“64”, USSR, unbd compl. yrs: 1990, 24 #’s. 1 # in Xerox, $30
1001 KNIGHTS - TALES FROM THE SAN DIEGO CHESS CLUB, April 1981, Nov/Dec 1991. $3@ 1. P4R!!, an Argentinian magazine full of content with articles on opening theory, postal games, & aspects of chess theory. Misc. #'s Vol. III, June 1967, #15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40(Vol. V, July 1969). $3@ or the lot (22#'s) at $60
AJEDREZ ESPANOL Misc. #’s, $3@.: 1947: 11 (#71), 72. 1956: 12(#16). 1958: 1 (#29). 1959: 3 (#43), 1960: 8 (#51) B-1
AMERICAN CHESS BULLETIN, I can supply most of the Moravian Chess reprints for complete years of the ACB. They are all h, mint, $28/yr. The Complete unbd years in exc. condition: 1905, 1906, 07. $120/yr.
AMERICAN CHESS JOURNAL, Christopher Chabris, issue #2, 1993. Only three issues—all excellent—appeared. Each issue contained very fine content, but meeting schedules plus accounting for a small enterprise likely caused its early demise. This issue had Instant Fischer by Winter; Kasparov Revealed by Chabris; A Great Chess Movie by Brady; The Education of a Chess Anthologist by Hochberg; Winning the U. S. Championship by Wolff; The Mystery of Bad Bishops by Gulko; and more. $22. AMERICAN CHESS MAGAZINE, C.H. Stanley, Moravian Chess reprint, 1847, only published for one year. The second American chess magazine. h, exc. $38 B-5
AMERICAN CHESS JOURNAL, March 1878 –July 1879, C.C. Moore. Moravian Chess reprint. In the original a very difficult journal to find, h, exc, $38. AMERICAN CHESS QUARTERLY, this magazine suffered from poor dating of the issues. A complete collation is: Vol I, #1 summer 1961. Vol. I, #2 Fall 1961. . Vol. I, #3, part 1 Vol. I #3 Part 2. Vol. I #4, spring 1962. VolI, #1, Spring 1962. Vol. II, #2, Fall 1962. Vol II #3, Winter 1962-63. Vol. II, #4, Spring/Summer 1963. Vol. III #1, Summer/Fall 1963. Vol. III, #2 Fall 1963. Vol. III #3 Winter 1964. Vol. III #4, Spring 196 4. Vol. IV #1, July/Aug/Spt 1964. Vol, IV #2 Oct/Nov/Dec 1964, Vol IV #3 Jan/Feb/Mar 1965. Vol. IV #4 April/May/June 1965. Single issues $6@ B-1
(THE) BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE, the world’s longest continuously running chess magazine. Miscellaneous issues. Prices: single issues with covers (covers may be loose), Those without both covers are designated with ** and are $2 less than the regular price.; Those with one cover missing are * and are $1 less. Double issues count as one. "fcc" = front cover chipped. bcc= back cover chipped. 1881-1891, $25/issue; 1892-1900, $12@; 1901-1910, $10@; 1911-1938, $6@; 1939-1945, $8@; 1946-1965, $5@. 1966-2000, $3@. More than 30 ordered at once: 10% discount. Concisely: 1=Jan, 2=Feb, 12=Dec. etc. 1882: 8**. 1883: 8/9. 1884: 10. 1885: 5, 6,11, 12. 1886: 7, fc chipped, loose, $20. 1888: 1, with Watkinson frontispiece drawing, fcc, $23. 1889: 2 fcc, 3, 4, 5, fcc, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12( chipped fc ,w/o bc, $20. 1890: 1, 1*, 3, 3**, 5, 5**, 6, 6**, 8, 9, 10, 10**, 12**. 1892: 1**, 1*, 1, 6, 8**, 11, 12. 1893: 1, 2**, 3, 4, 4*, 6, 8**, 9**, 10, 11*, 12. 1894: 1, 3, 6, 6*, 7, 8, 12 . 1895: 4, 4*, 5, 5**, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12. 1896: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12. 1897: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. 1899: 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12*. 