Correspondence Chess in Britain and Ireland, 1824-1987

by Tim Harding

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078644553X
• ISBN13: 9780786445530
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 439 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher