exchange in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Invitations went out to all the strongest chess masters of the day, whether they reside in Europe, the Soviet Union, or the Americas. The Soviet Chess Federation declined the invitations sent to their masters (they would refrain from entering international competitions until late 1952), as did Lazslo Szabo. Nevertheless, the eventual line-up was still one of the finest selections to be found of the best, active Western chess masters of the day. The field was notable also for the healthy mix of both early century chess mastery and post-war talent emerging for the next generation. All of the best Dutch masters were present, including former world champion Max Euwe and the recent Hoogovens champion, 23 year old Jan Hein Donner. Another example of the generational split among the players was the presence of Savielly Tartakower, who had played against all the greats of the early 20th century, and his former pupil Miguel Najdorf who journeyed from Argentina to attend the event. Other notable participants both young and old were Samuel Reshevsky from the United States, Swedish champion Gideon Stahlberg, Yugoslavian players Svetozar Gligoric and Vasja Pirc, and Belgium's strongest master Alberic O'Kelly de Galway. All twenty players participated in the round robin event from November 11th to December 9th. G. van Harten served as wedstrijdleider (chief arbiter). The tournament saw some interesting stories and turns as international events before the war often had: Eugenio Szabados attended the event considering it his vacation (a true chess tourist! though his draws against the tournament first and second place were well earned). British champion Harry Golombek was the victim of a practical joke wherein a particular opponent was suspected of ordering Golombek a glass of milk to be delivered before dawn of their encounter. Anecdotes aside, the event was a spectacular run for Najdorf, who won clear first undefeated with 15 points out of 19 rounds. He earned wins against half the field, further cementing his status as one of the best players in the world at the time (there had been controversy surrounding his absence from the 1948 world championship tournament). However, Najdorf only finished one point ahead of clear second place Reshevsky who also finished undefeated, scoring an impressive 9 wins in the process. Stahlberg also had 9 wins, but tragically could not share second place with Reshevsky by a measly half point (a half point he failed to win in his draw with Tartakower where the good doctor blundered a pawn in an opening experiment but then tenaciously defended). Other masters who placed in the top standings were Pirc and Gligoric as shared 4th and Euwe and Herman Pilnik as shared 6th. The brilliancy prize of the tournament went to Nicolas Rossolimo from France in his sixth round win against Dutch player Theo Daniel Van Scheltinga. Rossolimo maneuvered for 55 moves in a Caro-Kann, achieving a won endgame with a pushed passed pawn and a temporary queen sac in the finale. The tournament can be seen as a transitional gem, when the austere mastery of the pre-War years would soon give way (but not this year!) to the competitive talents of next generation and the Soviet Chess Machine of the 1950s. The final standings: 1st Najdorf 15/19, 2nd Reshevsky 14, 3rd Stahlberg 13 1/2, tied 4th through 5th Pirc and Gligoric 12, tied 6th through 7th Euwe and Pilnik 11, 8th Rossolimo 11 1/2, 9th Trifunovic 10 1/2, 10th O'Kelly de Galway 9 1/2, tied 11th through 12th Tartakower and Donner 8 1/2, 13th Foltys 8, 14t.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 252 pages with diagrams and tables. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") issued in beige cloth with brown lettering to spine and front cover. Forewords by J J Gielen and W A J Visser. A History of the tournament by Dr J Hannak. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5732). 1st edition. The 1948 World Chess Championship was a tournament played to determine a new World Chess Champion following the death of the previous champion Alexander Alekhine in 1946. The tournament marked the passing of control of the championship title to FIDE, the International Chess Federation. Mikhail Botvinnik won the five-player championship tournament, beginning the era of Soviet domination of international chess that would last over twenty years without interruption. Before the tournament, Botvinnik was considered the favorite because of his victory at Groningen 1946 and his pre-war results. Keres and Reshevsky were veterans of international competition. Although Euwe was the former world champion, he had played poorly since Groningen. Smyslov was not well-known in the West, as he had only appeared in two international competitions: a third place finish at Groningen and shared second at Warsaw 1947. The Soviets brought a large contingent of about twenty-one including the players Botvinnik, Keres, and Smyslov; their seconds Viacheslav Ragozin, Alexander Tolush, and Vladimir Alatortsev respectively; correspondents Igor Bondarevsky, Salo Flohr, and Andor Lilienthal; member of the adjudication committee Alexander Kotov; leader of the group Postnikov; a private doctor from Moscow; and Botvinnik's wife and young daughter. The U.S. delegation numbered one person Reshevsky traveled alone and Lodewijk Prins was procured at the last moment to be his second. Theo van Scheltinga served as