The art of the middle game - Differences between editions

feucav64

Only Chess

03 May 14

feucav64

Joined: 03 Apr 14
Moves: 0

03 May 14

There are two editions by Penguin books - 1964 & 1972. Is the 1972 one an update or simply a reprint?

Does anyone out there know?

KingOnPoint

Joined: 31 Jan 06
Moves: 2598

04 May 14

Feucav,
I don't know, but maybe you can ask Amazon.com if it has the book in the later edition there. You can possibly call a 1-800 number. Or try a local bookstore that might can look it up.

feucav64

Joined: 03 Apr 14
Moves: 0

15 May 14

I figured it out myself. It is only a reprint. Something surprising I found while researching this book is that its original language is Swedish. It is puzzling because neither author (Kotov and Keres) are from Sweden. Doesn't anybody know the story behind this book?

vandervelde

Joined: 10 Dec 11
Moves: 143494

28 May 14

1 edit

So you found an English translation (Harry Gilombeck).
It was translated from Russian into Swedish by Bengt Hörberg and Lars G. Warne under title "Konsten att vinna i schack" in 1961.
I guess Golombeck translated it from Russian not from Swedish...

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

28 May 14

I know Golembek added a couple of his games in the intro - if I recall it was to make things clearer to the student, no longer have a copy.

vandervelde

Joined: 10 Dec 11
Moves: 143494

28 May 14

Originally posted by vandervelde
So you found an English translation (Harry Gilombeck).
It was translated from Russian into Swedish by Bengt Hörberg and Lars G. Warne under title "Konsten att vinna i schack" in 1961.
I guess Golombeck translated it from Russian not from Swedish...

To make it clear:: original was written in Russian by Keres and Kotov.

wolfgang59

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

Joined: 09 Jun 07
Moves: 48794

28 May 14

Originally posted by vandervelde
To make it clear:: original was written in Russian by Keres and Kotov.

How can it make it clear writing in Russian!!!!

Have you seen that crazy alphabet?

😉

feucav64

Joined: 03 Apr 14
Moves: 0

30 May 14

Originally posted by vandervelde
So you found an English translation (Harry Gilombeck).
It was translated from Russian into Swedish by Bengt Hörberg and Lars G. Warne under title "Konsten att vinna i schack" in 1961.
I guess Golombeck translated it from Russian not from Swedish...

Konsten att vinna i schack first published in Sweden 1961
The Art of the Middle Game first published in Penguin Books 1964

This is from the copyright page of the 1964 edition by Penguin Books. Why do they mention the Swedish edition?? Any guesses?

vandervelde

Joined: 10 Dec 11
Moves: 143494

30 May 14

1 edit

Well, maybe Golombeck knew "only" Swedish, maybe they obtained rights for Swedish rendition.

edit: and since it was "only" chess that is handbook, not "high literature" it wasn't shame to translate from the translation.

Sirdubalot

Joined: 30 Sep 11
Moves: 42144

30 May 14

I'm reading this at the moment, it's 1972 and I may be wrong and please tell me if I am, but the translator mentions that the editorial forward was not in the original work, so maybe that's where the difference lies.

Willy......