{"product_id":"2026100009912-secondhand-chess","title":"Chess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Small chip on rear endpaper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before chess engines and grandmaster databases, the timeless battle of minds played out on 64 squares demanded a guide worthy of its complexity — and Robert Frederick Green, formerly Editor of the *British Chess Magazine*, delivered exactly that. Chess presents the game in its fullest intellectual splendour, offering readers a structured and authoritative introduction to the rules, strategies, and subtleties that have captivated players for centuries, written by a man who stood at the very heart of competitive British chess culture.\n\nThis revised edition, published by the prestigious London house of G. Bell \u0026amp; Sons, Ltd. in 1913, sits within The Club Series of Card and Table Games — a collection that speaks to the refined leisure culture of the Edwardian era. Green's prose is precise, instructive, and classical in tone, reflecting the disciplined intellectual spirit of the age. Part of a broader tradition of chess literature that stretches back through centuries of scholarly annotation and tournament play, this volume is a genuine artefact of early 20th-century game theory and a prized find for collectors and enthusiasts alike — one wonders what secrets a century of chess wisdom still holds between its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203394609371,"sku":"2026100009912-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/aaa1e424-e812-4d3f-b569-a59bc11c356b.png?v=1788148524","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009912-secondhand-chess","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}