Author: Russ, Colin Albert Harry (1930- ) inscribed from the library of Edgar Holladay
Year: 1987
Publisher: A & C Black
Place: London
Description:
x+262 pages with diagrams, bibliography and indices. Octavo (8" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by the author to problemist Edgar Holladay. (Lusis: 2524.2) Revised edition.
This is a mind-stretching collection for the chess player and the problem enthusiast. Beginning with a composition consisting of seven or few chess men on the board, you have to reach checkmate in a set number of moves. Each of the 400 diagrams is a accompanied by solutions and comments. Explanations of notation, terms and strategies guide the reader to an appreciation of a unique and enriching form of self-entertainment. Colin Russ has assembled problems from all over the world, including some dating back to the Middle Ages and on from Pope Paul John.
Condition:
Corners bumped, edge wear, a very good association copy.
Year: 1987
Publisher: A & C Black
Place: London
Description:
x+262 pages with diagrams, bibliography and indices. Octavo (8" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by the author to problemist Edgar Holladay. (Lusis: 2524.2) Revised edition.
This is a mind-stretching collection for the chess player and the problem enthusiast. Beginning with a composition consisting of seven or few chess men on the board, you have to reach checkmate in a set number of moves. Each of the 400 diagrams is a accompanied by solutions and comments. Explanations of notation, terms and strategies guide the reader to an appreciation of a unique and enriching form of self-entertainment. Colin Russ has assembled problems from all over the world, including some dating back to the Middle Ages and on from Pope Paul John.
Condition:
Corners bumped, edge wear, a very good association copy.