The Bradford Tournament. A Selection of Games played in the International Master's Tournament of the British Chess Association and Yorkshire County Chess Club, Bradford, Yorkshire, 16th August, 1888

Author: Congress of the British Chess Association Year: 1888Publisher: Office of the British Chess MagazinePlace: LeedsDescription:80 pages with tables and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. (Betts: 25-21; Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5224) First edition.It was in Bradford in 1888 that the British Chess Association held an international master-tournament and the British Amateur Championship. This was the first international tournament ever held in the provinces. For Bradford to be chosen was a tribute to the town and to its Chess Club. Indeed, no chess club in the provinces can boast a greater honor. Until then there had been four international tournaments in this country-1851, 1862, 1872, and 1883, the last three of which had been organised by the British Chess Association. All four had been held in London. To increase the interest in chess the B.C.A. had decided that master-tournaments should be held altern