Blue Book of Charts to Winning Chess + Modern Chess Strategy 2‑Vol Vintage HC

by Arthur M. Stevens, Edward Lasker

$115 · Offered by eBay

An exceptional pairing of two foundational chess texts, each unique in purpose, method and historical importance. Together, they offer both visual tactical mastery and deep strategic understanding, making this bundle unusually powerful for players, collectors, students of chess and it's history. This Pairing Is Extraordinary: Most chess bundles combine books of similar style. This pairing is extraordinary because the two books complement each other in opposite but perfectly aligned ways: - Stevens teaches tactical vision - Lasker teaches strategic understanding Together, they give the reader: - Tactics + Strategy - Pattern recognition + Conceptual reasoning - Immediate practical improvement + Long‑term mastery The rare combination that mirrors how strong players actually think: first you see the patterns, then you understand the ideas. For collectors, the pairing is also exceptional because both books are hardcover mid‑century classics, increasingly uncommon in clean, intact condition. --- Two included volumes, each particularly unique: 1. The Blue Book of Charts to Winning Chess — Arthur M. Stevens. Unlike almost any other chess manual of its era; Instead of long prose explanations, Stevens teaches through visual pattern‑recognition, using charts, diagrams, and structured tactical sequences to train the player’s eye. It is: - Rare chart‑based system for learning tactics - A pre‑computer‑era visualization method that still holds up - Collector‑favorite due to its unusual inst

• Publisher: A.S. Barnes and Company
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair

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