Introduction Al Horowitz (2 results)

Softcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. UNCOMMON, GIFT QUALITY 1974 softcover. VERY WELL PRESERVED UNREAD COPY! Bright, unmarked pages and clean, glossy cover. Hard to find in this beautiful condition! 288 pp. Re-publication of the 1961 original. This book is "A stimulating array of games, problems, studies, and articles to delight the chess enthusiast. Chess for sheer pleasure was prolific chess writer Fred Reinfeld's objective in assembling this entertaining grab bag full of treasures, such as: THE WORLD OF MASTER CHESS -- A profile of Bobby Fischer ("Fourteen-Year-Old 'Mozart of Chess'") by Harold C. Schonberg; articles by Edward Lasker, Gilbert Highet and Fred Reinfeld; END GAME STUDIES -- A miniature world of delightful surprises and incredible resources; BRIEF CANDLES -- Witty, thought-provoking gamelets; BEAUTIFUL COMBINATIONS -- The soul of chess; CHESS FIREWORKS -- Full-blown short games in which complications mount at breakneck speed; CHESS PROBLEMS, BONERS OF THE MASTERS, and CHESS PLAYERS ALL -- A potpourri of quotations on chess and chess players by writers from the 18th century to the modern day. More than 73 master games, chronologically arranged to show how chess has changed during the past century -- a contribution unique in the annals of chess. With 171 diagrams and 5 cartoons.". …

Condition: Very Good. A tight and unmarked copy-considered as a collector's item-Introduction by Al Horowitz- Includes a profile of Fischer by Harold Schonberg, articles by Edward Lasker, end-game studies, combinations, problems, quotations, and over 75 master games. First Collier Books Edition.171 diagrams.-Minor edge wear.…