1900: 4**, 12. 1901: 1, 3, 5, 7. 1902: 8. 1904: 6, 9. 1907: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12. 1908: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11. 1909: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7*, 8, 11 1910: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10. 1911: 2, 5, 8, 9. 1912: 8. 9, 10. 1913: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12. 1915: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12 1916: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 1917: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11. 12. 1918: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11. 1919: 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1920: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12. 1921: 1, 3, 12 1922: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12. 1923: 2, 6, 7, 9**, 12. 1924: 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6,7,8**, 9. 1926: 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12. 1927: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1928: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,19,11.12. 1929: 9 1930: 2, 6, 9. 1931: 3*, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.. 1938: 2 1941: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6. COMPLETE YEARS, Bd. years: 1898, h, exc, 3/4 leather, raised bands, h, exc, $300. 1899, h, exc, $275. 1920, h, exc, $80. 1922, h, exc, $90.1923, h, exc. $100. the BCM almost went under in this period.1924, h, exc, $85.1925, h, exc, $85.1926, h, exc, $80. 1927, h, vg, piece torn out of spine binding cloth, $70. 1928, h, exc, $80. 1929, h, exc, $80 1930, h, exc, $80. 1931, h, exc, $80. 1933, h, exc, $70.1934, vg, $65. 1935, h, exc.$70 1936, h, exc, $70. 1937, h, exc, $70. 1938, h, exc, $80. 1931, h, exc, $80. 1939, h, exc, $80. 1940, h, exc, $80. 1941, h, exc, $85. . 1942, h, exc, $85. 1949, 1950, 1952, all h, exc, $50/yr. Complete unbd yrs.:1886, all issues have front & back covers except for Jan. 1886 which has only the back cover, and Dec with only the fc. Most covers tattered, $185. From this point on these are in extraordinarily good condition with fresh covers and no signs of having ever been looked at. 1904, $110, 1906, $110. 1907, $110.1908, $110. 1916, $75 1917, $70. 1918, $70. 1919, $70. 1923, a very scarce year, $80 1928, $65.1933, $65. 1932, $65. 1936, $55. 1938, $60. 1941, $50 . 1942, $50. 1943, $50. 1945, $50. 1948, $45. 1950, $40. 1955, $40. 1956, $40. 1963, $37. 1964, $37. 1965, $37. 1966, $37. 1967, $37. 1968, $37. 1969, $37. 1970 to 1979, $35/yr. 1980 to 1990. $32/yr. Composite years: h, vg, these misc. #’s bd in one vol: 1904.1, 2, 3, 5, 12. & 1905 May. $25 BROOKLYN CHESS CHRONICLE, 1886, #'s 1, 2,3,4,5,6, 9,10,11,12.. $22@ CANADIAN CHESS CHAT, Compl. unbd yrs: 1977, 78, 81, 82, 83 $36/yr. Misc. #’s, $3@: 1964: 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11. 1975: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. CS
CESKOSLOVENSKY SACH, Czechoslovakia, 1935, h, exc, $95. 1968, h, exc, $42. 1974, 1978, h, exc, $38@ yr.. MISC. #’s: B-1
CHECKMATE, Canada, an excellent magazine with both Canadian and US chess in the early 1900s. Moravian Chess reprints. The original magazine is quite scarce. Vol 1, 1901, h, mint. Vol. II, 1902-03, h, mint. Vol. III, 1903-1904, h, mint, $36 each volume.
