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Das Internationale Gambitturnier in Baden bei Wien 1914
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Das Internationale Gambitturnier in Baden bei Wien 1914

by Marco, Georg (1863-1923)

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Wien: Verlag der Wiener Schachzeitung, 1916 iv+184 pages with diagrams, plates and tables. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt decorative cover with lettering. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5318) 1st edition. The luxuriously appointed "Kasino Club", a newly launched enterprise in the fashionable Austrian resort, celebrated its gala opening by sponsoring an international gambit tournament. Unfortunately the Baden event over-lapped the great St Petersburg tournament, which attracted many of the world's best foreign masters. Nevertheless a good gield entered the double-round tournament which permitted any gambit except the universally popular Queen's Gambit! The ten-player field was headed by the strong Danube contigent of Schlechter, Spielmann, Tartakower and Reti - complemented by Breyer (Budapest), Johner (Berlin), Fahrni (Munich), Opocensky and Hromadka (Prauge), and Nyhlm (Stockholm). The gambit warrior Spielmann repeated his… Read More
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Deutsche Schachzeitung, Volume 56
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Deutsche Schachzeitung, Volume 56

by Johann Nepomuk Berger (1845-1933) and Carl Schlechter editors

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384+viii pages with plate, diagrams, illustrations, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") 12 issues bound in quarter blue cloth over purple boards. From the library of the Concordia Chess Club of Vienna. Volume 56 (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition.Deutsche Schachzeitung was the first German chess magazine. Founded in 1846 by Ludwig Bledow under the title Schachzeitung der Berliner Schachgesellschaft, it took the name Deutsche Schachzeitung in 1872. (Another magazine used the title Deutsche Schachzeitung from 1846 to 1848.) When it ceased publication in December 1988 it was the oldest existing magazine in the world, having been published regularly since its founding in 1846 except for a five-year break (1945-1949) during World War II. Since January 1989, the Deutsche Schachzeitung was merged in the Deutsche-Schachblatter - Schach-Report which was edited in Hollfeld. The resulting magazine appeared with the names of both former magazines on its cover till December… Read More
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Deutsche Schachzeitung, Volume 63
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Deutsche Schachzeitung, Volume 63

by Berger, Johann Nepomuk (1845-1933)

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viii+392 pages with plates, diagrams, tables and index. Octavo (9" x 6 1/4") bound in blue cloth with red spine label in gilt lettering. Volume 63 (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition.Deutsche Schachzeitung was the first German chess magazine. Founded in 1846 by Ludwig Bledow under the title Schachzeitung der Berliner Schachgesellschaft, it took the name Deutsche Schachzeitung in 1872. (Another magazine used the title Deutsche Schachzeitung from 1846 to 1848.) When it ceased publication in December 1988 it was the oldest existing magazine in the world, having been published regularly since its founding in 1846 except for a five-year break (1945-1949) during World War II. Since January 1989, the Deutsche Schachzeitung was merged in the Deutsche-Schachbl�tter - Schach-Report which was edited in Hollfeld. The resulting magazine appeared with the names of both former magazines on its cover till December 1996. Since January 1997, this magazine again was merged in the Berlin… Read More
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Der Sechste Kongress des Deutschen Schachbundes. Breslau 1889
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Der Sechste Kongress des Deutschen Schachbundes. Breslau 1889

by Hermann von Gottschall (1862-1933), Johannes Metger and Hans Seger

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[viii ad]+287+[1 ad] pages with frontispiece, tables and diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 6") rebound with original wrappers tipped to front and back boards. (Bibliotheek Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5229) First edition.The 6th Deutscher Schachkongress took place in Breslau in 1889. It included the 6th Meisterturnier (master's tournament) organized by the Deutscher Schachbund (DSB) since its first in Leipzig (1879). As in the previous four editions the round robin tournament was an international event, pitting German masters against the best of Europe at the time. Germany was represented by its usual field of strong masters, including Louis Paulsen, Siegbert Tarrasch, Alexander Fritz, Max Harmonist, Johannes Metger, Jacques Mieses, Emil Schallopp, Curt von Bardeleben, Johannes von Minckwitz, and Johann Bauer who had won his spot by winning the Frankfurt Hauptturnier (1887) master title. The German masters were joined from Great Britain by Joseph Henry Blackburne, who was the winner of DSB's 2nd… Read More
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Kagan's Neueste Schachnachrichten Schachzeitung Volume 2
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Kagan's Neueste Schachnachrichten Schachzeitung Volume 2

by Bernhard Kagan (1866-1932)

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xvi+382+[1 ad] pages with diagrams, tables and plates. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5") in original wrappers. Volume 2 complete, with supplement in honor of Dr Tarrasch. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:6073) 1st edition.Bernhard Kagan, Polish born German amateur who lived in Berlin and published Kagan's Neueste Schachnachrichten in the years 1917-32. This chess magazine first appeared as a quarterly and then monthly in the years 1921-32. It was published in Berlin and used as a vehicle for giving many master games and articles by such writers as Grunfeld, Tartakower, Tarrasch, Nimzowitsch, Reti and Spielman. Many of the great tournaments of the period appeared in supplements to the magazine. It died when Kagan himself died in 1932. (Golombek: 157)Condition:Spine ends rubbed and age darkened else a very good copy.
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The Book of the London International Chess Congress 1899
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The Book of the London International Chess Congress 1899

by Lord, Frederick Williams (c1856-1937) and W Ward-Higgs (editors)

