PRIOR TO 2000

    The War Of the Chessmen
    This is the first publication of a manuscript by del Rio written around 1800 but unpublished until this edition in 1984. The original Italian plus English commentary added by Professor Christopher Becker who has added a long scholarly introduction which traces the early development of chess and explains the place of this work in chess history.
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    The War Of the Chessmen

    Catalog Code: B0003CA
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    The Literature of Chess
    Through the fortunate chance of having developed a notation to record actual games, chess has become very much a literary game. This has resulted in a veritable flood of books, with more being written about chess than any other sport. Hence, for the average chess player who would like to improve, the choice among such a vast number of books can be bewildering. The author has undertaken to review those books written by the great writers of the game and to select recommendations.
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    The Literature of Chess

    Catalog Code: B0008MF
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    Ponziani Opening
    The Ponziani (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3)has been an opening that has been overlooked frequently through the years. However it was played quite frequently throughout the 80's in Master-level and above tournament play. White has many ways to challenge each variant of Black's setup. Harding shows that Black's game is not as easy as many Black theorists would want you to believe.
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    Ponziani Opening

    Catalog Code: CB0044CD
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    Philidor Defense - A Re-Appraisal
    This edition is a good guide to show the players the ideas in one of the most classic, solid openings against the Classic White's King's pawn setup. All the important variations are covered in Harding's classic style.
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    Philidor Defense - A Re-Appraisal

    Catalog Code: CB0051CD
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    Chess Tactics Workbook
    Learn to Command Your Chess Army!
    What makes this book different from the many other tactics books on the market is that it was written by a classroom teacher for other teachers. All the pages are formatted with a heading and perforated for easy use.
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    Chess Tactics Workbook

    Learn to Command Your Chess Army!
    Catalog Code: B0008OB
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    Mastering Tactical Ideas
    For over 50 years, International Master Dr. Nikolay Minev has been playing, researching, writing, lecturing and teaching chess. In the first in a two-volume series, Mastering Tactical Ideas, we have a compilation of his best, award-winning articles written over a twelve year time span. We are presented with all the joy and emotion that Nikolay brings to his exploration of chess tactics.
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    Mastering Tactical Ideas

    Catalog Code: CB0008XX
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