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Traité des échecs et recueil des parties jouées au tournoi international de 1900
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Traité des échecs et recueil des parties jouées au tournoi international de 1900

by Rosenthal, Samuel (1837-1902)

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460 pages with frontispiece and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in half blue cloth with raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine and marbled boards. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5256) First edition.Like the historic London competition nearly half a century earlier (1851, the third Paris international tournament was conducted in the exciting splendor of the world's fair. A total of 17 players from Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Austria, the Untied States, England, Russian and France competed for 12,800 in prize money and four valuable Servres fases donated by the French Government. The Grande Cercle club served the visiting masters free coffee, tea and lemonade during the competition. The participants were permitted to take all their meals in the club, which was known for its superior cuisine. The Paris organizing committee, following the example of the London 1883 and New York 1889 tournaments, required that all drawn games be replayed. Only the result of the second… Read More
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Cleveland Public Library, John G White Department: Catalog of the Chess Collection (Including...
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Cleveland Public Library, John G White Department: Catalog of the Chess Collection (Including Checkers)

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2 volumes: [iv]+613 pages; [iv]+578 pages. Folio (14 1/4" x10 1/4") bound in original red gilt lettering to spine. Introduction by George J Maciuszko. (Betts: 1-58) First edition.This catalog consists of some 15,000 items from the chess and checker section of the John G White Collection housed in the Cleveland Public Library. The catalog entries from the card catalog have been photographically reproduced (size reduced) with 21 entries to each page in three columns of seven. In the author portion, titles are further arranged chronologically by date of publication. The titles in the subject part are classified by a local extension of the Decimal Classification. Cataloging practice appears to conform largely to the Dewey Decimal code, with some divergence of practice over the years. Some annotation of the bibliographical nature is given where relevant.The collection originated as the personal library of John Griswold White, a noted Cleveland attorney, who served many years as President and… Read More
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Schorr, J
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Schorr, J

by Schachkongreß Teplitz-Schönau im Oktober 1922

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664 pages with diagrams, tables, plates and indexes. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2") in original decorative binding. Notes by Grünfeld and Beeker. Includes 214 pages on chess problems which in turn includes a part on retrograde analysis by Kluver. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5550) First edition."Not just the 91 annotated games of the tournament won by Reti and Spielmann ahead of Tartakover, Rubinstein. Grünfeld and so on (with Tarrasch in 13th place, next to bottom). This material with notes by Grünfeld and Beeker takes up only the first 286 pages, whereupon follows a report on a two-mover competition, then a three-mover, articles on various aspects of problem and study themes, a witty Tartakover 'chess alphabet', very detailed indexes and a 75 page account by chess historian Ludwig Bachmann... What leisured days they enjoyed then!" British Chess Magazine.Condition:Previous owners name and date "1923" on title, corners bumped else a very good copy.
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Alain Campbell White Letters to Frederick Gamage
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Alain Campbell White Letters to Frederick Gamage

by White, Alain Campbell (1880-1951) signed

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Alain Campbell White letters to Frederick Gamage cover the years from April 4, 1935 to September 15, 1944. For this ten year period there are 364 dated letters and 28 incomplete letters (lacking front date page). The letters are an ongoing correspondence between White and Gamage which covers all aspects of problem chess. The letters show a development of mentor (White), encouraging ad occasionally prodding his protégé (Gamage) in developing skills in problem construction. As the letters progress over this ten year period, the reader can observe the relationship develop between the two men, from a formal intercourse to a more comradely banter. White offered suggestions, comments and themes for problems. White's vast and profound technical knowledge, his artistic appreciation, his ability in expressing himself, and his enthusiastic and friendly encouragement were the great inspiration of many problems Gamage constructed, and he was lucky enough to be among his host of correspondents. Some of the… Read More
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First Piatigorsky Cup Program
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First Piatigorsky Cup Program

