The Next Move is . . .: Studies in Chess Combinations by Edgar George Reginald Cordingley (1905-1962) - 1944

[4]+32 pages with table. Octavo (9" x 7") issued in red cloth with gilt lettering to cover. Cordingley limited editions of tournament books number 17. (Betts: 25-86) First edition limited to 220 copies of which this is number 101.
The 45 games typescript in algebraic figurine notation are chiefly taken from German chess magazines. In 1928 the Berliner Schachgesellschaft celebrated its centenary with a tournament from February 4th to the 20th followed by another tournament, the Ehrenpreis der Stadt Berlin, held from September 22nd to October 6th. It was on the heels of this event that Jacques Mieses organized an 'Elite Turnier' through his newspaper, the Berliner Tageblatt. The Elite Turnier was held in the Café König, Unter den Linden, Berlin from October 11th to the 29th. Eight of the world's best players were invited to participate in the double round robin event, including former world champion Jose Capablanca, former world challengers Siegbert Tarrasch and Frank Marshall, and potential world… Read More

72 pages with 2 tables and index. Octavo (8" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to cover. Cordingley limited editions of tournament books number 18. (Betts: 25-197) First edition.Typescript. Limited edition of 360 copies of which this is number 335. The first candidates' Tournament in the newly inaugurated series of world championship qualifying tournaments. All 90 games are given, most with notes from various sources. Includes an introduction and indexes of players. Re-issued Nottingham, The Chess Player, 1967. After the FIDE World Championship Tournament (1948) was held, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) began a series of cycles that would select a challenger to Mikhail Botvinnik. The tournament was held from April 9 through May 16 (and the subsequent play-off was held in July and August) . The world was divided into various Zones, from each of which one or more players would qualify for an Interzonal tournament. The highest finishers in this, combined… Read More

[3]+43 pages with tables, index and diagrams. Quarto (10" x 8 14") bound in original publisher's blue cloth. Cordingley limited editions of tournament books number 16. Notes by I Konig, supplemented by notes of M Euwe, H Steiner, etal, specially written for this record of the first large post-war chess congress. (Betts: 25-86) First edition limited to 270 copies of which this is number 247.Typescript, numbered as leaves, but stenciled on both sides. All 132 games, annotated with and index of openings.In January 1946, less than one week after Hastings (1945/46), the newspaper Sunday Chronicle sponsored a Victory Tournament in Farringdon-street Memorial Hall, London, with Walter Hatton-Ward as director. The idea was to celebrate the end of the war, with attendance of masters from all over the world. Things had been lined up for the biggest of events, but eventually it became clear that the Russians would not turn up. Moreover, the participation of the World Champion Alexander Alekhine was protested… Read More