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August 20, 2020
It was a Pitman 1950 book
that later got famous as a 1966 Dover book.
and well only the introduction is new!
I think the last game annotated was 1947
I've seen one review where they said it was a brilliant book that 'became the model for most chess writing for 50 plus years', which I'm no sure about.
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Maybe it was the first book not written by Reinfeld or Horowitz back in the 50s which were largely mediocre. Though i think some of their books weren't that bad as how some remember it.
Korn is unusual for being the Editor of Modern Chess Openings - 7th Edition to the 12th Edition
Yet there are no records of him playing in any chess tournaments!
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He went from Prague to London in 1939, Moved to Detroit in 1950.
Died in the 1990s in San Mateo, California
Chess books 1950-1982
1911 [1st Edition] R. C. Griffith and J. H. White
1913 [2nd Edition] Griffith and White
1916 [3rd Edition] Griffith and White
1925 [4th Edition] Griffith and White, completely revised by R. C. Griffith, M. E. Goldstein, and P. W. Sergeant
1932 [5th edition] Griffith and White, completely revised by P. W. Sergeant, R. C. Griffith, and M. E. Goldstein
1939 [6th edition] Griffith and J. H. White, completely revised by Reuben Fine, R. C. Griffith, and P. W. Sergeant [this one is interesting]
1946 [7th Edition] R. C. Griffith and J. H. White, completely revised by Walter Korn under the editorship of R. C. Griffith and P. W. Sergeant
1952 [8th Edition] edited and completely revised by Walter Korn
1957 [9th Edition] completely revised by Walter Korn and John W. Collins
1965 [10th Edition] completely revised by Larry Evans under the editorship of Walter Korn [this one is interesting]
"... the most important single book in world chess literature" – American Chess Correspondent, writing about the tenth edition.
1972 [11th ed] Walter Korn
1982 [12th ed] Walter Korn [his last one]
1990 [13th ed] Walter Korn, revised by Nick de Firmian
1999 [14th ed] completely revised by Nick de Firmian [considered decent]
2008 [15th ed] completely revised by Nick de Firmian
that later got famous as a 1966 Dover book.
and well only the introduction is new!
I think the last game annotated was 1947
I've seen one review where they said it was a brilliant book that 'became the model for most chess writing for 50 plus years', which I'm no sure about.
---
Maybe it was the first book not written by Reinfeld or Horowitz back in the 50s which were largely mediocre. Though i think some of their books weren't that bad as how some remember it.
Korn is unusual for being the Editor of Modern Chess Openings - 7th Edition to the 12th Edition
Yet there are no records of him playing in any chess tournaments!
---
He went from Prague to London in 1939, Moved to Detroit in 1950.
Died in the 1990s in San Mateo, California
Chess books 1950-1982
1911 [1st Edition] R. C. Griffith and J. H. White
1913 [2nd Edition] Griffith and White
1916 [3rd Edition] Griffith and White
1925 [4th Edition] Griffith and White, completely revised by R. C. Griffith, M. E. Goldstein, and P. W. Sergeant
1932 [5th edition] Griffith and White, completely revised by P. W. Sergeant, R. C. Griffith, and M. E. Goldstein
1939 [6th edition] Griffith and J. H. White, completely revised by Reuben Fine, R. C. Griffith, and P. W. Sergeant [this one is interesting]
1946 [7th Edition] R. C. Griffith and J. H. White, completely revised by Walter Korn under the editorship of R. C. Griffith and P. W. Sergeant
1952 [8th Edition] edited and completely revised by Walter Korn
1957 [9th Edition] completely revised by Walter Korn and John W. Collins
1965 [10th Edition] completely revised by Larry Evans under the editorship of Walter Korn [this one is interesting]
"... the most important single book in world chess literature" – American Chess Correspondent, writing about the tenth edition.
1972 [11th ed] Walter Korn
1982 [12th ed] Walter Korn [his last one]
1990 [13th ed] Walter Korn, revised by Nick de Firmian
1999 [14th ed] completely revised by Nick de Firmian [considered decent]
2008 [15th ed] completely revised by Nick de Firmian
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