International Chess Tournament Bradford 1888

Author: Gillam, Anthony J (editor)Year: 2012Publisher: The Chess PlayerPlace: NottinghamDescription:195+[1 ad] pages with table, diagrams and photographs. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Rare and Unpublished Chess Tournaments and Matches number 92. First edition.There have previously been two books on this tournament both now unobtainable on the secondhand market. They were Morgan's Shilling Library and The Bradford Tournament published by the British Chess Magazine.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 organized