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Tournament, Match, Club and Player Compendiums
Canadian Chess Problems 206 Chess Puzzles, taken from actual games as well as compositions. Originally published in 1890, now reproduced in electronic form and converted to algebraic notation by Anders Thulin. Solutions starting on page 59 of 63 pages. This program is in the public domain. 102 kb Zipped file in PDF format
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Chess History
and Reminiscences Free eBook: Chess History and Reminiscences, by H. E. Bird. containing this electronic version produced by Stephen D. Leary. [top]
English Chess
Problems Free eBook: English Chess Problems, Edited by James Pierce and W. Timbrell Pierce, originally published in 1876, now reproduced in electronic form and converted to algebraic notation by Anders Thulin. This program is in the public domain. [top]
Smith-Morra Gambit Part 1 - Containing the first five articles in Albert's series on this fascinating response to the Sicilian Defense. This 283 kb zipped pdf file is a special edition, created just for Chessville!
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Chess Strategy, 2nd Edition
(1915) Free eBook: This classic of chess literature, now converted to eBook format by Project Gutenberg. This work is in the public domain. And now José Garcia has added diagrams! Download the original file from Project Gutenberg, or download José's effort, your choice, and as always - 100% free! Original 180 kb zipped file with diagrams: 1.37 MB zipped file [top]
75 Chess Problems Free eBook: this electronic version of John Thursby's 1883 work, now in the public domain, has been converted to algebraic notation. All problems have been computer checked.
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700 Chess Problems Free eBook: 700 Chess Problems Selected From the Compositions of Mrs. W.J. Baird. Originally published in 1902, now reproduced in electronic form and converted to algebraic notation by Anders Thulin. All problems have been computer checked. This program is in the public domain. In zipped pdf format.
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Problem Solving
Tourney (1888) Free eBook: Problem Solving Tourney (1888) 78kb zipped pdf file. 100 mate-in-two problems, converted to algebraic notation and pdf format by Anders Thulin, following the original published in 1888 by C.F. Stubbs.
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Chess And Checkers : The Chess section includes: The Rules of the Game, Elementary Tactics, General Principles of Chess Strategy, Illustrative Games, and Problems. This classic work was first published in 1918. This file is in the public domain. [top]
200 Chess Problems Originally published in 1866, this public domain collection of 200 chess problems, has been computer checked and converted to algebraic by Anders Thulin. Many of these problems were prize winners in various composition competitions. [top]
777 Chess Miniatures in Three This public domain collection of chess problems, has been computer checked and converted to algebraic by Anders Thulin. [top] Crumbs From the Chess-Board This public domain download, first published in 1890, has been converted to electronic format with algebraic notation by Anders Thulin. Problems have been computer checked and errata noted. [top] Globe Problem and Solution This public domain download, first published in 1888, has been converted to electronic format with algebraic notation by Anders Thulin. Problems start on page 13. [top]
Maelzel's Chess-Player Poe's account of The Turk, during it's exhibition by Johan Maelzel, and Poe's theories and beliefs about The Turk's inner workings. This zipped text file is in the public domain. [top]
The Balogh Counter Gambit Erik Jensen compiled Keith Hayward's 5-part article on the Balogh Counter Gambit in to a ChessBase file. "How good is the Balogh Counter Gambit? Certainly high risk, but I do think it is sound in the hands of an adventurous and creative player. I think BCG works great with speed chess, and good for an occasional over-the-board game. From there the issue is how much risk is one willing to take on to win. Regardless, the fun factor will always be high with the Balogh Counter Gambit! - Good Chess!! Keith" [top] The Tactical Grob Erik Jensen has produced an eBook free for all to download, this time from the legendary Claude Bloodgood (1924-2001, see Neil Brennen's piece in the 2 September 2001 issue of Chess Correspondence News - page 21 for more about this chess legend). "Grob's Attack is a basic gambit unlike anything else in modern chess theory. Every basic concept of development and piece placement must be discarded once 1.g4 has been played..." [top]
The Chessmen of Mars This famous story from the pen of one of early science-fiction's all-time great authors, is now available as a free downloadable eBook. This Project Gutenberg Etext is in the Public Domain. [top]
The Blue Book of Chess Originally copyrighted in 1870,
this is a new revised edition, apparently from 1910, except for the
addition of pgn records of the games (!) An opening survey, also
including a section on endings, and another section with a dozen
problems for solving.
