The
Chess World of V. R. Parton
Beyond the chessboard
(Edited by Jean-Louis Cazaux)
ISBN: 9781716190452
©Pionissimo, 2021
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Vernon Rylands Parton (2 October 1897 – 31 December, 1974) was an
English chess lover and tireless promoter of chess variants. Among
chess inventors, Parton occupies a place à part, surpassing former
authors by the sheer quantity of games he conceived and, even more
importantly, by the quality and originality of his productions.
Steeped in classical culture, and a consummate non-conformist, he
was passionately immersed in the “fairy” universes. Greek
mythology, with its mighty monsters and other-worldly beings,
played a large role in his inspirations, and even more striking
was his judicious adaptation of the famous, complex fantasy world
of Lewis Carroll, which he translated into scenes and characters,
to have their adventures played out over the chessboard.
Parton wrote nine booklets, all simply typewritten and crudely
illustrated (or left unillustrated) between 1961 and 1974. While
he did not have the good fortune to see his works published, which
they so deserved, this volume endeavours to correct that omission.
Jean-Louis Cazaux, specialist of chess variants and their history,
has carefully reproduced Parton's integral work, word for word,
and designed several explanatory diagrams to support the original
text. Some hard to find testimonies and correspondence are
included to help better understand the complex personality of this
inventor of games.
Parton’s legacy has powerfully influenced subsequent generations
of chess variant inventors and authors of related topics. Parton
showed a sincere desire that his studies reach a broader audience,
and this is what is accomplished by the present publication. At
last, his creations are being made available to future
generations, and will not be forgotten.
- Paperback: 325 pages
- Publisher: Lulu.com for pionissimo
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781716190452
- Product Dimensions: US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements 6
- Foreword 8
- Reflections on Vernon Rylands Parton 11
- CHESS – CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER 15
- CHALLENGE AND DELIGHT OF CHESSICAL AND DECIMAL 79
- CHESSICAL CUBISM OR CHESS IN SPACE 107
- CHESSHIRE-CAT-PLAYETH LOOKING-GLASS CHEESSYS 131
- 100 SQUARES FOR CHESS + DAMANTE 173
- MY GAME FOR 2000 A.D. AND AFTER 205
- ENDURING SPIRIT OF DASAPADA 223
- IDEA FOR A PERSONAL GAME 249
- CHESSERY FOR DUFFER AND MASTER 267
- Correspondence 303
- A Partonician Glossary 316
- Index of Pieces 318
- Index of Games 321
- Bibliography 325
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