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Information on book: Chess Variations: Ancient, Regional, and Modern

The first book on the topic of chess variants I read was Gollon's book Chess Variations: Ancient, Regional, and Modern It describes several chess variants, and gives sample games. The book appeared in 1968, with a second edition in 1973, and went out of print in 1995.

Book cover
John Gollon,
Chess Variations: Ancient, Regional, and Modern,
Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., RR1 Box 231-5, North Clarendon, VT 05759-9700, USA,
ISBN 0-8048-1122-9.

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