White to move only his King
From the preface to this edition: The following work is designed for those who are
learning the noble game of Chess. Many persons have been
confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great
variety and the delicate distinctions of the openings: and this has
constituted a fault in many otherwise excellent manuals for the
learner...The reader will find the combined genius and skill of the
old heroes like Philidor, Morphy, Staunton, Anderssen, Harrwitz,
Evans, Montgomery and Cochrane, together with such recent masters as
Lasker, Steinitz, Schlechter, Pillsbury, Marshall, Tarrasch, Janowsky,
Tchigorin, and many other players of world−wide celebrity.
Chess In Iceland and Icelandic Literature
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The Works of Damiano, Ruy-Lopez, Translated and arranged by J.H. Sarratt, including "remarks, observations, and copious notes, on the games. Containing also several original games and situations by the Editor. To which are added, The Elements of the Art of Playing without seeing the Board." The latter "Chiefly taken from Damiano's scarce and valuable treatise.." First printed in London in April 1813, this work is now in the Public Domain. Download this 5.1 MB zipped PDF file
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The Works of Gíanutío, and First published at London, 1817. According to Wikipedia, Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg wrote his book on chess, Chess or the King's Game, under the pseudonym Gustavus Selenus. Gianutio, meanwhile, is known for a pair of lines in the King's Gambit, the Gianutio Countergambit – C34 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 f5, and the Lopez-Gianutio Countergambit – C33 – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5. This work is now in the Public Domain, we make it available in zipped PDF format. Download this 2.9 MB zipped PDF file
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The Modern Chess Instructor Originally published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York & London, in 1889. The World Champion included essays on the principles of the game, 'Chess as a Training of the Mind and How to Improve', and his annotations of a match between himself and Tschigorin played at Havana in early 1889, along with analysis of a half-dozen openings and beginner instruction. This work is now in the Public Domain; we make it available in zipped PDF format. Download this 9.3 MB zipped PDF file
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The Two-Move Chess Problem Originally published in London, 1890. "Strictly, a Chess Problem may be defined as a proposition requiring the discovery of some concealed chess truth..." This title is divided into the following sections: The Old Masters (and this back in 1890!), Classes of Problems, Definitions, Beauty or Merit of Solution, Construction, Difficulty of Solution, and Selected Problems. This work is now in the Public Domain; we make it available in zipped PDF format. Download this 3.8 MB zipped PDF file
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The Hastings Chess Tournament 1895 With annotations by Pillsbury, Lasker, Tarrasch, Steinitz, Schiffers, Teichmann, Bardeleban, Blackburne, Gunsberg, Tinsley, Mason, and Albin. Also includes biographical sketches of the masters. Originally published in 1896 by G.P. Putnam's Sons. This book is now in the Public Domain. Download this 6.8 MB zipped PDF file
[top] The Manual of Chess by Charles Kenny "Contains the Elementary Principles of the Game; Illustrated with Numerous Diagrams, Recent Games, and Original Problems." Originally published in New York, 1864, this book is now in the public domain. Download this 2.2 MB Zipped PDF file
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Chess Openings 185 pages, includes biographical sketch of the author - Frank J. Marshall. Plus: Benjamin Franklin's The Morals of Chess, 42 openings examined, 32 fully annotated games of Marshall's against the greatest players of his time, including Lasker, Pillsbury, Schlechter, Teichmann, Janowski, etc. Published by British Chess Magazine, 1904. This book is now in the public domain.
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The Major Tactics of Chess © 1898 Franklin K. Young. Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston 1919. "This, the second volume of the Chess Strategetics series, may not improperly be termed a book of chess tricks. Its purpose is to elucidate those processes upon which every ruse, trick, artifice, and stratagem known in chess-play, is founded..." This work is now in the Public Domain. Download this 7.4 MB zipped PDF file
[top] The History of Chessby Duncan Forbes 380 pages, first published in London, 1860. "If we calmly inquire into such plain facts as come within our reach, setting aside all foolish prejudices and partialities, we shall find that the history of chess naturally falls into three distinct periods. The first is that of the ancient Hindu game, called Chaturanga..." This work is now in the Public Domain. Download this 10.3 MB zipped PDF file
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The Fifth American Chess Congress "Containing a full report of the proceedings of the convention of chess players, held in New York, in the year 1880; together with an account of the preceding chess congresses, held in the United States, and biographical sketches of noted early chess players." This book is now in the public domain.
