The Laws of Chess (1912)

Edward Winter



A controversial edition of the Laws of Chess was mentioned in C.N. 8200:

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The text was attacked by E.E. Cunnington on pages 4 and 6 of the October 1912 Chess Amateur:

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A background article by W. Moffatt was published on pages 34-35 of the November 1912 issue:

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The Laws of Chess booklet of William Ward was further lambasted in a serialized article in the Chess Amateur: December 1912, pages 70-71; January 1913, page 104; February 1913, page 135; March 1913, page 166.



For background information (C.N. 5040):

From pages 15-16 of the Chess Monthly, September 1888:

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