Horowitz 1907 1973 (4 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. xii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ; LC: GV1445; Dewey: 794.1 ; OCLC: 11189829 ; ISBN: 0020288700 ((pbk.)); 9780020288701 ((pbk.)) ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "Once the game of kings, chess now intrigues, fascinates, and experates millions of enthusiasts from all walks of life. What is it in the nature of this unique game that has appealed to so many people for so many centuries? What does this game mean for those who play in, and why does it interest even those who do not? Here are the answers in brilliant book that explains chess as a social, psychological, historical and dramatic phenomenon. Filled with unexpected humor and written in a language anyone can understand, The Personality of chess offers a vast amount of little known facts about the game, some in refutation of popular misconceptions, others boldly treading unexplored areas. Is there a correlation between skill in chess and general intelligence? Does skill in chess reflect proficiency in other fields? Are masters of the game like other men - or do they possess other special mental and emotional kinks? What accounts for the durability of the game? Chess players will find many hitherto unrelated areas fully explored, along with further information on aspects of the game that have received only cursory attention up until now. The general reading will find an entertaining, highly readable profile of one of the most extra ordinary games ever invented by man." ; some wear, else G. Book.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. [1954 edition], 8th printing ; 243 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm ; LC: GV1451; Dewey: 794.1; LCCN: 58-9801 ; ISBN: 0671210416; 9780671210410 LCCN: 54-9790 ; OCLC: 2731999 ; pictorial black, orange, gold and white stiff paper wrappers ;"This is a rich storehouse of Chess 'crimes.' Sometimes the villain is thwarted: more often he gets away with his nefarious deeds. But, in either event, the tales, and their telling, will prove to be instructive and vastly entertaining." ; "Reuben Fine was an International Grandmaster and one of the world's greatest chess players ever. His books, including 'Basic Chess Endings' and 'The Middlegame in Chess,' are among the all-time classics of chess literature."; Formerly entitled "lessons from my games" ;"Horowitz was the chess editor of The New York Times and three times United States Open Chess Champion." ; crease on back cover, else G. Book.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. [1951 edition, 3rd printing] ; xii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm ; ISBN: 0671211382; 9780671211387 ; LC: GV1445; Dewey: 794.1/2 ; red, blue, black and white pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Playing with the white pieces: Stonewall pattern. What opening shall I play? ; Stonewall attack I: demolition sacrifice at KR7 ; Stonewall attack II: normal position for white ; Stonewall attack III: swooping down on the open king bishop file ; Queen's gambit declined: black evades the Stonewall attack -- Playing with the black pieces against 1P-K4. What defense shall I play against 1P-K4.? ; Dragon variation I: white cannot afford indifferent play ; Dragon variation II: normal position for black ; Dragon variation III: black concludes with a stunning queen sacrifice ; Dragon variation IV: vigorous counterattack ; Dragon variation V: white's queen-side castling proves a fiasco ; Dragon variation VI: relentless positional pressure by black -- Playing with the black pieces against 1P-Q4. What defense shall I play against 1P-Q4.? ; Lasker's defense I: simplification leads to freedom ; Lasker's defense II: normal position for black ; Lasker's defense III: a fatal dilemma for white ; Lasker's defense IV: battleground of conflicting theories ; Lasker's defense V: white's last attempt at refutation -- How to exploit inferior play by your opponent. What if my opponent doesn't follow the book? ; The importance of controlling the center ; How superior mobility leads to a stormy breakthrough ; How line-opening leads to attacking possibilities ; How superior mobility leads to line-opening. ; "It is really no great secret that the right move in each position is the sure path to victory. To find the right move invariably, however, is beyond the power of ordinary mortals. What is within his grasp, is the right way to think ahead. Not far ahead. Accurate appraisal is more important than deep calculation. The purpose of this book is to teach the right way to think ahead." -from introduction ; VG. Book. