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New York: Beekman House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. c1968. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition in Fine condition, lightly rubbed in a Near Fine dust jacket, a few minor tears; Chess: Move by Move is a photographic exploration of the game of chess. The book features photos of famous chess games from the past and present, as well as photos of chess players in action. The book is written by two experts in the subject, Langfield and Holford, and is a visual guide to the game of chess.; B & W Diagrams and Color Photographs; 88 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394573110 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; A book written in the 1990s and reprinted decades into the twenty-first century - the premise of Hence, the story of the famous chess match played by brilliant, twenty-one-year old Timothy Briggs at M. I. T. back in 1993 against ANNDY, a wise-cracking, presumably unbeatable chess program able to search 365,000 positions in a second; 8vo .

London: Everyman Chess. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1857443306 . First edition/ first printing in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by chess master and author Garry Kasparov directly on the title page. Includes loose color photograph dated 25 AUG '05 of Kasparov at book signing event; Kasparov's biographies of the icons of chess places these champions in a fascinating historical, political, and cultural context. He explains nicely how each of the players brought his own style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas. Part I of a five volume set. Kasparov is universally acclaimed as the greatest chess player ever; Vol. 1; 8vo; Signed by Author .

London: Everyman Chess. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 185744342X . First edition in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket, this copy is SIGNED and dated 02/04/04 by Kasparov on title page; Kasparov's biographies of the icons of chess places these champions in a fascinating historical, political, and cultural context. He explains nicely how each of the players brought his own style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideas. Part II of a five volume set, covering players from Euwe to Tal. A beautiful book written by Garry Kasparov, universally acclaimed as the greatest chess player ever; Vol. 2; 8vo; Signed by Author .

London: Everyman Chess. As New in As New dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1857444043 . First edition/first printing in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket, this copy is SIGNED by Kasparov directly into the book; This book, the fifth in Gary Kasparov's magnificent history of the World Chess Championship, catalogues the "post Fisher" period in the 1970s and early 1980s, a period dominated by Anatoly Karpov and his three time challenger Victor Korchnoi Part V of a five volume set, covering Korchnoi and Karpov. A beautiful book written by Garry Kasparov, universally acclaimed as the greatest chess player ever; Vol. 5; 8vo; * lost in transit by post office; Signed by Author .