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1000 GAMES CHESS by Irving Chernev

1000 GAMES CHESS

Irving Chernev

Touchstone · Paperback · July 15, 1955

Here, each introduced with a brief, pungent or witty commentary, are 1,000 of the sweetest sugar-coated pills in all chess literature presented in author Irving Chernev's 1,000 Best Short Games of Chess.

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Who it’s for
A thousand short chess games pair winning-move explanations with brief, witty commentary and anecdotes.
Themes
Chess games, Winning moves, Chess commentary
Genres
Chess

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About this book

Here, each introduced with a brief, pungent or witty commentary, are 1,000 of the sweetest sugar-coated pills in all chess literature presented in author Irving Chernev's 1,000 Best Short Games of Chess. Author Irving Chernev's 1,000 Best Short Games of Chess offers descriptions of the winning moves are elaborated by commentary and anecdotes.

Winning Moves

A thousand short chess games pair winning-move explanations with brief, witty commentary and anecdotes.

Come here for

  • Brief, witty commentary introducing the games
  • Anecdotes alongside explanations of winning moves

Expect

  • 1,000 short chess games

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Publisher categories

  • Games
  • Chess
Authors
Irving Chernev
Publisher
Touchstone
Published
July 15, 1955
Format
Paperback
Theme
Chess games · Winning moves · Chess commentary
Reading lane
Games