A History of Chess in the English Civil Service / Kevin Thurlow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thurlow, Kevin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chess--Tournaments.

Chess.

Employees.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Canterbury, England : The Conrad Press, [2021]

Summary:

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 their country not only in their departments, but at establishments like Bletchley Park in the Second World War. Several civil servants represented their country in international matches. Over a thousand players participated in the league at one stage.

Contents:

Intro

Preface and Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Chapter 1

1845 - 1927 Beginnings

Chapter 2

1927 - 1939 CSCA Merger to World War II

Chapter 3

1939 - 1946 Espionage, World War II and the Advent of Computers

Chapter 4

1946 - 1967 Hitting the Heights

Chapter 5

1967 - 1983 Modernization

Chapter 6

1983 - 1998 Drama follows Drama

Chapter 7

1999 - 2016 Decline and Fall

Annex

Articles by E C Baker, M.B.E.

Club Histories

Correspondence Chess

Biographies

Trophy Winners &amp

Officials

Literature Sources etc.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-83978-310-9

OCLC:

1262374578