Correspondence Chess Books

50 GOLDEN CHESS GAMES

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Tim Harding
This collection of 50, extensively annotated, games is taken from correspondence chess (CC) praxis dating from 1831 to 2003. It features a mixture of famous games and some which have never appeared in print before together with detailed analysis of the openings in those games which have had a significant impact on theory. Many games feature annotations by the players involved with additional material by author Tim Harding. There are games featuring CC World Champions such as Sanakoev, Estrin, Timmerman, Umansky. The way in which CC has been interpreted has changed over the years. In early games players aimed for a tactical slugfest in the middlegame; later novelties in the opening became all important and these days good endgame technique is crucial. To succeed at CC a player must exhibit a high quality of play in all areas of the game and the resulting games are both rewarding and instructive for the reader. Each game in this collection features information about the players and tournament in which they met as well as numerous diagrams and a good balance of text and analysis.
Published 2004, softback, 272 pages.

BORDER WARS III

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Jean Hebert
This is the record of the 3rd North American Correspondence Chess Championship. The best games have been selected and annotated by correspondence Grandmaster Jean Hebert. Other games are annotated by the players. General notes, tournament tables and historical details are provided by editor Jonathan Berry.
Published 1984, softback, 88 pages.

MODERN POSTAL MASTERPIECES

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Alex Dunne
This collection of games comes from players on the 1992 ICCF "Top 50 List" of the best correspondence chess players in the USA. Each player on the list was asked to contribute a game for this book. 27 of them replied and so the first 27 games have annotations, by that player, and a brief introduction with some background material. The final 23 games are from players who did not respond and so feature just the moves from the game.
Alex Dunne has been a columnist for "Chess Life" magazine and a keen correspondence chess player.
Published 1994, softback, 148 pages.

WINNING CORRESPONDENCE CHESS

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Kon Grivainis
Grivainis won the first World Correspondence Chess Federation world championship in 1992 and annotates all the games from that event for this book. He also includes a chapter giving practical advice on improving your own correspondence play (opening selection, stopping opponents' plans, "if" moves etc). Chapter 3 explains all about CC organisations and other aspects of the game whilst the final chapter contains 26 more of Grivainis' games with annotations.
Published 1997, softback, 76 pages.

THE WRITE MOVE

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Tim Harding (Ed)
This selection of writings about correspondence chess from several authors includes articles by Gennady Nesis, Dick van Geet, Alex Dunne, Stephan Gerzadowicz, Tim Harding and many others. Amongst the many contrbutions there is a chance to read about how the CC experiences of Alekhine and Keres helped form their playing style and play through some of their most interesting CC games.
Contents: The dream that almost came true by CC-GM Gennady Nesis
Correspondence Chess - the Ideal Chess by Dr Eduard Dyckhoff
Alexander Alekhine's contribution to CC by Tim Harding
The History of Correspondence Chess before 1800 by Egbert Meissenburg
The Match at Chess between the Paris and Westminster Chess Clubs by George Walker
Without a computer, I might have won the Von Massow tournament by CC-GM Dr Dick van Geet
Inner Chess by Stephan Gerzadowicz
The trials & joys of a postal chess tournament organiser by Rhoda Bowles
Paul Keres on the magic carpet to the world by Valter Heuer
Keres and the IFSB by Tim Harding
Sacrificial frenzy by Jon Edwards
Check is in the Mail by Alex Dunne
My correspondence game, and how it ended by James Pierce
The great Grob CC simultaneous by Tim Harding
I was lucky by Jonathan Berry
Erlingur's Saga by Kevin Embrey
CC records and curiosities
Annotations have their own fate by Ivan Bottlik
The strange CC career of Nicolas Preo by Tim Harding
Uncle Fred's Gambit by Jon Edwards
Bibliography of CC works in English compiled by Tim Harding
Index to players of games
Index to openings (by ECO code and name)
Correspondence Chess by Robert Potter Palmer. Tim Harding is editor of Chess Mail CC magazine.
Published 2005, softback, 160 pages.