CHESS CANADA, unbd yr, 1970, the 1st yr. compl. $25. 1971, compl. $28. 1981, unbd yr. $36. Single #, #41, $3.CS
CHESS DIGEST, Ken Smith, articles drawn from Chess magazines around the world translated into English. bd Yrs: 1968 (1st yr), h, exc, $45. 1969, h, exc, $42. 1970, h, exc, $42 1971, h, exc, $42. 1972, h, exc, $42 1973, h, exc, $42. 1975, h, exc, $42.. Unbd Compl Yrs: 1967,1969, 1970, 73, 75, $26/yr, MISC. #’s, $3@: 1969: 1, 3. 1970: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10. 1971: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12. 1975: 8. 1977: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1978: 1, 2, 3. 4, 5, 6, 10. Code RW
CHESS EXPRESS, Switzerland, in English & German. Compl. unbd yrs.: 1968, $22. 1969, $20. 1970, $20. 1971, $20. 1972, with good Fischer-Spassky material, $24. 1973, $20. 1974, $20. 1975, $18. 1975, 1 # in xerox, $17. Hundreds of miscellaneous numbers available, $1@. CODE B2.
CHESS FEDERATION OF CANADA BULLETIN, 1973 & 1974, the 1st yr, h, exc, news, games, rating lists, etc. $42. 1976, h, exc, $40
CHESS HORIZONS, an excellent magazine coverin the New England area of the US with many games not given elsewhere and good articles and book reviews. Unbd compl yrs: 1978, 79, 80, 81, 84, 91, 92, 93, , $20/yr.. PRS CHESS JOURNAL, O. A. Brownson, a very difficult periodical for which to obtain complete years due to the quirky nature of the editor and the natural difficulties of publishing a chess magazine on the American frontier. Incomplete year:1887, unbd, lacking only #96 (Feb) of being a complete year, $50 per issue.
CHESS LIFE,. Unbd yrs: 1961, good Fischer material, $40. code RW . THE CHESS WORLD, Cooley & Gisiger, Washington, DC. 1893: Vol. 1 #1, $25. #2, covers lacking, $20 COLUMBIA CHESS CHRONICLE. MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES, $10@, $15@ for double, triple, or quadruple issues. Vol. I, 1887, 2, 3, 4,5,9,19, 24, 26/27. Vol. II,(Ist part 1888)3, 6/7,10. 14/15, 18, 19, 20, 22. Volume III, 1888, 1/2/3 (July 14); 23/24/25/26 (Dec. 29). Vol. IV, 1889, 5, 18, 19, 23/24/25/26. Vol. V,2nd half 1889, 1, 9, 10, 10/11 (a mistake in their numbering). COMPOSITE VOLUME, With these misc. issues bd in one fat volume: All chosen for their chess problem content by an Hungarian problemist: Rakoczi Sakkhirado, 1941: Dec. 1942: Jan, Feb. Tijdschrift van den Koninklijken Nederlandchen Schaakbond, 1938: Nov. 1939: Oct. 1940: Apr. 1941: Mar. 1942: Jan. , Feb/Mar, May, Aug/Sept. Schackvärlden, 1937: 11, 12. 1938: 1, 2, 4, 11. 1941: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. h, exc, sturdily bd. $45 (THE) CHESS MONTHLY), Hoffer & Zukertort, complete unbd volumes, $185@ Vol.: Vol/ 2, (Sept 1880-Aug. 1881); Vol. 7 (Sept. 1885-Aug. 1886), 1 issue has cover chipped; Bd vols: Vol 6, h, exc, $275. Vol. 12, h, exc, compl, but with an extra pp 209-224 bd in. $275. (THE) CHESS MONTHLY), Morphy and Fiske, original issues with covers, the reprints did not have the covers included and thus in a purist collector's sense the reprints are not complete. 1859: the 12 issues complete; each issue has both covers. Even the best of librariesseldom have the issues with covers. ,When bound, the binder often discarded the covers because the paper of the covers was too weak to take the binding threads. The covers of every issue of this now scarce periodical had content and thus most sets with bound volumes are incomplete. At least six issues are virtually mint and one is waterstained. The November issue has one page with a torn-off quarter of a page with loss of content. That full page is supplied in p\xerox form as well. This year has each issue in a binder with a pocket with transparent sheets for protection. Sold only as a set. $1300. 1860: single issues, each with both covers, Jan. vg, foxed, pages uncut. $75. Feb. exc, $100. March, vg, waterstained, $95. June. exc, $100. Aug. good, bottom of some pages soiled(out of text area) $65. Sept. exc, $105. Oct. exc, $110. 1861, Jan, vg, $85.
