Chess is a game with an ever-growing appeal to the public and this book by an experienced practical player collaborating with a highly skilled chess teacher is ideal for those who wish to learn the rudiments of sound strategy and tactics.

The authors explain how the pieces move and the basic objects and principles of the game, illustrating their points with numerous diagrams and analyses from actual games.

W. Ritson-Morry is a successful tournament player. He is former British Correspondence Champion and has represented England in matches against Holland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. He is also an international judge of the Federation Internationale des Echecs and has over a period of years done considerable organising work among young players.

W. Melville Mitchell was a former Secretary of the British Chess Federation Junior Chess Committee.

Both experts have combined to produce a comprehensive, instructional book which will be of considerable value to all young chess enthusiasts, and also of interest to players of experience.