Kokugi Kanko (Viewing the Highlights of the National Art) by Honinbo Jowa. Preface by Hiraiwa Akira - 1826
by Honinbo Jowa. Preface by Hiraiwa Akira
Kokugi Kanko (Viewing the Highlights of the National Art)
by Honinbo Jowa. Preface by Hiraiwa Akira
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Offering: The first printing of Jowa's first book, a compilation of woodblock prints with captions illustrating 74 go games and 40 openings. The set is complete and exceptionally well preserved with Jowa's seal on the first page in each volume. Rarity: Rare. A worldwide catalog search finds four institution holdings, including the National Diet Library of Japan, Waseda University, and the Library of Congress. Condition: Good+. Woodblock Prints: sharp and bright with no insect damage or worming and no tears or chips. Pages: fresh and clean, except one sheet in Volume I with light margin stains outside print frame, some sheets in Volume III with tip creases, some sheets in Volume IV with a minute edge stain; rear blank of Volume III with large stain. / Wrappers: About Good, humidity cockling, substantial rubs, some edge wear and creases. / Title Slips: Vols. I and II: light soiling. Vols. III and IV: soiling, some edge wear. / Bindings: solid and reliable. For two volumes, cords need tightening. Pagination: Complete; 208 pages with 104 b/w woodblock printed sheets, 103 numbered: 101 one-sheet illustrations in the two facing pages format with top frame commentary on positions and lines of play and 3 sheets of separate text, the introduction and preface in vol. i, and the afterword in vol. iv. Format: Publisher's brown wrappers decorated with a blind printed go-ishi (go stones) pattern, sewn with 4-stab holes in the fukuro-toji style. Size: 260 x 188 mm. Edition Note: The preface is dated December 1825 and the publishing date is often reported as 1825 but the work was registered in the fall of 1826. The work was reissued in 1892 and 1906. Honinbo Jowa [1787-1847]: When the book was published, as a demonstration of the strength of Jowa's power game, Genjo was still head of Honinbo House. In 1827, (one year after publication), Genjo retired and Jowa became the 12th head of Honinbo House. He received 8th dan rank in January 1828. Jowa is known to have won 46 games against 6 losses and 5 draws in a golden era of go competition. He was esteemed by the leading players and commentators of his era as a player of remarkable strength and tactical profundity, (In the introduction, Akira calls him, "the crowning glory of the nation"), and was regarded in his own lifetime as a go sage, one of three to receive this accolade. Additional Images: by request.
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- Publisher Katsumura Jiemon, and Akitaya Taemon, and Suharaya Ihachi, first printing, four volumes set, Bunsei 9
- Place of Publication Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo
- Date Published 1826
- Keywords GO GAME STRATEGY TACTICS PROBLEMS TRAINING INSTRUCTION POSITIONS LINES OF PLAY OPENINGS DEVELOPMENT ENDGAME COMPETITION CASTLE GAMES TOURNAMENT HONINBO INOUE HAYASHI YASUI HOUSE SCHOOL BUSHIDO FUSEKI TSUMEGO PHILOSOPHY THEORY ART WAR 36 STRATAGEMS SHOGUN
Schachmeister Steinitz. Ein Lebensbild des ersten Weltschachmeisters dargestellt in einer vollstandigen Sammlung seiner Partien
by Ludwig Ernst August Bachmann, (1856-1937)
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Wiener Schach-Zeitung. Organ f�r das gesamte Schachleben
by Fahndrich, Hugo (1851-1930); Alexander Halprin and Georg Marco (editors)
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Tidskrift för Schack, Volume 15
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Das Internationale Schachturnier des Schaclubs Nurnberg im Juli - August 1896
by Tarrasch, Siegbert (1862-1934) and Christian Schroder
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Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess. Selected, annotated and arranged by himself. Edited, with a biographical sketch and a brief history of blindfold chess
by Blackburne, Joseph Henry (1841-1924)
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The Two-Move Chess Problem in the Soviet Union, 1923-1943
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The Overbrook Press was founded in 1934 in Stamford, Connecticut, by Frank Altschul, an investment banker and civic leader with a lifelong interest in book arts and printing. Altschul initially pursued printing as a hobby, experimenting with a small press in his New York apartment. In 1934, he was approached by designer Margaret B. Evans, who had been… Read More
České melodie. Eine Sammlung von 202 Schachaufgaben von Josef Pospíšil
by Josef Pospíšil (1961-1916) Selected by A C White and W H Thompson
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Josef Pospíšil was one of the masters of the Bohemian school. In 1887 he published "České úlohy šachové́" which included 320 Bohemian problems and an article about Bohemian composition. John D. Beasley translated this outline of the theory of chess problems by Josef Pospisil - with a selection of problems.In 1907 he compiled the… Read More
The Chess Player's Chronicle Volume II (2)
by Howard Staunton (1810-1874) editor
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The Game of Billiards (Cover title: A Manual of the Game of Billiards)
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A Guide to the Classics, or How to Pick the Derby Winner
by Oakeshott, Michael and Guy Griffith
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Oswald Jacoby on Poker
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Solaces Bibliograficos
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Torneo Internacional del Circulo de Ajedrez Octobre 1939
by Moshe Czerniak (1910 1984)
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Der 21. Kongress des Deutschen Schachbundes (E.V.) in Hamburg 1921
by Juluis Dimer (1871-1945)
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Chess Volume 16
by Baruch Harold "B H" Wood (1909-1989) editor
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Baruch Harold Wood was born in Sheffield, England. He founded CHESS magazine in 1935 and was its editor until 1988, when it was sold to Pergamon Press. He was also a FIDE Arbiter, a correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, and also wrote an interesting weekly column for Illustrated London News from 1949 to 1979. He co-founded the Sutton Coldfield Chess Club.
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Deutsche Schachblätter Volume 34
by Kurt Richter (1900-1969) editor
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Wereldkampioenschap Schaken 1948
by Euwe, Machgielis (Max) [1901-1981]
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Internationales Schachmeister-Turnier zu Mährisch-Ostrau vom 1. bis 18. Juli 1923
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Internationale Schachmeisterturnier zu Ķemeri in Lettland 1937
by Bētiņš, Kārlis Karlovich (1867-1943), Vladimir Petrov and A Kalniņš
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Wereldschaaktoernooi Amsterdam 1950
by Euwe, Machgielis (1901-1981) and Lodewijk Prins
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In the winter of 1950 Lodewijk Prins, backed by a committee presided over by Hendrik Jan Van Steenis, organized an international chess tournament that was held at the stock exchange in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Invitations went out to all the strongest chess masters of the day, whether they reside in Europe, the Soviet Union, or the Americas.
The Soviet Chess Federation declined the invitations sent to their masters (they would refrain from entering international competitions until late 1952), as did Lazslo Szabo. Nevertheless, the eventual line-up was still one of the finest selections to be found of the best, active Western chess masters of the day. The field was notable also for the healthy mix of both early century chess mastery and post-war talent emerging for the next… Read More