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ii+232 pages with diagrams, index and tables. Quarto (10 1/2" x 6 3/4") bound in half leather over original boards with gilt lettered spine label. Annotations by Leopold Hoffer. Provenance Glasgow Chess Club (Betts: 7-36) Limited to 500 copies. First edition.The London 1899 chess tournament was without a doubt one of the very strongest tournaments ever held on British soil. Almost every great master of the day was present including the past and reigning world champions. It proved to be the swan song of the old champion Wilhelm Steinitz but for Emanuel Lasker it was a glittering success which propelled him way beyond the other grandmasters of the time.
All important players were invited. Many of these players were the champions of the country that they represented. Refusals came from Siegbert Tarrasch and Rudolf Charousek (illness). The businessman Amos Burn had to withdraw at the opening's day. Fifteen participants played double rounds from 30 May to 10 July 1899, except for Richard Teichmann. He… Read More
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Deutsche Schachzeitung, Volume 76
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Deutsche Schachzeitung, Volume 76

by Jacques Mieses (1865-1954) editor

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vi+292 pages with plates, diagrams,tables and index. Octavo (9 3/4" x 6 3/4") bound in green cloth with original wrapper to front board. Volume 76 (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition.Deutsche Schachzeitung was the first German chess magazine. Founded in 1846 by Ludwig Bledow under the title Schachzeitung der Berliner Schachgesellschaft, it took the name Deutsche Schachzeitung in 1872. (Another magazine used the title Deutsche Schachzeitung from 1846 to 1848.) When it ceased publication in December 1988 it was the oldest existing magazine in the world, having been published regularly since its founding in 1846 except for a five-year break (1945-1949) during World War II. Since January 1989, the Deutsche Schachzeitung was merged in the Deutsche-Schachblatter - Schach-Report which was edited in Hollfeld. The resulting magazine appeared with the names of both former magazines on its cover till December 1996. Since January 1997, this magazine again was merged in the Berlin… Read More
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The Book of the First American Chess Congress: containing the procedings of that celebrated...
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The Book of the First American Chess Congress: containing the procedings of that celebrated assemblage, held in New York, in the Year 1857, with the papers read in its sessions, the games played in the grand tournament, and the stratagems entered in the p

by Fiske, Willard Daniel (1831-1904)

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xii+[13]-563+[15 ad] pages with frontispiece, diagrams and bibliography. Octavo (8" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped logo to front and back covers and ruled edges. (Betts:1-1; Betts:5-2; Betts:25-3) First edition.Includes 67 games from the first American tournament. The first American Chess Congress was held in New York City from October 6th to November 10th, 1857. Organized by Daniel Willard Fiske, the tournament was designed as a knockout format similar to the one seen at London in 1851, with the provision that draws did not count and had to be replayed. The first prize was $300. The sixteen best American chess masters were invited to participate in the event, including Paul Morphy and Louis Paulsen. Morphy dominated the event, sweeping each of his opponents until Paulsen in the final. Despite dropping one game in the final match, Morphy finished the tournament with an astounding 14 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. Not one to accept money for… Read More
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Nordiska schackförbundets nionde kongress med turneringar Göteborg (Gothenburg) 3-17 Aug 1919
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Nordiska schackförbundets nionde kongress med turneringar Göteborg (Gothenburg) 3-17 Aug 1919

by Gustaf (1878-1939) and Ludvig Collijn editors

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133-224 pages with diagrams, photographs and tables. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original wrappers. Tidskrift för Schack Volume XXV, numbers 19-11. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5332) First edition. In the master class of this tournament Anton Olson tied for 1st-2nd with Rudolf Spielmann at Göteborg 1919 for the Nordic Chess Championship with a scored of 7 1/2. C Haralds held a clear 3rd with 7. V Sjoberg, O Lowenborg and A Hakanson tied for 4th through 6th with scores of 6 points. Condition: Punch holes at spine margins else a very good copy.
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Chess in Icelandic Literature with Historical Notes on other Table-Games
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Chess in Icelandic Literature with Historical Notes on other Table-Games

by Daniel Willard Fiske (1831-1904)

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ix+400 pages with frontispiece, one illustration and diagrams and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. (Betts: 6-33) First edition.Also published in New York, Stechart, 1915. Includes an account of chess in Iceland (chapters: Polar chess, Chess in the sagas, The story of Frithiof) whence it came from England in the 12th century, and it developed peculiarities in rule and nomenclature which existed until the 19th century. Only part (about on-seventh) of the book concerns chess, the remainder ("Stray notes") deals with the Europeans history of a group of other games: draughts, fox and geese, tables, merelles, or the morris game, etc.Fiske was born on November 11, 1831 in Ellisburg, New York. He attended Cazenovia Seminary, New York and Hamilton college in Clinton, New York. During his sophomore year, he left Hamilton to study Scandinavian languages in Europe, supporting himself as a correspondent for the New York Tribune. He spent his last two… Read More
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Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Bad Harzburg 1938
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Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Bad Harzburg 1938

by Erich Gottlieb Eliskases (1913-1997)