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Anderssen, Kieseritzky, Staunton, Bird, Löwenthal, Horwitz, Jaenisch, etc.,
what more needs to be said about the famous 1851 London tournament, the
first international chess tournament in the history of the modern game?
Originally published in London, 1873, this book is now in the public domain.
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Originally published in Boston in 1898, this book is now in the Public
Domain. Young is known for his ego and hyperbole, which are on display
in this short snippet from the introduction: "In this volume is presented
a complete system of chess-play. This system is deduced from the play
of the greater Masters; and those processes by which they gained their
renown are herein formulated and put into language for the first time.
The principles which govern these processes are simple and clearly stated.
These comprehend every situation possible on the chess-board..."
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Wikipedia reports that "François-André Danican Philidor (September 7,
1726 - August 31, 1795) was a French chess player and composer. He was
regarded as the best single chess player of his age (see any of the
References), although the title of World Chess Champion was not yet in
existence. Philidor's book Analyse du jeu des Échecs was considered a
standard chess manual for at least a century. He is referred to here as
André Danican Philidor, the name commonly used during his lifetime..."
This book, originally published in Boston in 1805, is now in the public
domain.
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The Chess Euclid; A Collection of Two Josef Kling (March 19, 1811 – December 1, 1876) was a German chess master and chess composer. In 1851 he wrote Chess Studies with Bernhard Horwitz (Wikipedia). Kling, along with Horwitz, also edited the magazine Chess Player from 1851-3. Published in London in 1849, this book is now in the Public Domain. Download this 8.9 MB zipped PDF file
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A Selection of Games At Chess,
Actually A Selection of Games At Chess, Actually Played by Philidor and His Contemporaries. Now First Published from the Original Manuscripts with Notes and Additions by George Walker, (English chess master and writer, born March 1803 – died April 1879). Published at London in 1835 by Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, it includes an Appendix: On the Pawn and Three Moves, and The Game of the Pawns. This book is now in the Public Domain. download this 2.1 MB zipped PDF file
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The Chess Congress of 1862 Published in London, 1889, this book is now in the Public Domain. The Chess Congress held in London, featured such stars of the chess firmament as Steinitz, Anderssen, Paulsen, Owen, Blackburne, Barnes, McDonell, Löwenthal, etc. Plus a huge (400+ entries) problem composition contest. Download this 18.0 MB zipped PDF file
[top] Analysis of the Game of Chess by François-André Danican Philidor "A new edition, improved and greatly enlarged, to which is added several [games] played by the author blindfold, against three adversaries." Originally published in London in 1790, this book is now in the Public Domain. Philidor (1726 - 1795) was probably the best player of his time, the unofficial World Chess Champion. This book, Analyse du jeu des Échecs, was a standard chess manual for more than a hundred years. Download this 8.4 MB zipped PDF file
[top] Giochino Greco On the Game of Chess To Which Are Added, Numerous Remarks, Critical and Explanatory, by William Lewis Gioachino Greco (1600 ~ 1634) was an Italian chess player and author. He recorded some of the first chess games ever recorded. As one of the players during the age of the "Romantic" era, he studied the Giuoco Piano (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4), and published his analysis in the form of short games around 1625. In 1665, after his death, the manuscripts were published in London. Greco paved the way for many of the attacking legends of the Romantic era, such as Adolf Anderssen, Paul Morphy, and François Philidor. Originally published at London in 1819, this book is now in the Public Domain. Download this 8.8 MB zipped PDF file
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"A Magazine devoted to the cultivation of the game of chess; containing Game & Problems by the First Masters; with a variety of articles, original and selected, on the subject of chess." Printed in London, 1868; now in the Public Domain. This compilation includes such articles as, e.g., Brevity and Brilliancy; Chess In Hades; Conrad Bayer, the celebrated Chess Problem Composer; Mated at Last; and games by the likes of Anderssen, Zukertort, Steinitz, Philidor, Staunton, and many others. Download this 10.8 MB zipped PDF file
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"A Magazine devoted to the cultivation of the game of chess; containing Game & Problems by the First Masters; with a variety of articles, original and selected, on the subject of chess." Printed in London, 1869; now in the Public Domain, includes articles, problems, correspondence, gossip, etc; and games by the likes of Anderssen, Zukertort, Bird, Blackburn, Burns, Steinitz, Paulson, and many others. Download this 15.8 MB zipped PDF file
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Souvenir of the Bristol Chess Club
Originally published at London in 1845, this book is now in the public
domain. A collection of lightly-annotated games amongst club members,
and between club members and other notable chess players.
