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A History of Chess in the English Civil Service.
This book covers more than a hundred years of chess in the Civil Service, with information about the clubs, the individuals, the events they contested, the successes, and the arguments that sometimes resulted. _x000D_Clubs regularly featured leading players of the day and the Civil Service represent...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Conrad Press, The,
2021.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book covers more than a hundred years of chess in the Civil Service, with information about the clubs, the individuals, the events they contested, the successes, and the arguments that sometimes resulted. _x000D_Clubs regularly featured leading players of the day and the Civil Service representative team frequently beat strong counties in 50-board matches, as well as participating in a mammoth 500-board match against the rest of England. Names of chess clubs bring a whiff of nostalgia, with India Office, War Office and Civil Service Rifles no longer in existence. Leading players served th. |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| ISBN: | 1839783109 9781839783104 |