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 128 pages illustrations 21 cm.; ISBN: 0346123305; 9780346123304 ; ; LC: GV1452; Dewey: 794.1/5 ; OCLC: 19459295 ; "This book is the original and much imitated Solitaire Chess by I.A. Horowitz. Sixty two master games are presented. The reader is asked to guess the next move by the player of the white pieces. If he guesses correctly, he is awarded points. At the end of the game, his score is graded according to how many points he has earned. All the great grandmasters of chess, from Bobby Fischer on down, have used and have recommended the "Solitaire Chess" method to study and improve their play. This book presents a collection of 62 of the greatest attacking games ever played. Games by Fischer, Capablanca, Alekhine, Lasker, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Steinitz, Reti, Marshall, Pillsbury and almost all the other great masters are included here. The author, International Master I.A. Horowitz, provides notes to every game. In addition, the book has been expanded. All the games have been translated into algebraic notation, although the notes are in descriptive." ; Contents: Alekhine's legacy -- Notes on Alekhine vs. Pomar -- Fine fettle -- Notes on Fine vs Flohr -- Keeping the wolf from your door -- Notes on Reti vs Capablanca -- Maxims are for the birds -- Notes on Steinitz vs. Tchiforin -- Tarrasch the trenchant -- Notes on Tarrasch vs. Mieses -- Who is the potter, pray? -- Notes on Marshall vs. Spielmann -- Is this the system? -- Notes on Colle vs. Buerger -- Sacrifiical orgy -- Notes on Capablanca vs. Bogolyubov -- Spielmann outspielmanned -- Notes on Capablanca vs. Spielmann -- A pawn's worth -- Notes on Smyslov vs. Donner -- Invoking the past -- Notes on Szabo vs. Muhring -- A curious monster -- Notes on Alekhine vs. Girgorieff -- What happened to Mickey Mouse? -- Notes on Mikenas vs. Lebedew -- Double threat, double trouble -- Notes on Tartakover vs. Najdorf -- a star is confirmed -- Notes on Fischer vs. Olafsson -- The succulent years -- Notes on Denker vs. Fine -- When the invincible meets the immortal -- notes on Nimzovich vs. Spielmann -- The Catalan is out of the bag -- Notes on Szabo vs. Book -- Ah sweet mystery of Nimzovich -- Notes on Nimzovich vs. Behting -- Check to the miserable king! -- Notes on Reti vs. Tartakover -- A little steam for a long time mounts the pressure -- Notes on Rubinstein vs. Maroczy -- Exception to teh rule -- Notes on Pillsbury vs. Winaver -- No mere automatons these! -- Notes on Euwe vs, Rubinstein -- No moot question here! -- Notes on Mieses vs. Gottschall -- The bigger they come, the harder they fall! -- Notes on Spielmann vs. Reti -- Files on parade -- Notes on Spielmann vs. Rubinstein -- Unbalancing factors -- Notes on Botvinnik vs. Loewenfisch -- Nothing new, etc -- Notes on Lasker vs. Tarrasch -- Nimzovich the classicist -- Notes on Nimzovich vs. Gilg -- Spielmann outspieled -- Notes on Von Scheve vs. Spielmann -- What's in a name? -- Notes on Schlecter vs. Burn -- Sans voir et sans reproche -- Notes on Steinitz vs. Scott -- The play's the thing -- Notes on Szabo vs. Barcza -- Making it a "good Indian" - Notes on Donner vs. Trojanescu -- "Safety" pin clips swindle -- Notes on Capablanca vs. Marshall -- Who killed cock robin? -- Notes on Euwe vs. Bogolyubov -- An exchange of notes, or notes to you! -- Notes on Denker vs. Pinkus -- The exception tests the rule -- Notes on Pleci vs. Endzelins -- The queen pawn has many faces -- Notes onf Stahlberg vs. Sefc -- The flohr of yore -- Notes on Flohr vs. Ravinsky -- The perfect anomaly --m Notes on Janowski vs. Steinitz -- Burn fiddles while Marshall roams -- Notes on Marshall vs. Burn -- One good sacrifice deserves another -- Notes on Ravinsky vs. Panov -- White magic -- Notes on Euwe vs. Carls -- A day of Rest -- Notes on Fine vs. Winter -- When knights and chessplayers were bold -- Notes on Schiffers vs. Harmonist -- Ill fares the game, to hastening ills a prey -- Notes on Techman vs. Schlechter, etc, etc ; pencilings throughout, else G. Book.…