About this title: 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.
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Fireside Books
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780671210410ISBN:0671210416
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. A little cover wear but no marks on pages. (PS) Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. Fireside Chess Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. 1971-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Summit Books
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780671210410ISBN:0671210416
Description: Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Good Softcover w/average shelfwear, some shelf soiling. Some edge/spine wear/chips. Text free of notes, binding good. Pages are age toned/browned. Confirmation on all Domestic Orders! read more
Description: Very Good. 0671210416 20627 PB; spine smooth, text clean, cover has slight shelf wear-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m a i l. wt1lbpf. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Fireside
Date Published: 1971-04-15
ISBN-13:9780671210410ISBN:0671210416
Description: Very Good. Superb condition, rated very good rather than new because of former owner name inside cover, has a little creasing from reading. read more
Description: Very Good. B000KTPB3W This is a used copy in very good condition. There is some slight wear from time on the shelf. This is a very solid copy. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1966
Description: VG/NONE. An analysis of instances in which the opponet was allowed to hoist himeself on his own petard! -or see through the ruse.; 8vo. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Fireside Books, New York
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780671210410ISBN:0671210416
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (041306) Trade Paperback is in VG+/Fine condition with crease in spine, light overall wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. Fireside Chess Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1954
ISBN-13:9780671210410ISBN:0671210416
Description: Very Good. 12mo = 7-9" 243pp. White paperback. Indent near spine on front cover. Spine is not creased. Contains pictures of chess boards for demonstration. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Fireside, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780671210410ISBN:0671210416
Description: Fair. Cover has marks, edgewear, chipping, marks, bumping, sticker residue, small tears-Few marks on pgs & edges-Bumped pgs-Dents to some pgs-Edgewear-Writing on FFEP-Cocked-Yellowing. read more
Edition: F
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY: Creative Age Press, 1969
Description: Dust Jacket Included. First edition, first printing (so stated). FINE (no names, bookplates, remainder marks, or writing of any kind, etc. ), with NEAR FINE dustjacket. read more
"This was one of the first chess books I owned. I won the brilliancy prize in my first national championship and this was it. I won it for a Scotch Gambit and I suppose this book might have encouraged me along such paths. In practice, however, this did not happen...maybe once I realised that the road to victory was paved with traps, pitfalls and swindles, it moved me towards ways of playing that would avoid that whole short, sharp, painful way to lose.
I'm a coward, what can I say?
Oh, for the record, Reinfeld is great. He went through a period of being denigrated for no more than being popular. Maybe he still is??? But he made chess fun. And if you owned, as I once did, a library of his obscure, early, roneoed publications in purple ink, you'd realise just how much he loved the game."
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