This is an estate find and part of a large hoard of chess books.   This book has a protective clear book cover to preserve the dust jacket and book.

Up for sale is a rare, authentic 1946 Soviet chess publication: СССР - США Международный шахматный матч по радио (USSR - USA International Chess Match by Radio).

Published under the general editorship of legendary World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik and compiled by V. E. German, this historical volume comprehensively documents the historic 1945 radio chess match between the national teams of the Soviet Union and the United States. It covers the entire context of the event, the organizational efforts, and complete annotations for all 20 games played across 10 boards.

Key Book Details:

• Editors: P. A. Romanovsky and M. M. Yudovich

• Cover Artist: Cover, endpapers, and dust jacket artwork designed by C. Chudakov

• Approval Date: Signed to print on October 30, 1945 (Подписано к печати 30/X-1945 г.)

• Historical Print Run: Limited run of only 20,000 copies

Condition Report:

• Cover: Shows standard age-appropriate shelf wear, rubbing to the edges and corners, and some expected surface scuffing/discoloration to the checkered boards.

• Binding: Intact and solid.

• Interior Pages: Pages are complete and clean with typical vintage tanning/browning. No major tears, loose pages, or heavy annotations observed.

Excellent addition to any antiquarian book collection or Soviet chess history archive. Please see the photos for a close look at the exact item and internal colophon details.