CHESS NOTES, Edward Winter. Complete year 1982. Ringbd, mint. All of Winter’s CHESS NOTES are a goldmine for chess buffs. Many interesting tid bits, historical notes, odd games, little-known facts and snippets from chess historty. $26. Also these years: Vols. 4(1985), 7(1988), 8(1989), $38/yr. b) Single # 1 of Year 8. Features especially the Whyld-Skoff controversy and a good many extracts from Fischer's articles in Boy's Life, $8for the one issue. THE CHESSPLAYER'S CHRONICLE, H. Staunton, original bd volumes, Vols 8 to 13 are bd in 3/4 leather in nice condition (slightly rubbed). The contents are in clean and superb condition except for a few pages in some with some marginal notes. Vol. 8, 1847, exc, #10 laid in. $385. vol. 9, 1848, pp 200 to 209, missbd (complete) $385. Vol. 10, 1849, exc, $400. 1850, exc, 4p laid in, $385. 1851, exc, $400. 1852, exc, $400. The following in ordinary bindings: New Series: 1853, exc, cbi(covers bd in), $350. 1854, exc, cbi, $350. 1855, exc, cbi $350. 1860, exc, cbi $350. Unbd. compl. year, 1846 , all the issues with covers (extremely difficult to find in the early years with covers—which have content) Seven of the 12 issues look virtually new, $475. CHESS STUDENTS QUARTERLY, E.G. R. Cordingley, England. A magazine full of good stuff. Misc. #'s, $10@: 1947: Mar, Vol. I, #2. 4B, Dec. WR CHESS REVIEW, bd years: Misc. 1933 issues, $25@: Jan, Feb, Mar. Apr, Sept, Oct, covers dirty, $20@. 1936, h, vg, covers worn, but the individual issues have covers and are in excellent condition. $275. 1946, h, vg, with name & bookstamp of a previous owner on the endpapers. $65. 1961, h, good, but with waterstaining of the back cover& endpapers; fc sl. spotted, sold “as is”. $50. 1963, h, good, waterstained fc, but contents fine, $40 sold “as is”. 1952 & 1953 bd in one volume, very nicely bd. $120. 1947, h, exc, $701948, h, exc, $90. 1948 & 1949 h, exc, bd in one very nice binding, $150. 1952 & 1953, h, exc, in a very nice binding, $120. Code RW. THE BEST OF CHESS LIFE AND REVIEW, Vol. I only, p, exc. 611p. Extracts of Editor Pandolfini's choices for the best best articles in the period 1933 to 1960 0f vol. I, including here the entire AVRO 1938 tournament with all the games and good articles related to this strongest-ever tournament up to that time. $38.
CHESS WORLD, Australia, Purdy. Bd years: 1960, exc, $65. 1961, exc, $65. Single issues: Feb. 1932, (then titled The Australasian Chess Review), $15.
CHESSMAN QUARTERLY, Great Britain, a magazine on the chess openings, Vol. 4, compl, #’s 17-22, h, exc, $30 B-4
CLEVELAND CHESS BULLETIN, unbd yr, (evidently July & Aug were not published)1966, $20. B-2. Single #'s:1950: #16(July),17, 18, 19. 1(Oct 16), 2,3,4,5, 6,7,8,9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,18. 1(Oct 1, 1951). 1952: 5(Dec. 1952). 1954: 16(June 1), 20(Oct. 1954). 1(Oct. 15, 1954). $5@ or $100 the lot.
