The biggest public #chess book #collection in Germany is owned by the Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesbibliothek in #Kiel. It was acquired through the collections of Wilhelm Maßmann (1895–1974) and Gerd Meyer (1926–1994). Download the out-of-print catalogue as #PDF here. #ChessHistory #library
🍀 For #WomensHistoryMonth & #ChessTuesday: the fabulously ornate British Ladies’ Chess Champion Trophy, engraved with winners from 1904–2022. And its 1st winner, Kate Finn (Ire). From the @englishchess.bsky.social collection. #IWD #chesshistory #StPatricksDay #irishhistory
Two World Champions. Two signatures. ♟️
Can you guess who they belong to❓
Discover more stories, artifacts, and pieces of chess history at the Open Chess Museum.
👉 Explore here: museum.fide.com
#ChessMuseum #ChessHistory #Chess
Die Bodenseeperlen zitieren mich:
#Schach @chess group @archivistodon group #chessHistory #Sammlung #gamesHistory
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An exciting discovery in the @englishchess.bsky.social Library: 2 bundles containing postcards & papers belonging to Peggy Clarke, joint British ladies’ #chess champion & International Correspondence Lady Master. Perfect for #WomensHistoryMonth #IWD @richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory
The most precious objects of the GM Lothar Schmid #chess collection will be sold at Sotheby's in April. Among the lots are the only complete #Lucena copy in private hands and the scoresheets of the Fischer–Spassky match.
#chesshistory #Cessolis #gameshistory #auction
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♟️ Local #chess news from the The Chess Bulletin 1949 for #ChessTuesday when V. Russ won the Leicestershire League.
Check out the stats:
Then: the L. League had 3 divisions with 20 teams
Now: the Leicestershire & Rutland Chess Association has 5 divisions with 40 teams!
#chesshistory #chessliterature
A relic from the 11th Chess Olympiad... Amsterdam 1954! 🇳🇱🏆
👇 See the history here: www.chessboart.com/products/vintage-koopman...
#chesshistory #chessolympiad #amsterdam1954 #koopman #vintagechess #chessboart #grandmaster #sovietchess #analogchess
Travel back to the 1940s/50s with this rare Koopman (UDG) chess clock.
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#chessclock #koopman #vintagechess #dutchdesign #1940s #1950s #chesscollector #chessboart #chesshistory #analoglife
The IBM Deep Blue chess computer team poses in the playing room on May 8, 1997 in New York. From L are: Chung-Jen Tan (team manager), Gerry Brody, Joel Benjamin, Murray Campbell, Joseph Hoane and Feng-Hsiung Hsu (seated).STAN HONDA / AFP - Getty Images, file
The rematch in 1997 would tell a different story, with an upgraded Deep Blue defeating Kasparov overall.
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#ChessTuesday: At first glance this looks like a programme for the 1939 Bournemouth #chess tournament, but it’s actually the Argentine newsletter Enroque, featuring Max Euwe’s title win. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social
A fun bit of #chess press from the London & Midland Chess Bulletin 1949 for #ChessTuesday! ♟️📻 It reports on an informal radio match between Margate & Danish players after signals were accidentally picked up from Danish amateur Mr S Hasselbach. #chesshistory #chessliterature @englishchess.bsky.social
♟️ Check out this brilliant envelope design & stamp from the 1985 Prague zonal tournament, where József Pintér (Hungary), Mihai Suba (Romania) and Vlastimil Jansa (Czechoslovakia) took the top 3 spots. From the Papers of Stewart Reuben for #ChessTuesday. #chesshistory @englishchess.bsky.social
The 1976 #chess calendar says that OTD in 1973 Danish grandmaster Larsen won the 48th Hastings Congress, beating Hartston, Hort & Ulmann. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library for #ChessTuesday. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social
♟️ This programme cover from the 50th Hastings International Chess Congress 1974–75 for #ChessTuesday. A round-robin tournament won by Vlastimil Hort, it captures world-class chess played over the #NewYear. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature
What’s a chess player’s favorite holiday? Chessmas! The pocket-sized 64 Chess Jokes by Max Weiss c 1920 for #ChessTuesday. Perfect to take to a #newyear party? From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social
ROJO
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#artedrez #ajedrología #chessart #chesshistory #ajedrezhistoria #michelpastoureau
🎄♟️DYK #Chess historian Ken Whyld once sent his friends colourful #Christmas booklets filled with fascinating chess history and stories. 17 of them in total between 1985 and 2002 they are now collected in Chess Christmas! From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature
Discover arbiter Stewart Reuben’s #chess-themed stamp collection this #ChessTuesday. A hobby often enjoyed around the festive season here we have a World Chess Champions set, Yugoslavia c 1995 & Hungarian stamps saved on an envelope, C 1980. #chesshistory #chessliterature @englishchess.bsky.social
A perfect pocket-sized #Christmas stocking filler this #ChessTuesday: a Polgar Tactics book signed by the legendary #chess sisters, marking their remarkable 1991 performances in Budapest. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. @richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
Founded in 1867, A History of the Dublin Chess Club for #ChessTuesday with a group pic of members in its centenary year. DYK women players were admitted to the club in 1919. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social
This beautiful pocket-sized 'biographical portrait of two brilliant young chess masters' Harry Pillsbury (US) & Rudolf Charousek (Czech/Hungarian), 1914 for #ChessTuesday From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social
1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations by Fred Reinfeld, first published in 1955. An essential training manual for several generations of chess players, until online puzzles became widely available in the early 2000s. #chesshistory
Get training like Gary Kasparov this #ChessTuesday! 🗡️ Nothing says 90s like this chess-meets-samurai guide by Michael Gelb and Raymond Keene: Openings are ‘Drawing the Sword,’ endgames ‘The Cleanest Kills. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library @richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chess
♟️ This #ChessTuesday we have a #throwback to the 83rd @englishchess.bsky.social Championships held at the University of #Nottingham & a great shot of the Notts #Chess Association. See anyone you know? FRom the ECF Library.
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#Chess and music have long shared a connection, the game often called silent music or a mental dance. For those curious to try all at the same time this #ChessTuesday, here’s the Caïssa Waltz, by Walter Pulitzer, 1897. From the @englishchess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
The Mystery of the Missing Piece for a #Halloween themed #ChessTuesday. Prime suspect: the shadowy relam aka down the side of the sofa? From The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes, 1992 in the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @librarydmu.bsky.social
'You can't dance at two weddings at the same time' From trophies to cha cha #chess wisdom this #ChessTuesday with The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess, 2008. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library @richardjameschess.bsky.social
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#ChessTuesday 🏆 Trophies from the 1997 European Chess Championship where the England men’s & women’s teams claimed 1st & 3rd place! Standing an impressive 2ft tall, they’re not easy to lift or to win! 💪 From the @englishchess.bsky.social. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social
#ChessTuesday insight: Krogius reminds us it’s far more valuable to reflect on our own play than to just study the board and others 🧠♟️ 1976. #ChessPsychology from the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. @richardjameschess.bsky.social ecfchess Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature #garylanechess
