C.J.S. Purdy's Fine Art of Chess Annotation and Other Thoughts: Annotations to 70 CJS Purdy Games Plus Annotations to 30 John Purdy Games

by TYKODI RALPH J.

• ISBN13: 9780938650850
• ISBN10: 0938650858
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Thinkers' Press

Summary

Cecil John Seddon Purdy was a bona-fide original thinker, explorer, and discoverer, much like the late physicist Richard Feynman. Besides writing about and playing chess, he thought about chess, its origins, its rules, and its best games by its best players -- and sometimes he would disagree with the results of others. Genius does what it wants, and it often suffers as a result. However, the rewards of his insightful genius are now bearing fruit and a whole new world has discovered the writings of this master teacher and player. In 1953 Purdy became the First Correspondence Chess Champion Of The World -- in a notoriously difficult sport -- while residing in Australia! Concurrently he was also publishing his small, but powerful, chess magazine, aptly named, Chess World. Volume 1 contained 100 annotated master-level, and above, games. Volume 2 offered 120 annotated master-level, and above, games along with 13 separate "how to improve" articles. Volume 3, continuing in the same style, contains 70 annotated games of CJS Purdy as well as an additional 30 annotated games of his tactically gifted son John, also an Australian Champion. In addition, 6 articles and a number of essays add to the flavor of learning. Besides the many diagrams, there is an index of openings, and information on the Purdy Library of Chess. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. Ralph J. Tykodi, compiled the games and articles for all the recent Purdy projects. He and his wife Lois live in Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Explanation of Symbols	4	(4)
Part 1. 70 Over-the-Board Games of CJS Purdy	8	(109)
Part 2. 30 Games of John Purdy	117	(134)
Part 3.
Purdyisms (Observations, Philosophies, Sayings, Thoughts)	159	(38)
Hints	197	(6)
The Strategic Retreat	203	(6)
The Purdy Player	209	(8)
The Road to 2000 (How to Become an Expert)	217	(6)
Purdy Observations (The Nature of Chess)	223	(5)
Psychoanalyze Your f-Pawn	228	(4)
A Lesson on ``Pawn Islands'' and Blockade	232	(2)
Bishop Versus Knight	234	(6)
How to Plan	240	(4)
The Element of Chance in Chess	244	(4)
How to See Combinations	248	(3)
Index of Openings	251	(1)
The Purdy Library of Chess	252	(1)
Colophon	253