DEUTSCHE SCHACHBLÄTTER, compl unbd yrs: 1937, paperbd, $80. 1971, $20 B-1 DEUTSCHE SCHACHZEITUNG, Unbd compl. years: 1867, $80. 1884, $65. 1885, $65.1888, $65. 1899, $60. All these with original wrappers in fine condition. Paperbd yr: 1864, pages uncut, monthly wrappers not bd in (as issued), $85. Bd. yrs: 1911, h, exc,$70. 1941, h, exc, with Albert Becker's chess bookplate, $250. 1963, h, exc, $55. 1965, h, vg, $45.1971, h, exc. $50. DIE BRÜDERSCHAFT, Schallopp & Heyde, German. Moravian Chess reprints. h, exc. $38/yr. 1888.
DIE SCHWALBE, a German chess problem magazine. Complete unbd years: 1936, $40. 1966, $25
EL AJEDREZ AMERICANO, Argentina, Misc. issues, $4@. 1927: 1(1st #), 2. 1928: 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15. 1929: 17 1930: 30, 34, 35, 36, 37. 1933: 64/65/66,(counts as 1) 67. 1934: 80, 1942: 85. Lot of any 10 for $25, Excellent content. B-2 EL AJEDREZ ARGENTINO, MISC. #’s: $3@ 1948: 3/4 (Mar /Apr). 5/6. 7/8. 9/10. 1949: 1-5($8). 1955: 8. 9.10, 11/12.1956: 1, 2. B1. Bd. volumes, 1947 (1st yr.)bd with 1948 (with Nov/Dec laid in), ELRS, with several entire tournaments included, $155.
ELITE CHESS BULLETIN, J. R. Schroeder, 1972-1974, issues 1-7, wacky and defamatory, but original and with some events in full such as the 1946 Steiner-Denker match, the Kashdan–Reshevsky match in 1942, and the Euwe-Keres match of 1940.h, exc, scarce. $50
ENROQUE!!, Compl. unbd yr: 1941, in 8 #’s. the first yr. Has two complete tourneys: Bodas la Plata 1941 & Montevideo 1941 (Najdorf, Eliskases etc). $45. Bd vols: III, #’s 25 (Sept. 1943)- 30/31. h, exc, $45. Vol. IV, #34 (Dec. 1944) –Vol. V, # 46 (Dec. 1945) h, exc. $75. 1946, h, exc, Jan/Feb (#47/48) –Dec. 1946(#58), $65. 1947, h, exc, only the half yr (#59, Jan. -64/65, June/July)) $30.. These single issues, $4@: 7, Nov. 1941), 17(Nov. 1942), 18, 20, 21, 23, 44, 45, 46, 47/48, 60. B-2
ESTRATEGIA REVISTA MENSUAL DE AJEDREZ Y BRIDGE, Argentina, a scarce magazine which ran for only 6 issues. #’s 1 & 2, $18 the lot.
EUROPE ECHECS, a very fine French mgazine with good notes to games and openings articles. Unbd years: 1976, 79, 81, 84 $45/yr
EXPRESS SHAKHMATY, Russia, unbd compl. yr. opening theory & many games from current tourneys. 1991, $30. B-1
FERNSCHACH DER DDR, a good magazine with a plethora of games, but poorly distributed (nothing worked very well in the DDR except for the secret police keeping tabs on their people!). Miscellaneous issues, $3@. The number per year varied, but was usually 6, : 1979: 4, 5. 1980: 6. 1981: 1, 3, 5. 1984: 2, 3, 4.
