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Mackenzie, Mason & Co: Chess in New York between 1866 and 1880. Part III (3): 1869
by Joost van Winsen (1959- )
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0992792444
- ISBN 13
- 9780992792442
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
181 pages with illustrations, diagrams, tables and indexes. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Limited to 100 copies of which this is number 60. First edition.
Mackenzie, Mason, and Co. is a series of books on New York chess in the period 1866 to 1880. Part I (1866-1867) was published in 2012, part II (1868) in 2013, part III (1869) in 2014, part IV (1870) in 2015, part V (1871-1872) in 2018. part VI (1873) in 2019, part VII (1874-1875) in 2020 and the eighth volume in the series 2023.
Which match opened the season of the New York Chess Club in 1869? Who won the first tow tournament of the re-established Brooklyn Chess Club? How many tournaments were held in the Cafe Europa and which promising young player was a prize winner in all of them? Mackenzie, Mason & Co offers the answers to these questions and to many more. Joost van Winsen delves deep into the history of New York chess in 1869. This book with 160 games, features not only the story of the leading masters of the metropolis, but also of neglected players.
Condition: Near fine.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C2741
- Title
- Mackenzie, Mason & Co: Chess in New York between 1866 and 1880. Part III (3): 1869
- Author
- Joost van Winsen (1959- )
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0992792444
- ISBN 13
- 9780992792442
- Publisher
- Chess Player, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Nottingham
- Date Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 181 pages with illustrations, diagrams, tables and indexes
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
- Bookseller catalogs
- /chess;
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