Besidka Delnickych listu 1909

complete volume 1 with all 39 chess columns

with 23 games, 53 problems, and 5 studies

Whyld: Chess Columns p.101; Mokry 287

Besidka Delnickych listu 1909.  

Wien, 03/04 - 31/12/1909. Contemporary halfcloth, spine lettered. (4) = title, index + 40 issues, usually 8 pages each (ca 320 pages in all). Size ca 30 x 21 cm. The weight 700 grams. Whyld: Chess Columns page 101; Mokry 287. In Czech.

Good: binding somewhat rubbed. Title and the last sheet a little/somewhat stained. Internally light/some general sign of use, with no writings.

This first volume began publication on April 3, which is why it only has 40 issues. The chess column was not published in issue 15, otherwise it appeared in each issue.

Volume 1909 contains:

• 39 columns published between 03/04 - 31/12/1909, numbered 1-39
• 53 problems numbered 1-50 + 3 others
• 23 games numbered 1-23
• 5 endgame studies numbered 1-5
• news, articles etc
• editor in this volume was Jan Kotrc.

The columns were checked sheet by sheet

"Besidka Delnickych listu" is a weekly supplement to the daily newspaper "Delnicke listy." (it means „The Workers’ Papers”). Although this newspaper was published in Vienna, it was not in German, but in Czech. A comprehensive chess column, often covering a full page, appeared in "Besidka" from 00/04/1909-14/08/1914. Over the six years of publication, a total of 408 problems and 171 games were published, along with numerous news and articles. The column was founded in April 1909 by Jan (Johann) Kotrc,. From the beginning of 1912, the editorship was taken over by Evzen Klempfner (vice-chairman of the Czech Chess Association in Vienna) and Vl. Nemec. Karel Traxler, Kotrc’s brother-in-law, also took part in running the column.

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