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[top] First published at London, 1875, this book is now in the Public Domain. Includes 100 selected compositions, as well as the openings of the author's day, including both stalwarts of today's repertoires as well as enough 'under-the-radar' openings to help the enthusiastic opening specialist surprise with rarely seen lines from yesteryear. Download this 9.4 MB zipped PDF file
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British Chess Magazine 1903
Originally published in London, we offer it as a (very large!) zipped
PDF file. This book is now in the Public Domain.
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The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress
490 pages in a zipped PDF file. This is copy 405 of 500, issued to
Peter G. Toepfer of Milwaukee. Originally published at New York in 1891,
this book is now in the Public Domain. The Sixth American Chess
Congress, a double round-robin, included: =1/2 Tschigorin, Weiss (29/38); 3
Gunsberg (28.5); 4 Blackburne (27); 5 Burn (26); 6 Lipschutz (25.5); 7 Mason
(22.5); Showalter, Pollock, Bird, etc.
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American Chess Nuts 627 pages of chess problems, studies and compositions. "The most appropriate prelude to an opening of the NUTS, seems to be an account of how these leaves have grown and borne their fruit. In February, 1859, the writer received a very interesting anonymous letter, calculated to excite the desire of becoming better acquainted with its author. "I do not know," said the unknown, "whether you are a collector of Chess Curiosities. I hope you are not. And yet, I inconsistently enclose title and specimen pages of a Chess book that was neither printed nor published, and of which the only copy is to be found in my Chess library..." From Mr. Henry's memoranda, it appears that—" The first American problem was published in the Spirit of the Times, March 1, 1845,—a Self-Mate in four moves, by C. H. S. [Stanley,] who was originally an Englishman...The first Chess diagram printed in America, setting forth a four-move mate by Mr. J. Knous, was given as No. 15 of the Spirit, then in its second year—previous to which time problems were verbally written out..." First published in New York, 1868, we offer it as a zipped PDF file. This book is now in the Public Domain. Download this 25.9 MB zipped PDF file
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The Art of Chess
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The Book of the London Lasker, Janowski, Maroczy, Pillsbury, Schlecter, Blackburne, Tchigorin, Showalter, Mason, Steinitz, Marshall, Mieses, Bird, Teichmann, etc. Published in London in 1900, this book - one of just 500 copies printed - is now in the Public Domain. Download this 6.4 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess Sparks First published in London in 1895, this book is now a part of the Public Domain. Includes games by Légal, Rousseau, Philidor, McDonnell, La Bourdonnais, Horwitz, Staunton, Von der Lasa, Cochrane, Jaenisch, Bird, Kierseritzky, Max Lange, Anderssen, Steinitz, Kolisch, Paulsen, Mackenzie, Zukertort, Morphy, Löwenthal, Falkbeer, Harrwitz, Blackburne, From, Burn, De Vere, Winawer, Mason, etc. From the Preface:
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Chess: a selection of fifty games,
76 pages in a zipped PDF format.