Euwe's second. The tournament was played partly in The Hague, and partly in Moscow. Botvinnik became the sixth World Chess Champion by winning the tournament convincingly with 14 points out of 20. He also had a plus score against all the other players. Smyslov came second with 11 points, just ahead of Keres and Reshevsky on 10½. Former champion Euwe was in bad form, and finished last with 4 out of 20. Condition: Slightly soiled spine ends rubbed with some fraying, corners bumped and rubbed else a good to very good copy issued without jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2 volumes: Book I, Static Features; x+293 pages with diagrams and index; Book II, Dynamic and Subjective Features; xii+346 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's reddish brown cloth with gilt lettering to spines in original pictorial jacket. Originally published in Dutch as parts 1-12 of Het middenspiel (1952-64). Translated by W H Cozens. (Betts: 18-17; 18-21) Later mixed editions. .The first volume "static features" is to identify those features of a given position which have more or less lasting properties and from them to assess it potentialities. After considering the relative value of pieces, the authors examine center formations, closed, open and half-open formations, the struggle for open lines, and weak pawns - illustrating their theme with many examples from master play. In the companion volume they examine the initiative, the different types of attack on the king, the arts of defense, maneuver and liquidation and the common failings over the chess board to which even great players are occasionally subject. There theme is illustrated by master games. The final part of the book is devoted to a survey of the personal styles of thirty-eight grandmasters and World Champions - from Anderssen to Petrosian, from Morphy to Tal and Fischer. Condition: Light edge wear with gently bumped corners. Jacket with edge wear, book one spine head sunned else better than very good in like jackets.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 390 pages with tables, diagrams and plates. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") issued in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Written in Dutch. (Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5677) First edition. The "miracle" tournament of Groningen (August-September 1946) - the miracle being that an event of such magnitude could be organized in war-torn Holland a mere fifteen months after the war - set a new trend in international tournaments. Except for Bogoljubow in the early 1920 and Botvinnik in the 1930s, only two Soviet players had been allowed to play abroad between the wars. Rabinovich at Baden-Baden,1925 and Ragozin at Semmering 1937. Here for the first time a whole team of Soviet masters came to tackle the enemy in his own territory - successfully, as it turned out, four of the Soviet players occupied first, third, sixth and seventh places and the fifth scored 50%. The tournament thus introduced a period of Soviet domination of international chess which lasted about twenty years till Fischer, Larsen and Portisch succeeded in challenging the might of the USSR. The contest immediately developed into a duel between Botvinnik and Euwe, the lead changing several times between these two. At half-way (round 10) Botvinnik had scored 9, Euwe 7 1/2. Denker and Smyslov 7, but five rounds later the score read Euwe 12 1/2, Botvinnik 11 1/2. Both leaders were shaky by now, and after Botvinnik had regained the lead both lost in the last round (one of the most sensational on record) - Botvinnik to Najdorf and Euwe to Kotov. (Golombek: 133) Condition: Recased with original boards and spine laid on, corners bumped and rubbed, spine sunned and gilt dulled, some pencil marginalia else about very good issued without jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. vi+392 pages with diagrams, illustrations, tables, photographs and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") issued in original wrappers. Volume 46. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6203). First edition. This is the periodical for the Dutch Chess Federation, and through the end of World War II the organ for the Dutch Chess Problem Society. This publication, started in 1893, is the longest continuing chess magazine in The Netherlands. The name was changed in August 1943 to Mededeelingenblad van den Nederlandschen schaakbond through August 1944, when it recaptured its old name. Condition: Edge wear, some age toning else a very good set.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xi+344 pages with diagrams, illustrations, tables, photographs and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") bound in three quarter leather with stiff boards and label to spine. Volume 41. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6203). 1st edition. This is the periodical for the Dutch Chess Federation, and through the end of World War II the organ for the Dutch Chess Problem Society. This publication, started in 1893, is the longest continuing chess magazine in The Netherlands. The name was changed in August 1943 to Mededeelingenblad van den Nederlandschen schaakbond through August 1944, when it recaptured its old name. Condition: Edge wear, some age toning, corners gently bumped and rubbed, previous owner's stamp to title and front end paper, label chipped else about very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. viii+342 pages with diagrams, illustrations, tables, photographs and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") rebound in half leather with stiff boards and lable to front cover. Volume 43. