Bohemian Garnets - A Collection of 500 Chess Problems.

Havel, M(iroslav) [Pseud: Miroslav Kostal]

Published by Stroud, Office of The Chess Amateur., 1923

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Havel, M(iroslav) [Pseud: Miroslav Kostal]: Bohemian Garnets - A Collection of 500 Chess Problems. Edited by George Hume with collaboration of Dr J Schumer, Alain C White, Joel Frilizius and Otto Wurzburg, introduction by Frantisek Dedrel. /A. C. White Christmas Series 29./ Stroud, 1923. Office of The Chess Amateur Depot. [2 blank] 1 t. (portrait) 221 p. [2 blank] with chess diagrams. First edition. Publisher's, worn, red full cloth binding. Repaired at spine of binding. Signed by the Portuguese chess player Manuel Freitas on the blank page at the end of the volume. - - Miroslav Havel, published his first work at a time when the Bohemaina Problem-school was already in a flourishing stage of its development. Born at Teplitz, Bohemia, on November 7th, 1881, Havel had lived since 1884 Prague, where he studied at the High Technical school. He published his first problem on May 1st 1898. After a relatively short period he began to produce works of great depth and beauty. He was speedily acclaimed as a leader who opened p new ways and pointed to new aims. Since 1920, Havel had been chess editor of the column in Cas (Time), which with the Prager Presse was the most important Bohemian chess-column. Seller Inventory # 168

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Title: Bohemian Garnets - A Collection of 500 Chess...

Publisher: Stroud, Office of The Chess Amateur.

Publication Date: 1923

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition