TAL'S WINNING CHESS COMBINATIONS: The Secrets of Winning Chess Combinations Described and Explained by the Russian Grandmaster Mikhail Tal

Language: English

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1979

0671242628 / 9780671242626

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The first edition in English, translated from the Russian by Hanon W. Russell. Tactical guide analyzing more than 200 mating combinations. Tal (1936-92), a Soviet Latvian chess grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion, played in an attacking and combinatorial style, and was known for improvisation and unpredictability. Octavo: [ii], 408, [1, blank], [1], [1, blank] pp. Original sea green cloth binding, with yellow-stamped titling. Typical light toning to the contents, with the publisher's ink logo stamp to the bottom edge. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with just the slightest hint of edgewear.

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Title
TAL'S WINNING CHESS COMBINATIONS: The Secrets of Winning Chess Combinations Described and Explained by the Russian Grandmaster Mikhail Tal
Author
Tal, Mikhail and Victor Khenkin
Publisher
Simon and Schuster, New York
Publication year
1979
Condition
Near fine
Dust jacket
Near fine
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0671242628
ISBN 13
9780671242626
Edition
First Edition.
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