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6203). 1st edition. This is the periodical for the Dutch Chess Federation and through the end of World War II the organ for the Dutch Chess Problem Society. This publication, started in 1893, is the longest continuing chess magazine in The Netherlands. The name was changed in August 1943 to Mededeelingenblad van den Nederlandschen schaakbond through August 1944, when it recaptured it old name. Condition: Edge wear, some age toning, corners bumped and rubbed, half title trimmed leaving offset darkening to title else about a very good set.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 164 pages with diagrams and tables. Tall octavo (9 3/4" x 7 1/2") bound in original publisher's dark green cloth with gilt lettering. Magazine portrait of the players tipped to page opposite title. Analysis by Max Euwe, commentaries by H Kmoch. Translated and edited by B H Wood with assistance by J Creevey and J Jackson. First published in Dutch 1947. (Betts: 25-166). First edition. The "miracle" tournament of Groningen (August-September 1946) - the miracle being that an event of such magnitude could be organized in war-torn Holland a mere fifteen months after the war - set a new trend in international tournaments. Except for Bogoljubow in the early 1920s and Botvinnik in the 1930s, only two Soviet players had been allowed to play abroad between the wars. Rabinovich at Baden-Baden,1925 and Ragozin at Semmering 1937. Here for the first time a whole team of Soviet masters came to tackle the enemy in his own territory - successfully, as it turned out, four of the Soviet players occupied first, third, sixth and seventh places and the fifth scored 50%. The tournament thus introduced a period of Soviet domination of international chess which lasted about twenty years till Fischer, Larsen and Portisch succeeded in challenging the might of the USSR. The contest immediately developed into a duel between Botvinnik and Euwe, the lead changing several times between these two. At half-way (round 10) Botvinnik had scored 9, Euwe 7 1/2. Denker and Smyslov 7, but five rounds later the score read Euwe 12 1/2, Botvinnik 11 1/2. Both leaders were shaky by now, and after Botvinnik had regained the lead both lost in the last round (one of the most sensational on record) - Botvinnik to Najdorf and Euwe to Kotov. (Golombek: 133) Condition: Corners bumped, previous owner's name on front end paper, some slight rippling to cloth, old book seller stamp to front paste down, spine gilt dulled else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. ix+300 pages with photographs, diagrams, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6") bound in 3/4 black cloth with marbled boards and sticker labels. Volume 33 complete. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition. (Tijdschrift van den Nederlandschen schaakbond first published in the Netherlands in 1893 until 1943. In August 1943 until August 1944 it was replaced by Mededeelingenblad van den Nederlandschen schaakbond (12 issues). Resumed publication under the former name in 1945. Condition: Bound with original wrappers lacking, some internal pencil notation else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xii+352 pages with diagrams, illustrations, tables, photographs and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/2") bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume 42. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6203). First edition. This is the periodical for the Dutch Chess Federation, and through the end of World War II the organ for the Dutch Chess Problem Society. This publication, started in 1893, is the longest continuing chess magazine in The Netherlands. The name was changed in August 1943 to Mededeelingenblad van den Nederlandschen schaakbond through August 1944, when it recaptured its old name. Condition: Spine sunned, spine ends rubbed, corners bumped, tear at back head hinge else about very good. Tijdschrift van den Koninklijken Nederlandschen Schaakbond larger image Tell a Friend Write Review Search Advanced Search Tell A Friend Tell someone you know.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xii+368 pages with diagrams, illustrations, tables, photographs and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/2") bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume 44. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6203). First edition. This is the periodical for the Dutch Chess Federation, and through the end of World War II the organ for the Dutch Chess Problem Society. This publication, started in 1893, is the longest continuing chess magazine in The Netherlands. The name was changed in August 1943 to Mededeelingenblad van den Nederlandschen schaakbond through August 1944, when it recaptured its old name. Condition: Spine sunned, spine ends rubbed, corners bumped, else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. vi+318+[4 unnumbered]+[16 in memmoriam] pages with photographs, diagrams, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in black cloth. Volume 39 complete. