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Chess is a board game played between two players. The current form of the game emerged in Europe during the second half of the 15th century after evolving from a much older game of Indian origin. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home,...
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Libro de los juegos

The Libro de los Juegos, ("Book of games"), or Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas, ("Book of chess, dice and tables", in Old Spanish) was commissioned by Alfonso X of Castile, Galicia, and León and completed in his scriptorium in Toledo in 1283, is an...

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Chess or the King's game

Chess or the King's Game (German: Das Schach- oder Königsspiel) is a book on chess. It was published in 1616 under the name of Gustavus Selenus, the pen name of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. This book is the earliest known to use...

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  • 1616

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The Big Four

The Big Four is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on January 27, 1927 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. It features Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings,...

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The Computer That Said Steal Me

The Computer That Said Steal Me (ISBN 0-590-32636-8) is a 1983 Elizabeth Levy book about a boy who wants to get a chess computer in order to compete with his friends, but feels he must steal it because his parents cannot afford it. He devises a...

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  • 1983

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My System

My System (German: Mein System) is a book on chess theory written by Aron Nimzowitsch. Originally over a series of five brochures from 1925 to 1927, the book — one of the early works on hypermodernism — introduced many new concepts to followers of...

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  • 1925

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A History of Chess

A History of Chess is a history book by Harold James Ruthven Murray published in 1913. Murray's aim is threefold: to present as complete a record as is possible of the varieties of chess that exist or have existed in different parts of the world; to...

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Lasker's Manual of Chess

Lasker's Manual of Chess (German: Lehrbuch des Schachspiels) is a book on the game of chess written in 1925 by former World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker. The content of the book, as Lasker himself writes, is most influenced by the theories put...

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  • 1927

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Handbuch des Schachspiels

Handbuch des Schachspiels (Handbook of Chess, often simply called the Handbuch) is a chess book, first published in 1843 by Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa. It was one of the most important opening references for many decades. The Handbuch had...

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The Squares of the City

The Squares of the City is a science fiction novel written by John Brunner and first published in 1965 (ISBN 0-345-27739-2). It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1966. It is a sociological story of urban class warfare and political...

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  • 1965

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  • 1965

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  • 1154

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The Oxford Companion to Chess

The Oxford Companion to Chess is a reference book on chess written by David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld. The book is written in an encyclopedia or dictionary format. The second edition (1992) has over 2500 entries, including rules, terms, strategies,...

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The Game of Chess

The Game of Chess is a book about chess written by Siegbert Tarrasch. It was published in 1987 by Courier Dover Publications. It has 423 pages and its ISBN number is 048625447X.

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My 60 Memorable Games

My 60 Memorable Games is a chess book by Bobby Fischer, first published in 1969. It is a collection of his games dating from the 1957 New Jersey Open to the 1967 Sousse Interzonal. Unlike many players' anthologies, which are often titled My Best...

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  • 1969

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Basic Chess Endings

Basic Chess Endings is a book on chess endgames which was written by Reuben Fine and originally published in 1941. It is considered the first systematic book in English on the endgame phase of the game of chess. It is the best-known endgame book in...

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Vampire State Building

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  • 2002

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  • 23985
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