A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE GAME OF CHESS by H.F.L. MEYER * 1st edition 1882 * Add to Watch List Watching View Watchlist >

Published by GRIFFITH & FARRAN, London, 1882, hardback, 283 pp, plus publisher's 32 adverisment pages, 710 grams, red cloth, gilt lettering and design -see photos 4,8 -. Condition: fair. Αll pages, text and illustrations are in good, clean order. The spine of the book is fragile (see photo 2). Pages 103 to 259 contain 18 endgames and 96 chess problems.

  This book is one of the few nineteenth-century chess books in English to use the algebraic notation. This work is considered one of the most unique and comprehensive chess textbooks of the 19th century, as it attempts to cover chess in its entirety — from the basic rules ("the alphabet") to advanced problem composition. 

Contents: see photo 4, part 1: the elements, part 2: games, part 3:158 pages with problems in 2, 3, 4, 5 moves mate, self-mates, etc. , part 4: historical notes, index of authors.

Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Meyer (1839–1928) was a German chess scholar and composer. He worked as a chess editor for well-known periodicals of the time, such as The Boy's Own Paper, The Gentleman's Journal, and Hannoversche Anzeigen. He is known for his ability to create complex problems (such as checkmate in 5 or 8 moves) using the minimum possible number of pieces (economy of forces).