Having just defeated Botvinnik for the World Crown the new champion Tigran Petrosian travelled to Hollywood to compete in this glamorous top level competition organised and financed by millionaire cellist and chess devotee Gregor Piatigorsky. This event resulted in some superb chess by the world's best, while the notes by the players themselves, including Petrosian and Keres, grant unique insights into the workings of the best chess minds. This is one of the great tournament books of all time.
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Having just defeated Botvinnik for the World Crown the new champion Tigran Petrosian travelled to Hollywood to compete in this glamorous top level competition organised and financed by millionaire cellist and chess devotee Gregor Piatigorsky. This event resulted in some superb chess by the world's best, while the notes by the players themselves, including Petrosian and Keres, grant unique insights into the workings of the best chess minds. This is one of the great tournament books of all time.
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Add this copy of First Piatigorsky Cup: International Grandmaster Chess to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by Shoemaker Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gettysburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dover Publications, Inc..
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Good. Dust jacket and edges shows shelf wear. Dust jacket is covered in brodart plastic. Gift inscription on front page. Pages are clean and intact. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Illustrated with b&w Photos & a Color Portrait. Very Good. No Jacket As Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" 2 volume set-first & second Piatigorsky Cup tournament guides. Very good in spiral bindings. Cup 1 (Ambassador Hotel, 1963) is signed by Isaac Kashdan, Tigran Petrosian, Pal Benko, Miguel Najdorf, Fridrik Olafsson, Oscar Panno & Samuel Reshevsky. Cup 2 (Miramar Hotel, 1966) is signed by Jerry Spann, Isaac Kashdan, Tigran Petrosian, Jan Hein Donner, Borislav Ivkov, Miguel Najdorf, Samuel Reshevsky, Boris Spassky & Wolfgang Vuzicker. First Edition / First Printing. Illustrated with b&w photos. Very good. 14 x 21. soft cover. Approx. 20pp each + cup 2 has loose 1pp playing schedule sheet.
