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All of the games of the top chess events of 1925
CLEARANCE - Chess Tournaments and Matches 1925
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The Modern Exchange Variation of the Gruenfeld Defence is characterized by the opening sequence 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 (1.d4 Sf6 2.c4 g6 3.Sc3 d5 4.cxd5 Sxd5 5.e4 Sxc3 6.bxc3 Lg7 7.Sf3)
CLEARANCE - Modern Exchange Gruenfeld
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This book entails chess Opening theory of the Sicilian Defence.
CLEARANCE - Sicilian c3
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The Sokolsky Opening (also known as the Orangutan or Polish) is an uncommon chess opening that begins with the move: 1. b4
CLEARANCE - Sokolsky Opening
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A collection of several types of Openings from the Author M. Thomas
CLEARANCE - Sicilian c3
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This book is on the Spanish Exchange Variation Opening in figurine notation.
CLEARANCE - Spanish Exchange Variation
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Volume 1 of The New Chess Player book.
CLEARANCE - New Chess Player - V. 1
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Alexander Koblents was the trainer of one of the most famous combative players ever, Tal. He is therefore excellently qualified to write a book on this subject. This is not an attempt to define a combination but a practical book from which the reader is expected to examine and eventually create his own combinations.
CLEARANCE - Chess Combinations
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The chess world is fortunate in having many very strong players active at the present time. In this book the authors have selected ten of these players from outside the ranks of the world champions and have given what amounts to little more than an introduction to the careers and play of these great players.
CLEARANCE - Chess with the MASTERS
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Lines with P-KB4
There are two Sicilian lines where White plays an early P-KB4; 1 P-K4 P-QB4 2 P-KB4 which is probably inferior to the system popularised by the Dutch player Vinken - 1 P-K4 P-QB4 2 N-QB3 and 3 P-KB4. This latter system occupies most of this book. The author demonstrates the Vinken System to be a viable alternative for White in which the first player strives for a King-side attack which can so easily come off.
CLEARANCE - Sicilian Defence
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The four knights variation is little known line of the Sicilian and therefore has usful surprise value. Black plays immediately for the initiative which makes the variation very suitable for club play. The second half of this book consists of a survey of some of the latest ideas in the Najdorf, Richter-Rauzer and Sozin variations of the Sicilian
CLEARANCE - Sicilian Defence 5: Four Knights Variation
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Howard Staunton, chess champion, writer and Shakesperean scholar was a figure of controversy in nineteenth century chess circles. He is remembered chiefly as the man who avoided playing Morphy and as the author of numerous vitriolic articles. It is on his chess writings that this book concentrates.
CLEARANCE - Howard Staunton
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