GAMES DIGEST, Vol. 1 #1. Sept. 1937 # with a chess column by Kashdan and a game of his vs Bentz (otherwise unpublished I believe) with Kashdan’s notes. $8 B-2 JAQUE MATE, Cuba, single issues: 1977: 4, 6, $6@. Compl. yr 1971, $60 KAISSIBER, a superb German chess periodical devoted to chess openings, computer chess and chess history. In German but with my list of selected topics given here in English. Excellent book reviews and photos in each issue. Interesting letters from readers in every issue. #'s 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14. Run of 1st 10 issues, $90. 1st 20 issues: $180. #1 was May 1996; All p, mint, $10@. Some of the key articles are given for each issue: 23(April-June 2006): Larsen on Siegbert Tarrasch, The Max Lange Gambit (C50). 24: Larsen on Unzicker the Amateur, 2. Na3 vs. the Sicilian, The Rosentreter Variation of the Italian Game, 25: Larsen on the Sicilian Def. Gutman on The Italian Game, Bücker on the Steiner Variation in the Marshall Attack, Ludwig Engels by F. Hebeker. 26: Larsen on The Bird Opening, The Role of Chance in Theory by Welling, The Sicilian Wing Gambit by Wind & Wind, The Enigmatic Tal by Koblenz. 27: 49 Years by Larsen, The Halloween Gambity by Wind, Ehn on Grünfeld. 28: I Have No Misgivings by Larsen, The Two Knights by Gutmam, Van der Meulen on Duhms Gambit, The Sveshnikov Variation by Bücker, Klaus Junge by Anderberg. 29: Larsen’s column, Owen’s Defense, The Sicilian Wing Gambit by Wind, Duhms Gambit by Bücker, Nimzowitsch by Anderberg. 30: Larsen on My System and Praxis of My System, Owen’s Defense by K. Gewehns, Balogh’s Defense by Bücker, Balogh by Bottlik, Capablanca in Göttingen by Andenberg, 31: Larsen’s column, The Schara-Hening Gambit by Bücker, Wind and Wind, The Du-Chattel Universal System by Welling, Klaus Junge in Dresden by Andenberg. 32: The Master Move by Larsen, The Palme Gambit in the Center-Counter by Wind, The King’s Gambit by Bücker, Owen’s Defense by Gawehns, Fajarowicz by Andenberg, 33: Larsen’s column, Sharp Play in the English Defense by Wind, The King’s Gambit by Smout.
L’ECHIQUIER, E. Lancel, Belgium, one of the best chess magazines ever published. Ran 1925-1939. Excellent coverage, many games, some good photos, endgame studies and/or chess problems section. 1936, h, vg, considereable underlining in red, $70. MISC #’s: $15@: 1926: Sept, Nov, Dec., Index($5). 1927: Jan, Feb, Aug, Sept, Dec, Index($5). 1928: Feb, Mar, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Index ($5); 1929; 1934: Apr/ May, Aug/Sept, Oct/Nov, Dec 1935: Nov. These with much wear and/or w/o covers, $10@: Jan, July, Nov. 1925. Nov. 1928. B-3.
LASKER & HIS CONTEMPORARIES,Robert Long. Much interesting material. #1(1978) with the extremely good article on the negotiations for the Capablanca-Lasker match. $16. #2, April 1979, $20. #3(1980) $20. #4,1983, $20.
LASKER's CHESS MAGAZINE, original publications (not reprints): Bd. vol. with a hodgepodge of issues w/o the pictorial covers: Vol. VII, 3,5,6. Vol. VIII: 2,4,6. Vol. IX: 2. Nicely bd. $80. B2 LE MONDE DES ÉCHECS, France, Misc. issues, $4@ unless noted otherwise: 1945: Mar. w/o fc, $2. 1946: Apr, May, June, July/Aug, Oct, Dec. WR
LE PALAMÉDE, French. the first chess magazine in the world. First year, 1836, These Moravian Chess reprints, h, exc. 1837(2nd yr) $40 1838, $40. 1839, $32 . MAGYAR SAKKELET, Hungarian, a first-rate magazine. Unbd yrs: $29/yr. 1953, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 64, 65, 69, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84. These yrs at $32/ yr: 1985, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96. MISC #’s: $3@: These yrs very nicely bd (gilt lettering & imitation leather), $45/yr: 1985, 86, 87, 88. also 1952, h, exc, different binding, $50. Three years bd in one vol. 1951, 52, 53, each yr. compl. h, vg, ELRS, $75. 1964, h, exc, $40.
