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The Blue Book of Chess: Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings

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The Blue Book of Chess: Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings

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THE BLUE BOOK OF CHESS TEACHING THE RUDIMENTS OF THE GAME, AND GIVING AN ANALYSIS OF ALL THE RECOGNIZED OPENINGS. --ILLUSTRATED BY-- APPROPRIATE GAMES ACTUALLY PLAYED BY MORPHY, HARRWITZ, ANDERSSEN, STAUNTON, EVANS, MONTGOMERY, MEEK AND OTHERS --INCLUDING-- LASKER, STEINITZ, SCHLECHTER, PILLSBURY, AND OTHER RECENT PLAYERS REVISED EDITION

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Length 310 Pages
Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Released March 17, 2012
Identifier (ISBN) 18819390
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