by Kashdan, Isaac (1905-1985) Signed or inscribed by all the contestants

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The Famous First Piatigorsky Cup Program Signed by the Players who were World ChampionsProgram for the First Piatigorsky Cup: International Grandmaster Chess Tournament July 2 to 27 1963 48 pages with photographs (including photographs of the contestants), table and diagrams. Octavo (8 1/2" x 4 1/2") bound in original publisher's spiral binding in blue felt wrappers with black and silver Piatigorsky Cup stamped to cover. Included first day tickets for the cup. Signed or inscribed by all the contestants to Mrs Piatigorsky. The Piatigorsky Cup was a triennial series of double round-robin grandsmaster chess tournaments held in the United States in the 1960's. Sponsored by the Piatigorsky foundation, only two events were held, in 1963 and 1966. the Piatigorsky Cups were the strongest U S Chess tournaments since New York 1927. Jacqueline Piatigorsky was married to cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. One of the strongest woman chess players in the U S and a regular competitor in the U S Women's Chess Championship,… Read More
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The Community of the Future
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The Community of the Future

by Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941) Signed by the author

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295 pages. small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Signed by the author. First edition.At the end of his life Lasker wrote "The Community of the Future" - a book in which he tried to put down his idea for an ideal society. Two problems were especially dear to his heart: the fate of the European Jews and the problem of unemployment. To solve the first, Lasker proposed Alaska as a possible place for immigration - a proposal that at that time did not sound as absurd as it may sound today. Lasker also thought about the origin of antisemitism and identified unemployment as one of the main reasons that made people turn against the Jews. His remedy against unemployment was the idea to erect camps modeled after the Kibbuz system in Israel to train people for the job-market.Not only was Emanuel Laster World Chess Champion for 27 years - longer than any other player before or after him - but he also held a PhD in Mathematics, published a number of… Read More
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De ludis orientalibus libri duo ... and Historia Nerdiludii
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De ludis orientalibus libri duo ... and Historia Nerdiludii

by Thomas Hyde (1636-1703) editor

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1694, Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre. 3 parts in one volume: Part I. (De Ludis Orientalibus. Libri Duo ...) Mandragorias, seu Historia Shahiludii, viz. ejusdem Origo, Antiquitas, Ususque per totum Orientem ... De ludis Orientalium Libri primi ... 36 sheets (including two title pages)+184 pages with one folded copper plate, diagrams and facsimiles. Part II. Shahiludium. Traditum in tribus scriptis hebraicis, quae sunt Rabbi Abraham Abben - Ezrae elegans Poema ryhtmicum ... Omnia ex Chartis MSS jam primus deprompsit & Latinè vertit Thomas Hyde ... 2 sheets (including title), 71 pages. Part III. Historia nerdiludii, high est dicere, trunculorum; cum quibusdam aliis Arabum, Persarum, Indorum, Chinensium, & aliarum gentium ludis tam politicis quàm bellicis, plerumque Europae inauditis, multò minùs visis: additis omnium Nominibus in dictarum Gentium Linguis. Ubi etiam Classicorum Graecorum & Latinorum loca quaedam meliùs quàm hactenùs factum est explicantur. Item, Explicatio amplissimi Chinensium Ludi,… Read More
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Emanuel Lasker: Denker, Weltenburger, Schachweltmeister
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Emanuel Lasker: Denker, Weltenburger, Schachweltmeister

by Richard Forster, (1975- ) Stefan Hansen and Michael Negele (editors) signed and inscribed

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xvi+1079 pages with over 500 pictures, 1600 diagrams, 700 games and indexes. Thick quarto (11 1/4" x 8 1/4") bound in original publisher's grey cloth with silver lettering to spine and cover and two ribbon markers. Published for the Lasker Society. Introduction by Paul Werner Wagner. Signed by all the contestants, arbitrators, commentators and sponsors of the Second Sinquefield Cup as well by some of the editors and contributors. First edition in a planned trilogy.
Twenty five top level authors contribute in detail Lasker's multifaceted life inside and outside the chess world. His chess career has been analyzed by grand-masterly hands from the very beginning over the long time as a world champion to the surprising comeback in retirement. Six key chapters trace Lasker's life and work in Germany, England, the Netherlands, the United States, Cuba and Russia. For the first time Lasker's origin and childhood have been compiled in detail besides the volume offers and in-depth appreciation of the figure of… Read More
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Opposition et cases conjuguées sont reconciliées par Duchamp et Halberstadt = Opposition und...
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Opposition et cases conjuguées sont reconciliées par Duchamp et Halberstadt = Opposition und Schwesterfelder sind durch Duchamp et Halberstadt versöhnt = Opposition and sister squares are reconciled by Duchamp et Halberstadt.

