Schiller Eric Watson John (11 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Cardoza Chess Books (Cardoza) Survive & Beat Annoying Chess Openings (VG+) Manufacturer: Cardoza Product Line: Chess Books (Cardoza) Type: Softcover Copyright Date: 2003 Author: Eric Schiller, John Watson Page Count: 266 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: This is the chess doctor's handbook to the very popular traps and pitfalls faced by beginning and intermediate chess players. Opening traps are the single most annoying stratagem, that is, for unprepared players. This book shows you how to handle these traps as both Black and White and to set the same traps yourself. Schiller and Watson provide practical remedies from both the White and Black perspectives to the annoying variations that opponents will often choose instead of the well-known main lines. For key openings, the authors provide two separate remedies to appeal to both the attacking and positional player. Unique charts and graphics make learning these remedies easy and fun.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. By Eric Schiller and John Watson. (New York): Cardoza Publishing, (2003). First edition, first printing, trade paperback. "First edition" statement to the copyright page. An informative introduction and overview is followed by annotated, illustrated master games. Beautifully crisp and well-preserved. Barely perceptible lamination crease to the rear cover's upper extreme corner tip, else fine, square, firm and very tight in glossy laminated stiff-card wraps with white titles to the spine; original $17.95 printed price to the rear cover. Octavo; 266 pages; index of opening moves; plus 5 pages of ads to the rear.…

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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Mild shelfwear and creasing to covers. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 293 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Pb, 266pp. VG, clean contents. Organized into the open games as White and as Black, with recommendations against problematic openings such as the Fried Liver Attack, the Latvian gambit and the Elephant Gambit amongst others.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 256 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Good. There are a large number of chess openings which, while not entirely sound or objectively dangerous, nevertheless strike fear into the hearts of some players. Some aggressive lines are not easy to meet, especially since much of the literature on these openings is written from the point of view of the aggressor.In this book, noted theoreticians have combined forces to provide a thorough examination of over 70 of these annoying openings. Condition: used, good.…

Paperback. Condition: New.