Author: William Cross (1904-1974) and Anthony Stewart Mackay "A S M" Dickins
Year: 1970
Publisher: The Q Press
Place: Richmond
Description:
8 pages with diagram and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x7 1/2") issued in wrappers. 95 of 250 copies printed. (Lusis: 2455) First edition.
The one-mover chess construction task stands apart from the Chess Problem proper in a singular way. It has the quality of being a continuous constructive effort by composers of many generations, over a period of nearly one and half centuries, to build an edifice of sound economical record positions in various categories of Tasks. Only Maximum Tasks are dealt with in this booklet, but Minimums and other do exist. Many of the famous Problemists such as W A Shinkman, H F L Meyer, T R Dawson, N Petrovic and Karl Fabel have played their part in this cooperative effort; while some composers, such as A Karlstrom, E Fielder, T Marlow and the authors of this booklet, have specialized in the Construction Task.
Condition:
Lightly soiled, edge wear, points bumped else a very good copy.
SOLD 2024