by Henri Robert Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) and Vitaly Halberstadt with letter from Duchamp

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112+[1 ad] pages with diagrams and errata laid in. Square folio (12 1/4" x 10 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers in original onionskin jacket with a handwritten letter signed by Marcel Duchamp housed in a handcrafted archival enclosure by Octavaye. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 2273) First edition.
Letter by Marcel Duchamp to Richard Hulbeck 25 October 1947. Reads as follows: Dear Hulbeck, The pictures are not back and I am afraid won't be back for some months. Schweizer, the representative there is in France and is coming back in a few weeks or days. He will have exact information about the return of the shipment. Don't worry and I will call you up some day soon. Affectueusement Marcel.
Richard Hulsenbeck (1892-1972) was a German writer, poet and psychoanalyst. In 1920 he was editor of the Dada Almanach and wrote Dada siegt-Eine Bilanz des Dadaismus. After emigration to USA in 1923 he changed his name to Hulbeck.Curiosity has impelled the authors to elucidate a question which… Read More
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La filosofia overo il perche degli scacchi per cui chiaramente si mostra prima l'artificio della...
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La filosofia overo il perche degli scacchi per cui chiaramente si mostra prima l'artificio della fabrica universale, poscia la ragion particolare della ordinanza, & degli andamenti tutti degli scacchi: trattato non tanto per lo gradevolo scherzo, quanto per la riposta contezza delle ... dedicato ... Benedetto Caracciolo

by Marcus Aurelius Severino "Severinus" (1580-1656)

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3 sheets (including title)+120 pages with 1 copper engraving portrait of the author, 1 title vignette and 1 text copper. 3 sheets (including title) bound with . Dell'Antica pettia overo the Palamede not è stato l'inventor degli Scacchi. Trattato ... Nel quale si dà piena contezza non solo de 'Scacchi, ma di più Giuochi degli Antichi, non men dilettevoli, che necesssarii all'intelligenza di moltiluoghi di Greci & Latini Scrittori 5 leaves (including title),+82 pages with 1 title vignette (1 copper engraving portrait of the author is missing). Quarto (8 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in full brown leather with five raised spine bands and red label in gilt lettering and decorative gilt with narrow ruled edges go cover with marbled end papers. From the Lothar Schmid chess book collection. (Linde - n. 4147; van der Linde I, hatchet. 33; see Schmid 314; Massmann S. 171.12; Chicco - Sanvito 805) First editions.
Marcus Aurelius Severino (born in Tarsia - died of the plague in Naples) was a philosopher, doctor and… Read More
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Meine besten Partien 1908-1923; Auf Dem Wege Zur Weltmeisterschaft (1923-1927)
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Meine besten Partien 1908-1923; Auf Dem Wege Zur Weltmeisterschaft (1923-1927)

by Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (1892-1946) signed

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2 volumes. 1908-1923: iv+240+[8 ad] pages with frontispiece (signed), diagrams, tables and index. 1923-1927: 226+[6 as] pages with frontispiece, diagrams, tables and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's beige cloth with brown lettering to spine and covers. Signed on frontispiece of volume one. (Van der Linde-Niemeijerniana: 3249) First edition. Alexander Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns. By the age of 22, Alekhine was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played. In 1921, Alekhine left Soviet Russia and emigrated to France, which he represented after 1925. In 1927, he became the fourth World Chess Champion by defeating José Raúl Capablanca.In the early 1930s, Alekhine dominated tournament play and won two top-class tournaments by large margins. He also played first board for France in five Chess Olympiads, winning… Read More
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1959 Zurich Chess Tournament Program
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1959 Zurich Chess Tournament Program

by Swiss Chess Federation signed by Mikhail Tal, Paul Keres, Bobby Fischer, Svetozar Gligoric, Bent Larsen, Wolfgang Unzicker, Fridrik Olafsson, Gedeon Barcza, Josef Kupper, Edwin Bhend, Jan Hein Donner, Dieter Keller, Edgar Walther, And