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Chess, A Poem In Four Cantos Includes 'Minor Problems & Chess Aphorisms, also an Introductory Essay entitled Reminiscences of the Chess Divan.' Originally publishes at London, 1891, this book is now in the Public Domain. The Four Cantos: Caissa, Queen of the Divan; The Practice of the Game; The Divan After Midnight; The Victim of Chess. 105 pages in zipped PDF format. Download this 2.2 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess Monthly,an American Chess Serial Edited by Paul Morphy & Daniel Fiske Problem Department by Sam Loyd Vol. 6, includes all 12 issues of this famous periodical from 1860, which constitutes virtually all of the known chess writings of the American Chess Genius Paul Morphy, also known as 'The Pride and the Sorrow of Chess'. This book was originally published in New York and is now in the Public Domain. The index of authors reads like a Who's Who of 19th century chess: Anderssen, Bird, Harrwitz, Kolisch, La Bourdonnais, Löwenthal, Paulsen, Philidor, and, of course, Paul Morphy and Sam Loyd. Download this 17.0 MB zipped PDF file
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Brooklyn Chess Chronicle, Vol 5 Includes games by Bird, Blackburne, Delmar, Tarrasch, Mackenzie, Burn, Gunsberg, Kolisch, Paulsen, Morphy, Owen, Steinitz, Zukertort, etc. Problems by Loyd, etc. Columns, International Chess Congress reports, Correspondence, Games, Matches, Club News, Obituaries, Openings, Problems, Tournaments, etc. Download this 10.4 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess Praxis - A Supplement to The Chess Player's Handbook by Howard Staunton Chess Praxis: A Supplement to The Chess Player's Handbook, containing all the most important modern improvements in the openings, illustrated by actual games; a revised code of chess laws; and a collection of Mr. Morphy's matches, &c., in England and France. 651 pages in total, originally published at London, 1860. Download this 17.6 MB zipped PDF file
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The Chess Player's Chronicle Printed and published by W. Wray Morgan Jr., at Bulwer Road, New Barnet. Includes #361, May 1, 1889 through #449, May 4, 1892. Not to be confused with (following excerpted from Wikipedia) "The Chess Player's Chronicle, founded by Howard Staunton and extant from 1841–56 and 1859–62, which was the world's first successful English-language magazine devoted exclusively to chess. Various unrelated but identically or similarly named publications were published until 1902." 752 pages. Download this 62.0 MB zipped PDF file
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109 pages, in zipped PDF format. originally publishes in London, 1882. Subtitle: "Being a condensed and simplified record of the actual openings in the finest games played up to the present time, including the whole of the beautiful specimens included in Chess Masterpieces." Anderssen, Bird, Blackburne, Boden, Buckle, Cochrane, Kolisch, Labourdonnais, Lowenthal, Macdonnell, Morphy, Staunton, Steinitz, Zukertort, and 35 others, 250 games in all. Also includes a "Record of tournaments, matches, and important contests during the last forty years." As if that wasn't enough, Bird also selected a number of "Noteworthy positions where remarkably fine combinations occurred." Download this 1.6 MB zipped PDF file
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Rice Gambit
We offer this 16 page booklet, excerpted from the American Chess Bulletin, Volume 7, as a zipped PDF file. Download this 1.2 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess Problems Made Easy T. TAVERNER, Chess Editor, “Daily News”. With 250 illustrations by the author & famous composers. This is an Electronic Edition prepared by Anders Thulin, Malmö · 2005-04-30. "Assuming that the reader is a lover of Chess and that his inclination turns towards problems, of which he seeks to acquire a working knowledge, our aim is the elementary one of setting him in the way of constructing and solving them. The two processes are allied. In learning how a problem is created the student is bound to perceive how he may best approach the solution of others; in disentangling the complexities produced by good composers he acquires a constructive knowledge and ability of his own."
