L/N 2618. Alain C. White: The Theory of Pawn Promotion. /A. C. White Christmas Series 15./ Stroud, 1912. Office of The Chess Amateur. 237 [11] (2 blank) p. 1 errata. with chess diagrams. Includes a Christmas note from Alain C. White. First edition. Publisher's red full cloth binding. A Historical introduction with 38 examples is followed by 504 problems, sorted by types of promotion. 100 problems are in full-page diagrams. Index of composers in the end. A study of problems based on pawn promotion and their development from the earliest times. 38 problems (the earliest date ca 850) illustrate the historical development. The main part of the work consists of a collection of 504 problems, with solutions and critiques, arranged by a detailed classification according to whether or not the promotions are made by white or black and for what purpose (direct attack, simple avoidance or stalemate, indirect avoidance of stalemate, direct defense, attempting self-stalemate, in self-mates, etc). - - Publisher of the series was chess composer and enthusiast Alain Campbell White (1880-1951). A. C. White sent most books of the series to his friends as Christmas gifts.

This item originates from the chess book collection of Zahari Stanchev, (April 27, 1920 - January 27, 1980) from Sofia, Bulgaria. Stanchev was Bulgaria's representative to FIDE in the 1960s, a writer of chess books, and an international arbiter.

Author: Alain C. White
Publisher: Office of "The Chess Amateur"
Publisher city: New York
Year: 1912
Pages: 237
Language: English
Condition: Very Good

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