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition. Tijdschrift van den Nederlandschen schaakbond first published in the Netherlands in 1893 until 1943. In August 1943 until August 1944 it was replaced by Mededeelingenblad van den Nederlandschen schaakbond (12 issues). Resumed publication under the former name in 1945. Condition: Bound lacking original wrappers else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. viii+331 pages with photographs, diagrams, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6") bound in 3/4 black cloth. Volume 40 complete. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition. Tijdschrift van den Nederlandschen schaakbond first published in the Netherlands in 1893 until 1943. In August 1943 until August 1944 it was replaced by Mededeelingenblad van den Nederlandschen schaakbond (12 issues). Resumed publication under the former name in 1945. Condition: Bound lacking original wrappers, front hinge cracked else about a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 146 pages with diagrams, tables and 8 plates of the participants. Octavo (8 7/8" x 6"). bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with red boards with a black and white pictorial cover. [signed by Max Euwe] Dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Max Euwe Chess Club of Amsterdam tipped on front paste down. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5574) First edition. The A.V.R.O. 1938 was a double-round tournament held in November 1938 under the sponsorship of the Dutch wireless company, Algemene Verenigde Radio Omroep. The participants, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Capablanca, Euwe, Fine, Flohr, Keres and Reshevsky, included the reigning World Champion and all his potential challengers. The sponsors intended the event to be regarded as an unofficial Candidates tournament, and the winner (or the runner-up in the case of a victory by Alekhine) was promised financial backing for a World Championship match. For a tournament of such importance, the playing conditions were appalling. The players traveled through Holland, ten venues in different towns were used, and on playing days the competitors were often forced to miss dinner. These circumstances naturally favored the younger grandmasters at the expense of Alekhine and Capablanca. The final scores were: Keres and Fine 8 1/2, Botvinnik 7 1/2, Alekhine, Reshevsky and Euwe 7, Capablanca 6, Flohr 4 1/2. The tie for first place was broken in favor of Keres, who had the superior Sonneborn-Berger rating. The projected match between Alekhine and Keres did not take place, since Alekhine had already contracted to defend his title first against Flohr, who was the official FIDE World Championship challenger. Alekhine did promise to play a subsequent match against Keres if he retained the title, but the start of the Second World War terminated all negations. One of the best, possibly the best of the tournament was Bottvinnik's game v Capablanca [Golombek: p20]. Condition Corners bumped and rubbed, sunning to heal edges. A very good copy issued without a dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 252 pages with diagrams and tables. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's beige cloth with brown lettering to spine and front cover in original pictorial jacket. Forewords by J J Gielen and W A J Visser. A History of the tournament by Dr J Hannak. Signed by participants. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5732). First edition. The 1948 World Chess Championship was a tournament played to determine a new World Chess Champion following the death of the previous champion Alexander Alekhine in 1946. The tournament marked the passing of control of the championship title to FIDE, the International Chess Federation. Mikhail Botvinnik won the five-player championship tournament, beginning the era of Soviet domination of international chess that would last over twenty years without interruption. Before the tournament, Botvinnik was considered the favorite because of his victory at Groningen 1946 and his pre-war results. Keres and Reshevsky were veterans of international competition. Although Euwe was the former world champion, he had played poorly since Groningen. Smyslov was not well-known in the West, as he had only appeared in two international competitions: a third place finish at Groningen and shared second at Warsaw 1947.The Soviets brought a large contingent of about twenty-one including the players Botvinnik, Keres, and Smyslov; their seconds Viacheslav Ragozin, Alexander Tolush, and Vladimir Alatortsev respectively; correspondents Igor Bondarevsky, Salo Flohr, and Andor Lilienthal; member of the adjudication committee Alexander Kotov; leader of the group Postnikov; a private doctor from Moscow; and Botvinnik's wife and young daughter. The U.S. delegation numbered one person-Reshevsky traveled alone and Lodewijk Prins was procured at the last moment to be his second. Theo van Scheltinga served as Euwe's second. The tournament was played partly in The Hague, and partly in Moscow. Botvinnik became the sixth World Chess Champion by winning the tournament convincingly with 14 points out of 20. He also had a plus score against all the other players. Smyslov came second with 11 points, just ahead of Keres and Reshevsky on 10½. Former champion Euwe was in bad form, and finished last with 4 out of 20. Condition: Signed on tipped in sheet by all contestants. Back corners bumped, spine with small stain. Jacket edge chipped with tears, spine ends chipped and torn with tears at hinges, some light soiling else very good