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At Startegy Games we just received 13 boxes of used chess books. Amongst the collection, I came across a book I had never seen: How to Win End-Games by D.A. Yanofsky, British Chess Champion 1953.
We also received a copy of "Adventures of a chess master by George Koltanowski International Wizard of Blindfold Chess"...autographed by Koltanowski.
Another interesting find was a copy of The Middle Game in Chess by Reuben Fine with the inscription written in ink inside: "To Peter Avery, Congratulations on a very fine score in the 1st Casa Loma Open Championship 1959...Frank Anderson, Tournament Director."
Hmmm...does anyone still give chess books as prizes in tournaments anymore?
At Startegy Games we just received 13 boxes of used chess books. Amongst the collection, I came across a book I had never seen: How to Win End-Games by D.A. Yanofsky, British Chess Champion 1953.
We also received a copy of "Adventures of a chess master by George Koltanowski International Wizard of Blindfold Chess"...autographed by Koltanowski.
Another interesting find was a copy of The Middle Game in Chess by Reuben Fine with the inscription written in ink inside: "To Peter Avery, Congratulations on a very fine score in the 1st Casa Loma Open Championship 1959...Frank Anderson, Tournament Director."
Hmmm...does anyone still give chess books as prizes in tournaments anymore?
Larry
I remember Peter Avery well. He was a gentleman and a very strong player - even into his 70s and 80s (when I knew him). I recall on several occasions seeing him with a number of interlinked elastic bands connecting his thumb to his belt... when I asked him about that, he quipped that he found it helped him to avoid blunders - as he was about to move a piece, the elastics would tug on his hand to remind him to check 'one more time' ... Above all he was a gentleman and a classy player - always modest and always gracious in defeat or victory.
Back in the 1960s, the RA Chess Club gave book prizes. I still have a few in my library. They were much appreciated at the time when chess books were few and far between in Ottawa. We recently re-instituted the practice for some, non-trophy events and it has been well received.
We regularly award chess books as prizes at out Victoria Chess Club fundraisers. The old ones with non-algebraic notation are a bit hard to move.
I played Peter Avery a couple of times back in the 70's and found him to be a very pleasant gentleman.
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