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These chess lessons originally appeared in the pages of the London Journal, then gathered together in this book, which was originally published in London, 1860. Includes the rules of the game, the pieces and their movements, chess notation, checkmates, openings, problems, and advice for young chessplayers. Download this 1.9 MB zipped PDF file
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A Treatise on the Game of Chess "Containing an introduction to the game, and an analysis of the various openings of the games, with several new modes of attack and defence; to which are added twenty-five new chess problems on diagrams." Originally published at London in 1844; 571 pages. This tome is an update of previous volumes by this author, dating back to before 1832, as "many important discoveries and improved methods of attack and defence have been made since the first publication of my Lessons; they will be found incorporated in the present volume; among the most conspicuous is the new Attack in the Muzio Gambit. The 25 problems were composed by the well known problemist the Rev. H Bolton. Lewis also takes a swipe at George Walker for "approbation". Download this 9.7 MB zipped PDF file
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A Treatise on the Game of
Chess A Treatise on the Game of Chess Containing the Games On Odds From the Traité des Amateurs; the games of the Anonymous Modenese; a Variety of games Actually Played, and a Catalogue of Writers On Chess: with a Frontspiece. By John Cochrane, Esq. of the Inner Temple. Whew! That's quite a title! Originally published at London, 1822. 405 pages. Download this 6.8 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess - A Manual for Beginners Brentano's Pocket Library, originally published at New York, 1897. 119 pages. "The author has devoted considerable space to the combinations that gain pieces or "win the exchange" because he believes that a proper understanding of the means used to clear away obstacles for the attack is very important to the beginner, and is not sufficiently dwelt upon in text-books." Download this 1.4 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess and Chess-Players "Consisting of Original Stories and Sketches" by George Walker. Originally published at London, 1850; 404 pages. Chapters include: The Chess Automaton; Deschapelles the Chess King; A Night in York, a chess adventure of 1842; Chess without the chess board; the Café de la Régence; Ruy Lopez the Chess Bishop, A Legend of Spain; Mated and Checkmated, an original sketch; A Game of Chess with Napoleon; Vincenzio the Venetian; The Light and Lustre of Chess; Battles of La Bourdonnais and McDonnell.
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Chess for Beginners by R.B. Swinton
Originally published at London, 1891. There are two distinguishing contents of this particular beginner's book to recommend it, first is the inclusion of a number of quotations and poems from various sources, as well as references to investigations and opinions of other strong chessplayers of the day. E.g. he refers to Staunton's valuation of the minor pieces as Knight = 3.05 and Bishop = 3.50. Download this 3.2 MB zipped PDF file
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The Chess Player's Chronicle - Volume II Originally this compilation was published at London in 1841, although the contents appear to have originally been published in serial magazine form in 1834 or so. 444 pages, including indices. Includes compositions (Mr. Lewis, Petrof, etc.) match, club & casual games (La Bourdonnais, M'Donnell, Lewis, Bilguer, Boncourt, Des Chappelles, Kieseritzki, St Amant, Szen, etc.) Problems for young players; "Scientific Stratagems selected from the works of the best authors on chess" (Cozio, Rev. Bolton, Damiano, Ponziani, etc.) and miscellaneous anecdotes, poems, correspondence, etc... Caissa Download this 10.1 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess Openings, Second
Edition Originally published at London, 1874. 89 pages. Drawn from source material including Handbuch des Schachspiels, Die neuste Theorie und Praxis des Schachspiels, Staunton's Handbook and Praxis, the Book of the Chess Congress of 1862, the Transactions of the British Chess Association, The Chess-player's Magazine, Chess World, etc. Chapters include: The King's Knight's Opening, The King's Bishop's Opening, The King's Gambit, The Queen's Knight's Opening, The Centre Gambit, and the Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Opening, Irregular Defences, and Irregular Attacks.
See what was then; you never know when you'll find an idea you can transplant into your own opening systems of today! Download this 1.1 MB zipped PDF file
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American Chess Magazine Volume I
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American Chess Magazine Volume II 539 pages. Published by William Bordsodi, New York, Edited by L.D. Broughton Jr, with A.B. Hodges, J.W. Showalter, W.P. Shipley, E. Hymes, W.A. Sinkman, F.M. Tweed, Walter Pulitzer, E.W. Engberg. Games, problems, photographs, poetry, obituaries, tournament & match reports, chess clubs, correspondence chess, book reviews, cartoons, etc. Download this 48.0 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess Fundamentals
"Chess Fundamentals was first published thirteen years ago. Since then there have appeared at different times a number of articles dealing with the so-called Hypermodern Theory. Those who have read the articles may well have thought that something new, of vital importance, had been discovered.