in a good but scarce jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 280 pages with signed plates diagrams, tables, photographs and index. Royal Octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's reddish brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Forewords by A De Roos and T Rutten. Preface by H J Van Steenis. With the handwritten signatures of all 20 participants: by the former world champion M. Euwe and the grandmasters Johannes H. Donner, Svetozar Gligoric, Albéric O'Kelly, Miguel Najdorf, Herman Pilnik, Vasja Pirc, Samuel Reshevsky, Nicolas Rossolimo, Gideon Stahlberg, Savielly Tartakower, Petar Trifunovic and the international masters CB van den Berg, Jan Foltys, Harry Golombek, Cenek Kottnauer, Haije Kramer, Theo D. van Scheltinga, Eugenio Szabados and by Gudmundur S. Gudmundsson (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5791) First edition signed edition limited to 100 copies. In the winter of 1950 Lodewijk Prins, backed by a committee presided over by Hendrik Jan Van Steenis, organized an international chess tournament that was held at the stock exchange in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Invitations went out to all the strongest chess masters of the day, whether they reside in Europe, the Soviet Union, or the Americas. The Soviet Chess Federation declined the invitations sent to their masters (they would refrain from entering international competitions until late 1952), as did Lazslo Szabo. Nevertheless, the eventual line-up was still one of the finest selections to be found of the best, active Western chess masters of the day. The field was notable also for the healthy mix of both early century chess mastery and post-war talent emerging for the next generation. All of the best Dutch masters were present, including former world champion Max Euwe and the recent Hoogovens champion, 23 year old Jan Hein Donner. Another example of the generational split among the players was the presence of Savielly Tartakower, who had played against all the greats of the early 20th century, and his former pupil Miguel Najdorf who journeyed from Argentina to attend the event. Other notable participants both young and old were Samuel Reshevsky from the United States, Swedish champion Gideon Stahlberg, Yugoslavian players Svetozar Gligoric and Vasja Pirc, and Belgium's strongest master Alberic O'Kelly de Galway. All twenty players participated in the round robin event from November 11th to December 9th. G. van Harten served as wedstrijdleider (chief arbiter). The event was a spectacular run for Najdorf, who won clear first undefeated with 15 points out of 19 rounds. He earned wins against half the field, further cementing his status as one of the best players in the world at the time (there had been controversy surrounding his absence from the 1948 world championship tournament). However, Najdorf only finished one point ahead of clear second place Reshevsky who also finished undefeated, scoring an impressive 9 wins in the process. Stahlberg also had 9 wins, but tragically could not share second place with Reshevsky by a measly half point Other masters who placed in the top standings were Pirc and Gligoric as shared 4th and Euwe and Herman Pilnik as shared 6th. The brilliancy prize of the tournament went to Nicolas Rossolimo from France in his sixth round win against Dutch player Theo Daniel Van Scheltinga. Rossolimo maneuvered for 55 moves in a Caro-Kann, achieving a won endgame with a pushed passed pawn and a temporary queen sac in the finale. The tournament can be seen as a transitional gem, when the austere mastery of the pre-War years would soon give way (but not this year!) to the competitive talents of next generation and the Soviet Chess Machine of the 1950s. Condition: The bookplate on front paste-down removed. Endplates and inner cover browned. Somewhat browned on the inside and occasionally stained. Few notes in pencil in the text. Loosened book block improperly glued with transparent adhesive tape. Cover slightly rubbed and slightly bumped else about very good. Signed by Author(s).

black-and-white portrait card of Max Euwe. Duodecimo (5 1/2" x 34 1/2") handwritten signature of former World Chess Champion Max Euwe below the portrait. The card shows a head portrait of Max Euwe. Machgielis "Max" Euwe was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 until 1937. He served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978. In 1933, Max Euwe challenged Alekhine to a championship match. Alekhine accepted the challenge for October 1935. Earlier that year, Dutch radio sports journalist Han Hollander asked Capablanca for his views on the forthcoming match. In the rare archival film footage where Capablanca and Euwe both speak, Capablanca replies: "Dr. Alekhine's game is 20% bluff. Dr. Euwe's game is clear and straightforward. Dr. Euwe's game?not so strong as Alekhine's in some respects?is more evenly balanced." Then Euwe gives his assessment in Dutch, explaining that his feelings alternated from optimism to pessimism, but in the previous ten years, their score had been evenly matched at 7-7. On December 15, 1935, after 30 games played in 13 different cities around the Netherlands over a period of 80 days, Euwe defeated Alekhine by 15½-14½, becoming the fifth World Chess Champion. Alekhine quickly went three games ahead, but Euwe managed to even out and eventually win the match. Condition: The card is slightly browned else very good.