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16 pages with photographs and tables. Royal octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's pictorial stapled wrappers. Signed by all the contestants. First edition.
Ten grandmasters were invited to compete against six top Swiss masters, including the Swiss champion, at Zurich's Kongreßhaus from May 18th to June 8th, 1959. Among the grandmasters invited were Mikhail Tal and Paul Keres from the Soviet Union, Bobby Fischer from the United States, Svetozar Gligoric from Yugoslavia, Bent Larsen from Denmark, Wolfgang Unzicker from Germany, and Fridrik Olafsson from Iceland, a number of these participating in the world candidates tournament the same year. Although Tal viewed the tournament as a lesser event, it turned out to be closer than he would have expected. Although he easily defeated five of the six Swiss players, Edwin Bhend dealt the future world champion a fatal blow in the first round. After dispatching his countrymen later in the tournament, Tal felt in fine form, but then lost again, this… Read More
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The book of the Hastings International Masters' Chess Tournament, 1922;: Containing all the games...
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The book of the Hastings International Masters' Chess Tournament, 1922;: Containing all the games played with annotations by the winner, A. Alekhine, ... account of the tournament by Sir G. A. Thomas

by William Henry Watts (1878-1941) editor; annotated and signed by Alexander Alekhine

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68+[4 ad] pages with photographs of each of the players, diagrams, tables and index. Octavo (9" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with blind stamped ruled edges in original jacket. Annotations by A Alekhine. An account of the tournament by G A Thomas. (Betts: 25-65; Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5344) Autographed envelop by Alekhine laid in. First edition.In September of 1922, the organizers of the Hastings chess congress decided to hold a masters tournament which would pit two English masters against four of the best from the European continent. The participants of the double round robin were Alexander Alekhine, Efim Bogoljubov, Akiba Rubinstein, Siegbert Tarrasch, George Alan Thomas, and Frederick Yates. Alekhine managed to edge out superstar Rubinstein by half a point in the final, winning his most famous game ever against long time rival Bogoljubov, whereas Rubinstein struggled for over a hundred moves against Thomas only to come up short at the end. The 30 games are… Read More
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Letter from Charles Stubbs
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Letter from Charles Stubbs

by Charles F Stubbs (1853-1907) signed

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2 page autograph letter signed by Stubbs. Probably to E.B. Cook, concerning some chess problems, one of which accompanied the letter (not included here).

Stubbs (1853-1907) was an early Canadian chess editor, chess problemist of distinction, and for 24 years editor of the chess column of the St. John Globe, N.B., and author of what was the second chess book published in Canada (Globe Problem and Solution Tourney No. 2, London (Ontario), 1889. Stubbs letters are virtually unknown.

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Il Givoco de Gli Scacchi di Rui Lopez, Spagnuolo; Nuouamente Tradotto in Lingua Italiana
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Il Givoco de Gli Scacchi di Rui Lopez, Spagnuolo; Nuouamente Tradotto in Lingua Italiana

by Rodrigo "Ruy" López de Segura (c1530-c1580)

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[vi]+214+[i] pages with chessboard illustration, 6 chess pieces as text vignettes and many decorated woodcut initials. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in later vellum with brown label to spine in gilt lettering. Translated from the Spanish by G. Domenicus Tarsia. (Schmid p. 236 ff. L/N 372. van der Linde I, 348) First Italian edition, first state with gomito, Gobito and Gombito on lines 1, 3 and 6 on page 133 whereas the later variant has consistent spelling gomito (elbow). First Italian edition of the original Spanish edition by G. Domenicus Tarsia, extremely rare. This Italian translation is a somewhat free adaptation, which was enhanced with woodcuts. Selenus edited the main content of his chess work from the printed Italian translation. His textbook contains the rules of the game, strategies and openings. He preferred the Bishop game, especially "the Gambit des Lopez" and the King's Gambit. Lopez is considered the "father of chess theory" since he was the first to explain his moves. An important… Read More
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