Basic Chess Endings by Reuben (47 results)

Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Condition: acceptable. The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Spine a bit cocked, otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1969 Trade Paperback. xiv, 573 pp. Basic Chess Endings, written by International Grandmaster Reuben Fine, is the most authoritative reference on the endgame. Serious students of the game find the work unmatched in its depth and range. Now, Grandmaster Pal Benko has revised this classic with the latest innovations in the endgame and adapted the book to algebraic notation. The result is what chess aficionados have been eagerly waiting for--a thoroughly modern bible on basic chess endings. A handy guide for the practical player, Basic Chess Endings focuses on the aspects of the ending that occur most frequently in the course of play. With clear language, it reinforces knowledge of the standard position and tried-and-tested rules. Hundreds of diagrams make examples easy to follow. An indispensable reference for every chess player.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. McKay Chess Library. Light surface wear, tiny crease on the lower front corner. Text clean.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

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.

paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. The classic work on the endgame. Prior owner name and address on inside cover. Spine separating from covers. Some damage from coffee (?). 573 pp.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Reprint, 12nd printing. Trade PB in illustrated wraps. Near Fine w/blacked-out price, soiled covers, owner name inside front cover, else Fine and unmarked. 573pp; illustrated in chess boards. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good.

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

The dustwrapper has some wear to the edges and corners, with some small rips to the top edges of spine, discolouring to to spine and folds. The blue boards are clean with some bumping to the edges and corners, with black lettering to the spine, rip to headband of spine. The binding is firm. The pages are clean and crease free. This book has 573 pages. All in all a nice example of this book.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Message to ffep. DJ with some edge wear, tears and fading to spine. Clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th Edition. xiv+573 pages with diagrams. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 4 3/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with dark blue lettering to spine and cover in original jacket. Fourth edition. Fine had an exceptionally brief but fruitful international career before changing from grandmaster to psychiatrist. Within three years, 1935-8, he developed from an unknown American master into co-winner of AVRO 1938, one of the highest-rated events ever held. Yet when chess revived after the second World War Fine was too busy with his studies to accept an invitation to the World Championship tournament of 1948. After AVRO 1938. Fine concentrated on writing chess books. Altogether he wrote more than a dozen works. (Golombek: 116p) Condition: Previous owner's name to front end paper. Jacket edge chipped with tears, spine head with half inch by quarter in loss else very good in a better than good jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illus., 8 x 5", wraps, 573pp, covers worn and soiled, ink writing from former owner on front fly and title page; a well used copy of this common reprint. Includes: "Corrections & Alternate Solutions to Fine's BCE" by Paul L. Crane and Rev. David Chew, stapled photocopied pages, printed on one side only, with "1/87" written in red ink at top of first page. The pair.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Nice clean used book with no marks.

Softcover. First Edition; Sixteenth Printing. Very Good+ in wraps. Creasing on spine. ; Tartan Books 3; 592 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Basic Chess Endings by Reuben Fine is one of the classic works on chess endgame theory and has long been regarded as an essential reference for serious players. Drawing on his experience as a leading international grandmaster, Fine systematically analyses the fundamental types of chess endingsking and pawn, rook endings, minor-piece endings, and moreillustrating the principles with carefully selected examples. The book aims to provide players with a solid grounding in the key positions and strategies that determine the outcome of the final stage of a game. First published in 1941, it became one of the most influential instructional works in modern chess literature.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 4th edition . Name of the previous owner written on the front free end paper page. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. 4th edition, 1941. Publication of 573 pages. The boards are a touch edge worn and small tears on the spine edges. Pages 466/467 are a little "browned". All pages are accessible. The binging is strong. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. As New, A Barely Read Copy - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Vintage 1969 Copyright Renewed This Is The Definitive Work On The End Game Which All Serious Students Of The Game Have Been Waiting For. It Is A Prodigious Feat Of Chess Scholarship, Presented To The Reader In Clear, Pithy Language, Full Of Telling Phrases That Will Linger In The Memory And Rise To Aid The Harassed Competitor Just When He Needs It Most.The Authoritative Reference Work On The Subject.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. This is a VG or better, unmarked, hardcover second edition copy, blue cloth binding in a mylar protected DJ that is saved by a liberal application of magic tape, 3.50 flap price, yellow spine. 573 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. No Jacket.

Card cover (hardcover). Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Second printing of a book first published by McKay in 1941. This edition was published in 1958 and has been produced for sale in the UK with a G. Bell slip tipped in over the title page. The jacket has no US price and has the sterling price stamped on the front flap. The boards have a very heavy dent in the top edge of the rear panel and heavy rubbing at the top and bottom of the spine and along the bottom edges. Browning to the page edges. Small bookseller label to the front pastedown and the pages are a little browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has heavy browning to the spine which is a little chipped at the top and bottom, a quarter inch closed tear to the top edge of the rear panel and some corner rubbing.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 2003 Revised Edition, First Paperback Printing with full number line. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.