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Collection of 5 Old Chess Books in Russian from the Library of Josef Porat - Collection of 5 Old Chess Books in Russian from the Library of Josef Porat 1. Chess Game: (A Brief Guide) Alexey Pavlovich Sokolsky State Publishing House of the BSSR, Editorial Board of Scientific and Technical Literature, Minsk, 1959 196 pages Alexey P. Sokolsky is a famous Soviet chess player, theorist and writer (1908–1969), Master of Sports of the USSR, Honored Trainer of the USSR and author of several chess manuals, including this brief guide from 1959 2. E. P. Geller, “The King’s Indian Defense” Moscow, “Physical Education and Sport”, 1980, “Debut Theory” series. An extensive monograph (about 250 pages) on one of the most popular openings, with in-depth analysis of games and theory Efim Petrovich Geller (Russian: Ефим Петрович Глер; Ukrainian: Юхим Петрович Глер; 8 March 1925 – 17 November 1998) was a Soviet chess player and world-class grandmaster at his peak. He won the Soviet Championship twice (in 1955 and 1979) and was a Candidate for the World Championship on six occasions (1953, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1968, and 1971). He won four Ukrainian SSR Championship titles (in 1950, 1957, 1958, and 1959) and shared first in the 1991 World Seniors' Championship, winning the title outright in 1992. 3. «Советский чешный етуд. Collection”, published in Moscow by the publishing house ”Physical Culture and Sport” in 1955. Compilers: A.P. Kazantsev, R.M. Kofman and M.S. Liburkin the collection is an anthology of Soviet chess etudes, which presents the work of both classics and modern (as of 1955) authors 464 pages Circulation 30,000 copies The table of contents contains the following sections and authors: Introductory article ”Chess Poetry” - A.S. Gurvich; Classics of composition: A.A. Troitsky, V.N. Platov, L.I. Kubbel; Creative heritage: N.D. Grigoriev, M.G. Klyatskin, F.M. Simkhovich, E.N. Somov-Nasimovich; Leading Soviet masters: Z. M. Birnov, V. A. Bron, A. O. Gerbstman, T. B. Gorgiev, A. P. Korolkov, M. S. Liburkin, V. A. Chekhover; Latvian composers: brothers KK and JK Betins, GK Matison; Studies by various authors and grandmasters: Boleslavsky, Botvinnik, Keres, Kotov, Smyslov, etc. 4. 744 games of Bobby Fischer, volume 1, published in Moscow in 1993 by (Roleg Limited) Authors and compilers: Andrey N. Golubev and Leonid E. Gutsayt hardcover, includes illustrations, 480 pages Contents: The first volume covers the period 1955-1967 (chapters one-four); 5. ”Chess for 1954. Collection” - publication of the Moscow State Publishing House ”Physical Culture and Sport”, released in 1955. Author compiler: Lev Yakovlevich Abramov 1955, 368 pages This is an annual that covers the most significant chess events of 1954: you can find in it: The Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship match The USSR Championship, international tournaments (e.g. Hastings, Belgrade, Bucharest) The Chess Olympiad Articles and analyses from leading chess players and theoreticians (Averbakh, Bronstein, Levenfish, Ragozin, Suetin, Yudovich, etc. The book ”Chess for 1954”, edited by L. Ya. Abramov, is a classic annual that covers the key events of the chess year, with analytical articles and party material from leading Soviet authors. A well-designed and valuable publication for both research and collectors. Total weight: 1940 gr. Different condition, some wear, some stains