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91 pages with diagrams, photographs and tables. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher wrappers. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5581) First edition limited to 242 copies .The Yugoslavian grand master Vasja Pirc captured first place with a score of 6 1/2 points, followed closely by Efim Bogoljubov one half point behind. Georg Kieninger was clear third with 5 1/2 points. Tied for fourth and fifth were Erich Eliskases and Herbert Heinicke both with 5 points. Josef Lokvenc and Alexander Petrov were half point behind and shared sixth and seventh. Clear eighth was Friedrich Sämisch with a score of 4. Closing out were Kurt Richter and August Georg Preusse in the last two places respectively.Condition:Some sunning to extremities and spine, spine ends lightly chipped else a very good copy.
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Stratégie raisonnée des ouvertures de jeu d'échecs
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Stratégie raisonnée des ouvertures de jeu d'échecs

by Philippe Ambroise Durand (1799-1880), Louis Metton and Jean-Louis Preti

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xxiv+444 pages with diagrams. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in quarter leather with gilt lettering to spine over marbled boards. Volume one in the series (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 1800) First edition. This is a general introduction to chess openings. It includes discussion on the queen's gambit both accepted and refused as well as other gambits, king pawn openings the ideas behind the openings. It is an interesting work on how early players of the period looked at the opening.Condition:Old label to spine, corners bumped and rubbed, some internal soiling and fingering with an occasional pencil notation else a good to very good copy.
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Wereldschaaktoernooi Amsterdam 1950
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Wereldschaaktoernooi Amsterdam 1950

by Machgielis (Max) Euwe (1901-1981) and Lodewijk Prins signed by all the contestants signed by all the contestants

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280 pages with signed plates diagrams, tables, photographs and index. Royal Octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's reddish brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Forewords by A De Roos and T Rutten. Preface by H J Van Steenis. With the handwritten signatures of all 20 participants: by the former world champion M. Euwe and the grandmasters Johannes H. Donner, Svetozar Gligoric, Albéric O'Kelly, Miguel Najdorf, Herman Pilnik, Vasja Pirc, Samuel Reshevsky, Nicolas Rossolimo, Gideon Stahlberg, Savielly Tartakower, Petar Trifunovic and the international masters CB van den Berg, Jan Foltys, Harry Golombek, Cenek Kottnauer, Haije Kramer, Theo D. van Scheltinga, Eugenio Szabados and by Gudmundur S. Gudmundsson (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5791) First edition signed edition limited to 100 copies.
In the winter of 1950 Lodewijk Prins, backed by a committee presided over by Hendrik Jan Van Steenis, organized an international chess tournament that was held at the… Read More
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Book of the Second American Chess Congress held at Cleveland, Ohio December, 1871
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Book of the Second American Chess Congress held at Cleveland, Ohio December, 1871

by Brownson, Orestes Augustus (1828-1892)

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112 pages with 2 portraits and diagrams. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in half brown cloth over marbled boards. (Betts: 25-8, (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5198) First edition.
The 2nd American Chess Congress was held at the Kennard House in Cleveland, 5-15 December 1871. Two decisive games (+2, -2, or +1 -1) were required against each opponent. There were 73 total games. No dates or round numbers are given in the tournament book. Players were responsible for playing from 9-12 am, 2-5 pm, and 7-10 pm each day, but may have been able to arrange their own time of play, and sequence of opponents. The Ohio newspapers have more details, including dates for most of the games.
The players: George Henry Mackenzie led an interesting life away from the chessboard. (2) After he resigned his commission in the British Army but before moving to the United States, he lost a match to George Alcock MacDonnell (+4 -7 =2) and won a second (+6 -3 =2). He moved to the United States in 1863 and joined… Read More
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The Middle Game
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The Middle Game

by Machglielis "Max" Euwe (1901-1981) and Haije Kramer

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2 volumes: Book I, Static Features; x+293 pages with diagrams and index; Book II, Dynamic and Subjective Features; xii+346 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's reddish brown cloth with gilt lettering to spines in original pictorial jacket. Originally published in Dutch as parts 1-12 of Het middenspiel (1952-64). Translated by W H Cozens. (Betts: 18-17; 18-21) Later mixed editions..The first volume "static features" is to identify those features of a given position which have more or less lasting properties and from them to assess it potentialities. After considering the relative value of pieces, the authors examine center formations, closed, open and half-open formations, the struggle for open lines, and weak pawns - illustrating their theme with many examples from master play. In the companion volume they examine the initiative, the different types of attack on the king, the arts of defense, maneuver and liquidation and the common failings over the… Read More
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