First Principles: Endings, Middle-game and Openings; Further Principles in End-game Play; Planning a Win in Middle-game Play; General Theory; End-game Strategy; Further Openings and Middle-games; Illustrative Games. 221 pages. Download this 14.1 MB zipped PDF file
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Morphy's Games: A Selction of the Best Games Played
by the Distinguished Champion, in Europe and America
Originally published at New York, 1860. 515 pages, including a Forward by Paul Morphy. Includes 51 match games with Anderssen, Harrwitz, Löwenthal, etc.; 38 blindfold games; six consultation games; 58 'off-hand' games (Anderssen, Barnes, Bird, etc.); 17 games played at odds; and an 11-page memoir of Morphy's life and career. Download this 19.8 MB zipped PDF file
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Checkmates for 3 pieces and
Checkmates for 4 pieces Project Gutenburg versions of these books which contain all possible checkmate positions using 3 or 4 pieces, in FEN (Forsyth-Edwards Notation) as a zipped PDF file. Good training for your tactical eye - become familiar with all possible checkmate positions with three or four pieces. Download ...3 pieces 14 KB Download ...4 pieces 3.0 MB
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Chess Strategics Illustrated 331 pages, originally published at Boston 1900. Positions and examples from Morphy's games. This is the 4th and concluding volume of Young's Chess Strategics Series. Detailed 10-page Table of Contents.
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Originally published at London, 1888. What is a 'Masque', you ask? Wikipedia says: "The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in sixteenth and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio (a public version of the masque was the pageant). Masque involved music and dancing, singing and acting, within an elaborate stage design..." Download this 1.5 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess Endings Originally published at London, 1891. "A practical and comprehensive treatise on End-games... Our primary object has been to impart a knowledge of the numerous and various devices applicable for practical purposes in the easiest and simplest manner." Download this 3.2 MB zipped PDF file
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Chess Tales and Chess Miscellanies
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The British Chess Review Vol. I
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The Chess Player's Chronicle: 234 pages. Published at London, England by W.W. Morgan; includes articles, games (by Harrwitz, Dufresne, Bird, Boden, Zukertort, Mason, Mackenzie, Cochrane, Staunton, Schliemann, Winawer, Anderssen, Blackburne, Burns, etc.), opening analysis, news, problems, poetry, obituaries, Chess in Mexico including news of a new publication there by the name of 'The Chess Chronicle', possibly the first public description of a new mechanical Chess player created by Mr. C.G. Gümpel which the talented inventor has named "Mephisto", an account of the discovery of the famous Lewis Chessmen, reports from the International Tourney of Paris 1878, etc.
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This
edition, originally published on London in 1890 and featuring an
alphabetical list of all the principal openings by R.F. Green, is now in the
Public Domain. Harry Golombek wrote about Staunton, "He achieved
fame by winning a celebrated match against the French champion St Amant,
gave his name to a set of chessmen that has become standard, edited the
first English chess magazine and by his originality and enthusiasm brought
about the first International Chess Tournament. This remarkable man was
Howard Staunton, the only British chess master of whom it could be said that
at one time he was the world's leading player." Wikipedia says "His
chess articles and books were widely read and encouraged the development of
chess in the United Kingdom, and his Chess-Player's Handbook (1847) was a
reference for decades."
From Wikipedia: George Walker (born 1803) was an author of
The Celebrated Analysis of A D Philidor (London, 1832), The Art of
Chess-Play: A New Treatise on the Game of Chess (London, 1832), A Selection
of Games at Chess played by Philidor (London, 1835), Chess Made Easy
(London, 1836), and Chess Studies (London, 1844). In 1839 visited
Paris and the Café de la Régence, where he lost (+1-2) a short match to
Boncourt. In 1845, he teamed up with Henry Thomas Buckle, William
Davies Evans, George Perigal, and William Josiah Tuckett in London in two
telegraph games (one win and one draw) against a team of Howard Staunton and
Hugh Alexander Kennedy in Portsmouth. He won a match against Daniel
Harrwitz (7-5) at London 1846. Walker used his column in Bell's Life
to propagate organizing the international London 1851 chess tournament, the
first international chess tournament. Adolf Anderssen won, leading
many to consider him the world's strongest player.
The
Project Gutenberg EBook of Chess Fundamentals, by José Raúl Capablanca.
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