Rook and pawn endings are of immense practical importance to the competitive chess player. This book is a player's guide to rook endings. It begins with a thorough analysis of the fundamental winning and drawing positions in which one side has an extra pawn and progresses to more complex positions where each side has pawns. Vasily Smyslov won the World Chamionship in 1957 and was a world title candidate finalist as recently as 1984. Grigory Levenfish was an international Grandmaster and twice champion of the USSR.
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Rook and pawn endings are of immense practical importance to the competitive chess player. This book is a player's guide to rook endings. It begins with a thorough analysis of the fundamental winning and drawing positions in which one side has an extra pawn and progresses to more complex positions where each side has pawns. Vasily Smyslov won the World Chamionship in 1957 and was a world title candidate finalist as recently as 1984. Grigory Levenfish was an international Grandmaster and twice champion of the USSR.
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Good. 1973 reprint. Tanning/marks/scratches to dustjacket. Dark tanning/foxing to textblock edges. Inscriptions on ffep. Tanning around page edges. Content very good. Text in English, Russian. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Good + Pages are tanned at margins; page 183 is dog eared. No markings to text. Binding is tight, spine is creased. Text block is tanned with shelf wear. Moderate creasing and light markings to front cover; light creasing and rubbing to edges, corners and ends of spine; previous barcode sticker to rear cover.
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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!
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Dust jacket in very good condition. First edition THUS. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. An excellent copy, gently worn; Pages free of markings; Jacket housed in protective mylar; Secure packaging for safe delivery.
