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Correspondence Chess in Britain and Ireland, 1824-1987

Correspondence Chess in Britain and Ireland, 1824-1987 Paperback - 2010

by Tim Harding

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Detailing the history of British and Irish correspondence chess, this book traces the development of postal chess, and includes the effects of game-changing technologies such as telegraphs, telephone and fax.
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  • Title Correspondence Chess in Britain and Ireland, 1824-1987
  • Author Tim Harding
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 439
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland and Company, Inc., Jefferson
  • Date 2010-11-08
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780786445530_pod
  • ISBN 9780786445530 / 078644553X
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 1.2 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Chess, Correspondence chess - Great Britain -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010033739
  • Dewey Decimal Code 794.17

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Exploring a bygone aspect of intellectual sport, this book details the history of British and Irish correspondence chess from the first formal match between Edinburgh and London in 1824 well into the 1980s, the most successful period in British correspondence chess. It traces the development of postal chess, including the growth of regional and national chess associations after World War I; the dawn of game-changing technologies such as the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and fax machines; the earliest transatlantic matches between the U.S. and the U.K.; the founding of the International Correspondence Chess Association in 1945; and the breaking of the Soviet monopoly on the world team championship in 1982 (the final act of the joint Great Britain team before Scotland and Wales obtained separate membership in the International Correspondence Chess Federation). Appendices list tournament champions; I.C.C.F. title holders; known club matches; and interesting excerpts from rules and other documents. Extensive notes, bibliography and indexes.

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2011, Page 74

About the author

Tim Harding played for Ireland at the 1984 FIDE chess olympiad in Thessaloniki. He is a FIDE Candidate Master and a Senior International Master of correspondence chess. He is a former editor of Chess Mail magazine and for almost 20 years he contributed monthly articles in "The Kibitzer" series at www.chesscafe.com. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.

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