Simple Two – Move Themes by White and Feast – Part of Christmas Series

Simple Two-Move Themes by White and Feast – Christmas Series edited by George Hume, with work by F. Bonner Feast and Alain C. White, is a classic chess problem book from the famous A. C. White Christmas Series (No. 30).

Published in Stroud, 1924 by The Chess Amateur Office, this is a first edition in publisher’s red cloth hardcover binding.

The book contains 218 pages with chess diagrams, presenting around 600 problems by various authors. These problems are used to explain 100 two-move checkmate themes, with each theme illustrated by multiple examples (typically six problems per theme).

It includes an index of composers and a general index, making it easy to study specific themes and authors.

The series was created by Alain C. White, a major figure in chess composition. He sent many of these books as Christmas gifts, though they were also sold commercially.

The Christmas Series eventually included 44 books and one pamphlet, mostly in red cloth bindings with gold lettering. Many copies also included a printed Christmas greeting slip from White.

From AbeBooks: copies of this series are scarce, and print runs are not precisely known, adding to their collectability.

A valuable book for chess problem enthusiasts, collectors, and historians, especially those interested in structured chess composition and early 20th-century problem literature.

*Historical demand and limited supply makes this book rare and expensive*