1841 CHESS New Treatise by George Walker Games Strategy
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1841 CHESS New Treatise by George Walker Games Strategy Rules Checkmate Guide
George Walker was an English music publisher, author and chess organizer who founded clubs, magazines in England. He started the Westminster Chess Club and St Georges and wrote a chess column in The Lancet in Bell's Life in London. Walker breaks down his book, ‘A New Treatise on Chess’ into the component parts:
Description of the chessmen
Technical terms
Remarks and values of the pieces
Instructions for beginners
Laws of chess adopted by the London Chess Club
Introductory game with explanatory notes to every move
Discussion of the openings
Checkmates, drawn games and various endings
52 Critical situations and problems, taken from actual play with the first twelve by Walker.
This 1841 edition includes a bibliographical catalogue of printed books and writers on chess up to the present time in the appendix and contains numerous black and white diagrams and illustrations throughout!
Item number: #9556
Price: $299
WALKER, George
A new treatise on chess
London: Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, 1841.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xvi, 296, 24
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~7in X 4.5in (18cm x 12cm)
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George Walker was an English music publisher, author and chess organizer who founded clubs, magazines in England. He started the Westminster Chess Club and St Georges and wrote a chess column in The Lancet in Bell's Life in London. Walker breaks down his book, ‘A New Treatise on Chess’ into the component parts:
Description of the chessmen
Technical terms
Remarks and values of the pieces
Instructions for beginners
Laws of chess adopted by the London Chess Club
Introductory game with explanatory notes to every move
Discussion of the openings
Checkmates, drawn games and various endings
52 Critical situations and problems, taken from actual play with the first twelve by Walker.
This 1841 edition includes a bibliographical catalogue of printed books and writers on chess up to the present time in the appendix and contains numerous black and white diagrams and illustrations throughout!
Item number: #9556
Price: $299
WALKER, George
A new treatise on chess
London: Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, 1841.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xvi, 296, 24
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~7in X 4.5in (18cm x 12cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
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