Knight Endings by Yury Lvovich Averbakh (1922- ) and Vitaly Chekgiver - 1977

viii+260+[ii ad] pages with diagrams and figures. Small quarto (10 1/4" x 7 1/4") bound in half leather with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 242) 1st edition.Tassilo, Baron von Heydebrand und der Lasa (known in English as "Baron von der Lasa" was an important German chessmaster, chess historian and theoretician of the nineteenth century, a member of the Berlin Chess Club and a founder of the Berlin Chess School (the Berlin Pleiades). His name is usually abbreviated as "von der Lasa", as this is how he signed his letters. However both contemporary and more recent writers have used other abbreviations, such as "von Heydebrandt" (which is a mis-spelling) and "Der Lasa". The Prussian King (later Emperor) William I made a joke out of the confusion by saying, "Good morning, dear Heydebrand. How is von der Lasa doing?" Von der Lasa was born 17 October 1818 in Berlin. He studied law in Bonn and Berlin. From 1845 he was a diplomat in the service of Prussia.… Read More

iv+372 pages with diagrams; illustrations, plates, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 3/4") bound in 3/4 green cloth. Volume V (5). (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5957) 1st edition.The Wiener Schachzeitung, an Austrian chess magazine, published in German which was one of the great magazines of chess ran from 1898 through 1916 and then from 1923 through 1938. Originally founded in 1855 by Ernst Falkbeer, but was only published for nine months. In 1887 it enjoyed a rebirth, but even this publication lasted only nine months. In 1898 Hugo Fahndrich, Alexander Halprin and Georg Marco re-established the name again. As time went on Georg Marco became the sole editor and even the publisher. Marco edited the magazine until 1914 and during that period it became one of the best chess magazines in the world (Golombek:342). When it was renamed in 1923 it was called the Neu Wiener Schach-Zeitung and was edited by I R Wahle and A Lewitt; however, within a year it had recaptured its old title and in… Read More

376+v pages with diagrams; illustrations, plates, tables and index. Royal octavo (9" x 6") bound in quarter beige cloth. Volume III(3) in the new series. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5957) First edition.The Wiener Schachzeitung, an Austrian chess magazine, published in German which was one of the great magazines of chess ran from 1898 through 1916 and then from 1923 through 1938. Originally founded in 1855 by Ernst Falkbeer, but was only published for nine months. In 1887 it enjoyed a rebirth, but even this publication lasted only nine months. In 1898 Hugo Fahndrich, Alexander Halprin and Georg Marco re-established the name again. As time went on Georg Marco became the sole editor and even the publisher. Marco edited the magazine until 1914 and during that period it became the best chess magazine in the world (Golombek:342). When it was renamed in 1923 it was called the Neu Wiener Schach-Zeitung and was edited by I R Wahle and A Lewitt; however, within a year it had recaptured its old… Read More

392+viii pages with plates, diagrams, illustrations, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") 12 issues bound in original wrappers. Volume 61 (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) 1st 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-Schachblätter - 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

iv+380 pages with illustrations, diagrams, tables, and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/4") bound in brown cloth with black lettering to spine. Volume X (10). (Betts: 7-25). First edition.The Chess Monthly of Great Britain was one of the first to give properly annotated games. The principal editor, Leopold Hoffer, was helped enormously by having Johannes Hermann Zukertort as co-editor until his death in 1888. There were four regular sections: news, annotated games, problems and endgames. In addition, Hoffer carried on a profoundly bitter feud with his one-time benefactor, Wilhelm Steinitz. This publication should not be confused with The Chess Monthly published in the United States which was short lived from 1857-1862 and edited by Fiske and Morphy.Condition:Front end paper hand written "The Chess Monthly Hoffer 1888-89 Vol 10" pencil notation "printed in England" above publisher's information on title else a very good copy of a scarce item.

[i-viii]+324 pages with diagrams, photographs, tables, plates and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown boards with gilt lettering to spine. Twelve issues with index. Volume 21 numbers 253-276. (Betts: 7-91) First edition.Incorporated The Social Chess Quarterly, July 1936 and the Canadian Chessner, August 1937. The later was continued as Canadian Supplement, published in Montreal in typescript and inserted in Canadian members subscribers' copies of the Chess (edited by Dudley M Leain).
Baruch Harold Wood was born in Sheffield, England. He founded CHESS magazine in 1935 and was its editor until 1988, when it was sold to Pergamon Press. He was also a FIDE Arbiter, a correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, and also wrote an interesting weekly column for Illustrated London News from 1949 to 1979. He co-founded the Sutton Coldfield Chess Club.Condition:Some light edge wear, corners bumped a very good copy issued without jacket.

286 pages with diagrams, tables, illustrations, pictures of this era and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume VIII (8). (Betts: 7-50) 1st edition.Published monthly (November-April); bi-monthly (May-October). Official publications of the United States Chess Federation. Absorbed the North American Chess Reporter after 1933.Volume 1, 1904, thru volume 60, 1963 issued. No more published after February 1963.Condition:Rebound, some occasional pencil notations else a very good copy.

218 pages with tables and biography of the players. Duodecimo (6 3/4" x 4 3/4") issued in wrappers. Prologue by Jose M de Cossio. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5638) First edition.Madrid had high expectations of seven international masters. However, only three attended and was won by Keres 14 1/2 ahead of Fuentes 11 1/2 and Alfred Brinckmann 9 1/2. Young Arturo Poma, age 12, after a poor start ended scoring 5 1/2.Condition:Edges, spine and hinge chipped, some occasional pencil notations else a good to very good copy.

228+iv pages with index, diagrams, plates and tables. Octavo (9 1/4" x 6") issued in wrappers and bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume XIX (19). Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:6345. First edition.This is one of the world's oldest chess magazines still published. Official organ of the Nordic Chess Federation from 1895 to 1922; since 1923 of the Swedish Chess Federation. No index was published for the volume 1926 to 1934. Ludvig was President of the Swedish Chess Association from 1917 to 1939.Condition:Rebound, pages slightly age toned else a very good to fine copy.

228 pages, diagrams, plates and tables. Octavo (9 1/4" x 6") issued in wrappers and bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume XXXVI (36). Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:6345. First edition.This is one of the world's oldest chess magazines still published. Official organ of the Nordic Chess Federation from 1895 to 1922; since 1923 of the Swedish Chess Federation. No index was published for the volume 1926 to 1934. Ludvig was President of the Swedish Chess Association from 1917 to 1939.Condition:Rebound with original wrappers bound in, a very good to fine copy.