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McFarland publishes about 290 new titles, mostly reference books and scholarly monographs, each year. Our books are manufactured to the highest standards, including extra sturdy bindings (cloth and paper), acid free paper, and sophisticated formats and typography. We are proud of the critical acclaim the authors of our books receive.
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Correspondence Chess in America - Avery Soviet Chess 1917-1991 - Soltis The United States Chess Championships 1845-1996 2nd Ed - Soltis
Correspondence Chess in America - Avery
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Soviet Chess 1917-1991 - Soltis
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The United States Chess Championships 1845-1996 2nd Ed - Soltis
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This is an historical overview and detailed analysis of American correspondence chess from the 1840s to the present. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics dominated the chess world for decades. They had, as R.G. Wade observed, the most successful sports machine the world has seen. For more than a century and a half, people have been defining themselves by way of the United States Chess Championship.
The Turk, Chess Automaton - Levitt Jewish Chess Masters on Stamps - Berkovich Reuben Fine - Woodger
The Turk, Chess Automaton - Levitt
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Jewish Chess Masters on Stamps - Berkovich
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Reuben Fine - Woodger
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With all-new research and facts unknown for two centuries, this is a richly detailed and comprehensive account of The Turk. Both chess and Judaica are popular topics for stamp collectors. Here is a work that combines the two topics into one beautiful collection: the world of Jewish chess champions, their tournaments and their triumphs, as depicted on postage stamps from around the world. American Grandmaster Reuben Fine grew up in the East Bronx in an impoverished Russian-Jewish family, learning to play chess from an uncle at the age of eight.
Alekhine's Anguish - Yaffe Amos Burn - Forester Samuel Reshevsky/1768 Games etc. - Gordon
Alekhine's Anguish - Yaffe
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Amos Burn - Forester
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Samuel Reshevsky/1768 Games etc. - Gordon
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This is a fictionalized account of the life and career of world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. Amos Burn was one of the leading players of the late nineteenth century. This work accords him the recognition he deserves, painstakingly assembling and analyzing all available games and biographical material about him. A Compendium of 1768 games with diagrams, crosstables, some annotations, and indexes -- by Stephen W. Gordon
Alexander Alekhine: Agony of a Chess Genius - Moran Alexander Alekhines Chess Games - Skinner Frank Marshall, U.S. Chess Champion - Soltis
Alexander Alekhine: Agony of a Chess Genius - Moran
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Alexander Alekhines Chess Games - Skinner
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Frank Marshall, U.S. Chess Champion - Soltis
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From the Introduction: A. Alekhine: Agony of a Chess Genius tries to encompass his last period, from October 1943 to March 1946. This book contains 2543 games of the former world champion, many annotated by Alekhine himself, with 1868 diagrams, and fully indexed. From the Preface: My first serious contact with chess began when, as a high school sophomore, I took a board in a simultaneous exhibition at the Marshall Chess Club. With some difficulty I managed to locate the club's ivy-covered Greenwich Village brownstone and, after getting past the front door, climbed for the first time the ancient staircase....
Capablanca: Rare Archival Material - Winter Chess Facts and Fables - Winter Los Voraces 2019, A Chess Novel - Soltis
Capablanca: Rare Archival Material - Winter
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Chess Facts and Fables - Winter
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Los Voraces 2019, A Chess Novel - Soltis
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This compendium provides an enormous amount of documentary data, usefully organized, much of it unseen since original (and often obscure) publication. Chess Facts and Fables by Edward Winter features in-depth research into chess lore, corrections of popular misconceptions, biographical notes on famous players, and authenticated quotations. This fabulous chess novel is full of game scores and diagrams—some pretty amazing games are played at Los Voraces! It’s all told from the point of view of the arbiter, who is quickly drawn from his role as observer to that of target and suspect.
Chess Lists, 2nd edition - Soltis Walter Penn Shipley, Philadelphia's Friend of Chess - Hilbert Chess Results, 1747–1900 - Di Felice
Chess Lists, 2nd edition - Soltis
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Walter Penn Shipley, Philadelphia's Friend of Chess - Hilbert
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Chess Results, 1747–1900 - Di Felice
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The lists are replete with background detail and exact facts—this second edition of Soltis’s classic 1984 book is altogether an essential part of any chess collection and a browser’s delight.The new edition contains 25 percent more lists, games, diagrams and annotations. The majority of lists from the first edition have been updated or expanded—or both. This work is a complete biography and games collection of Walter Penn Shipley. A comprehensive record with 465 tournament crosstables and 590 match scores. Here, in one volume, are the results of the main chess competitions—both tournaments and matches—that took place around the world from 1747 to 1900.
Chess Results, 1901–1920 - Di Felice Chess Results, 1931–1935 - Di Felice Chess Results, 1936–1940 - Di Felice
Chess Results, 1901–1920 - Di Felice
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Chess Results, 1931–1935 - Di Felice
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Chess Results, 1936–1940 - Di Felice
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This comprehensive chronological reference lists the results of men’s chess competitions all over the world. From the famous to the lesser known, both individual and team matches from 1901 through 1920 are remembered here. Di Felice has indeed constructed a memorable work! This comprehensive chronological reference lists the results of men’s chess competitions all over the world. From the famous to the lesser known, both individual and team matches from 1931 through 1935 are remembered here. Entries record location and, when available, the group that sponsored the event. This comprehensive chronological reference lists the results of men’s chess competitions all over the world. From the famous to the lesser known, both individual and team matches from 1936 through 1940 are remembered here. Entries record location and, when available, the group that sponsored the event.
   
 
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