{"product_id":"the-southern-counties-chess-union-a-retrospective-9781914913624","title":"The Southern Counties Chess Union - a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Southern Counties Chess Union - a retrospective' is an important book that makes a significant contribution to English chess history. It is informative and compelling; an engaging piece of work that sometimes evokes a frontier spirit, where those seeking to advance their plans of a chess union are caught between known and unknown worlds.This book is a comprehensive, authoritative account of major episodes in the first 125 years of the Southern Counties Chess Union (SCCU) in England. Each page resonates with the author's knowledge of chess history and his research. In the book you will discover:*\tan overview of English chess in the mid- to late-nineteenth century*\twhy counties in the south of England formed the first chess union*\tsteps undertaken to realise and strengthen the union* essential facts and statistics pertaining to the SCCU's primary over-the-board competitions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t9Part 1: Opening - Union Historical Facts\t17I. Origins: Formation of the Southern Counties Chess Union\t19II. Development: Formation of South of England Chess Associations\t45III. The Challenge: 1893 Northern Counties vs. Southern Counties Contest\t156IV. North vs. South the Return: The Championship of Southern Counties 1893-94\t166V. The Legacy: SCCU Inter-County matches\t174VI. Conclusion: Transformation\t179Part 2: Middle - Union Competition Facts\t193I. SCCU Union Competition Summary\t195II. SCCU Competition Timeline\t197III. SCCU Competition History\t198Part 3: End - Union Competition Stats \t221I. Union Competition Stats Summary\t223II. Performance Tables by Competition\t229III. Competition Performance Tables by County\t241IV. County Performance Tables\t251Appendices\t303Appendix I: Account of 1st meeting of South of England Chess Associations and Clubs\t304Appendix II: The Constitution of the Southern Counties (1893)\t308Appendix III: Rules of the Southern Counties Chess Union for the Regulation of County Matches (1893-94)\t310Appendix IV: How to resolve the problem of Adjudications?\t314Appendix V: Revised List of Adult Team Champions 1893 to 1924\t320Appendix VI: Missing Data      323Afterword\t328SCCU Timeline\t339Bibliography\t348Results Sources\t378","brand":"The Conrad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742789480791,"sku":"9781914913624","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-southern-counties-chess-union-a-retrospective-9781914913624","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}