In 1992 the name Purdy re-emerged in an explosiv way. Who was Purdy and what was all the interest?

In 1953 Cecil John Seddon Purdy became the world's first correspondence chess champion. He was from an unlikely place, Australia! Concurrently, he had published a small, but powerful, chess magazine called Chess World.

He became known, during that time, as a great chess writer and teacher - even world champion Bobby Fischer admitted that. Now a whole new generation is discovering his remarkable talent for explaining chess so that everyone can understand and improve.

Vol. 1 of C.J.S. Purdy's Fine Art of Chess Annotation and Other Thoughts started the new revolution with 100 annotated games. The book quickly went out of print. Volume 2 presents 120 annotated games along with 13 articles from Purdy's various publications.

Dr. Ralph J. Tykodi, emeritus professor of chemistry, compiled the games and articles for all of the recent Purdy projects. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife Lois.

List of Content

004 Explanation of Symbols

006 Foreword

007 On Playing Over Games

009 Chapter 1. ON THE ANNOTATION OF CHESS GAMES

013 Chapter 2. HOW TO IMPROVE

017 Chapter 3. 20 GAMES FROM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS

061 Chapter 4. 40 MASTER GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

123 Chapter 5. 60 GAMES INVOLVING PLAYERS FROM AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

197 Chapter 6. ARTICLES

198 §1. Secrets of the Middlegame (7/33)

202 §2. Examine Moves that Smite! (2/35)

205 §3. The Books Don't Tell You (12/42)

207 §4. Combination Versus Position Play (10/48)

213 §5. How to Tackle "Wild" Positions (8/55)

222 §6. The Investigation of Threats (11/56)

227 §7. Balance (10/53)

229 §8. The Law of Combat (9/56)

232 §9. Reserving the Greater Option (11/56)

236 §10. How to Study Chess (12/57)

242 §11. Faulty and Sound Thinking in Chess (10/58)

246 §12. Effective Threatening Moves (2/60)

249 §13. The Move - Suicide Its Chief Use (8/59)

252 INDEX TO OPENINGS

253 COLOPHON