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Reykjavik 1957, the 4th World Student Team championship View Watchlist >
photo: U. S. team + GM Miroslav Filip
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Reykjavik 1957
the 4th World Student Team champ.
U. S. team + GM Miroslav Filip (CZ)
photo size 12.5 x 8.8 cm
Very good: light signs of use. Pencil note on the back.
From the left: Miroslav Filip, Robert Sobel (reserve), William Lombardy (board 1), Arthur Feuerstein (board 3), Anthony Saidy (board 4), Edmar Mednis (board 2).
The US team finished in 5th place.
Biographical data:
Miroslav Filip (1928-2009), Czech GM, one of world's best chess players around 1960, World Championship Candidate 1956 and 1962. Multiple Czechoslovak chess champion.
Robert Sobel (born 1934), strong US player, Pennsylvania State Champion in 1953, he won against Bobby Fischer in 1956.
William Lombardy (1937-2017), US GM, teacher and writer. He was World Junior chess champion in 1957; he was 3 times US champion or co-champion. He played several time in chess olympiads and was a second of Bobby Fischer in his match against Spassky in Reykajvik 1972
Arthur Feuerstein (1935-2022), strong US player, New York State champion.
Anthony Saidy (born 1937), strong US IM, noted chess writer and book collector. He played 8x in US championships.
Edmar Mednis (1937-2002), US GM and chess writer, author of ca 15 books. Mednis was second in the 1955 World Junior Championship behind Boris Spassky.
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Postage – prices in EUR. Item weight 10g |
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250g |
500g |
1 kg |
2 kg |
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BG, DE, GR, HR, HU, PL, RO, SI, SK |
6.00 |
6-9 |
6-9 |
7-10 |
8-11 |
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A, BE, ESP, EST, FR, I, LT, LV, NL, PT |
6.00 |
9.00 |
8-11 |
10-15 |
11-16 |
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UK + Other Europe |
7.00 |
9.00 |
11.00 |
14-18 |
19-23 |
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USA (FedEx only) Insurance see note below |
29-35 |
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37-44 |
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Non-Europe (air-mail) |
8.00 |
10.00 |
14.00 |
20.00 |
31.00 |
Note for our US customers: USPS shipping is currently suspended due to US tariffs. At the moment, we can only ship via FedEx. Shipping costs via FedEx are variable and may differ for different US states. Approximate amounts are shown in the table.
FedEx provides insurance up to approx. €100. For higher values, we cover 50% of the total amount, while the remaining 50% is at the recipient’s own risk.
Insurance to other countries is usually included, but there may be exceptions. We combine shipping – you always pay just the real postage. 2+ kg boxes depend on location, please ask. Postage within the Czech Republic at real costs in crowns.
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Payment methods and fees |
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EU: |
Bank transfer with IBAN/BIC + EUR 0 Wise + EUR 0 Paypal + 2.5% of the total amount |
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Outside EU: |
Bank transfer with IBAN/BIC + EUR 0 Wise + EUR 0 Paypal + EUR 0 |
Complete information about book description, postage and payment methods is on our website www.chessbookshop.com in the left column.
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