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First English edition 1745. Signed by Stamma.
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The Noble Game of Chess; or, a new and easy method to learn to play well in a short time: together with a curious account of its antiquity, derivation of its terms. By Philip Stamma, native of Aleppo in Syria; and interpreter of the Oriental languages to his majesty the king of Great-Britain. London: Printed for J. Brindley, Bookseller to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in New Bond-street. 1745. XXIV, 74pages. + The Second Part: consisting of a hundred games, in various and particular situations, with the manner of playing them. 1 leaf, 115 pages. Fold-out diagram after p.XX. L/N 427. Kieler Schachkatalog 1178.
Philipp Stamma was a renowned Syrian chess master of the 18th century. As early as 1737, he published his collection of endgame studies. His greatest achievement is the invention of a shorthand notation, which, in a slightly improved form, is still used today. "For the first time it was possible to place the move and its reply on a single line, and to introduce order and ease of reference for the unattractive record of older works" (Murray, p. 848).
Condition: Contemporary binding. Binding loose. From David DeLucia's Chess Library. Signed by Author on page 115.
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