1818 Practical CHESS Grammar Kenny
Instruction Game Strategy Rules Illustrated
William Kenny was
an accomplished chess player and teacher, as well as the author, editor, or
compiler of numerous instructive books, including this popular manual, ‘Practical
Chess Grammar.’ His ‘Practical Chess Grammar’ was published in 1817 and
gives an overview on instruction and information including:
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Illustrations and guides to the march of the pieces and pawns
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The opening of the game
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General maxims and rules
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Laws of chess
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Observations on the conclusions of games
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Power of pieces and their relative value
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Examples of various openings, mates and situations
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Opinions and anecdotes respecting the game of chess
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And more
This 1818 edition
includes 10 illustrated plates throughout.
Item number: #10233
Price: $499
KENNY, William Stopford
Practical chess grammar: or, an introduction to the
royal game of chess, in a series of plates: designed to instruct the learner,
remove the difficulties of this elegant and scientific game, and render it
attainable by the lowest capacity
London: T. and J. Allman: W.H.
Reid; and Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1818.
Details:
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Collation: Complete
with all pages
o vi, [2], 57
o 10 plates
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Provenance:
Handwritten – John Lake
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover;
tight & secure
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Size: ~9.75in
X 8in (24.5cm x 20cm)
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