White The Book Of A Hundred Games

Kling, Herr (Joseph): The Chess Euclid;... - BOUND WITH: Zukertort, J. H.: Sammlung der auserlesensten Schach-Aufgaben ... 1849 (& 1869) London (& Berlin) H. Hurst (& Julius Springer)

Complete titles: 1. Kling: "The Chess Euclid: A Collection of Two Hundred Chess Problems and End-Games". - 2. Zukertort: "Sammlung der auserlesensten Schach-Aufgaben, Studien und Partiestellungen. Mit besonderer Berucksichtigung sammtlicher Problemturniere". - Large 12mo. - (4),ii,(100),26 pp. - x,77,(1) pp. - Beautifully bound in 3/4 red morocco (edges and corners somewhat worn), red-green-yellow marbled paper boards. Spine with 5 bands; title, ornamental and flower decorations, all embossed in gilt. All edges gilt. - In the first book, all illustrations are printed in red and blue (except for the frontispiece: "The Whirlpool: White to move and mate in ten moves"). - The second book has 282 problems.- In both books, solutions are given at the end for all problems. - Kling has actually 214 problems, some of them quite weird, such as CXCIV: "White to mate in 25 moves, without moving the King", and CXCV: "White playing first, either mates in seven moves, or compels Black to give mate in seven moves". - Shelf No.: o/aa 148.

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