MAGYAR SAKKVILAG, Hungarian, bd years: 1931, h, vg, leather spine repaired, $85. 1943, h, exc, $75. 1947, h, exc, $60 1948, h, exc, $60. 1950, h, exc, $60. UNBD COMPL. YRS: 1948, $40. MISC. ISSUES: 1922-1929 are $5@. Years 1930-1950 are $4@ but $3 for 20 or more bought at one time..1922: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.10 1925: 6, 11, 12. 1926: 3, 4, 5, 6, 6 special #, 7, 8, 9, 10. 1927: 1, 10. 1928: 7,8,9,11. 1929: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1930: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. 1931: 1, 2, 3, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1932: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12. 1933: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12. 1934: 6, 7, 8. 1935: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1936: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 1937: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11. 1938: 3, 4, 8, 9, 10. 1939: 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1940: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1941: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11. 1942: 11. 1943: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 1944: 6, 7, 10, 11/12. 1945: 1946: 1, 10, 11, 12. 1947: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1948: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. 1949: 2, 4, 7, 8, 9. 1950: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
MUNDO DEL AJEDREZ, Argentina & Uruguay, many games, some with notes. Bd yrs: 1967 –1969, #’s 26(May-Oct. 1967) to 45( Dec. 1969), a continuous run in that period. h, exc. $90. Compl. unbd yrs: 1973, #’s 72-79, $26. 1974,# 80-88, $28. 1975, #89-98, $29. Single #’s, $4@: 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 100. Code B-2 NEW IN CHESS, compl. unbd yrs: $52/yr. 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,
1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002 . This magazine is at least as good as any
other chess magazine published in English anywhere. Full of meaty material.
Misc. #'s $4 @ unless noted otherwise: 1984: 1, 2, 4. 1985: 1/2 ($6), 3, 4, 6,
12; 1986: 4; 1987: 1, 2, 7, 8; 1988: 1, 2,3,4, 6. 1990: 1, 2, 6; 1991: 1; 2001:
1, 3. NORSK SJAKBLAD, Norway, 1951, h, vg, no June/July published, $45 NORTHWEST CHESS, the chess periodical for Washington/ Oregon/ and British Columbia, good content. Single issues, $5@. Issue numbers given since the month and year are sometimes unreliable, #349 (Feb. 1977), 350 (Mar. 1977), 351, 352,362 (Mar. 1978), 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 375(apr 1979), 16 #'s, 65 the lot. ÖSTERREICHISCHE SCHACHZEITUNG, 1952 & 1953 bd in one volume, h, exc, ELRS, $110. (1952 was the first year). 1954, h, exc. ELRS, German. $60 (THE) PHILIDORIAN, The Chess Player reprint of the London 1838 magazine with a very useful 40-p bibliography of printed catalog of books and writers on chess by George Walker, the editor of this magazine. This periodical ran from Dec. 1837 to May of 1838. h, exc, the first chess magazine published anywhere. $60 RANK & FILE, publication of the Southern Californian Chess Federation. Many games by the very strong Californian players such as Christiansen, Peters, Shirazi, Saidy, Remlinger, Root, Tarjan, Lakdawala, DiFirmian, a.o. 6 #'s per year. Single #'s: $5@ . 1984: 3. 1986: 1.WR
REVISTA DE SAH, 1972, h, exc, nicely bd, $44. 1976, h, exc, $38. MISC. #’s:
RHODE ISLAND CHESS BULLETIN, 1981, #1, $2 ROCHADE, an excellent large format German chess periodical , unbd yr. 1979, $28 CODE B-2 SACH, Czechoslovakia, unbd compl. years: 1937, $180; 1941, $200. Bd yrs: 1944 & 45, bd in one vol. h, exc, $325.
SAH IZDAJE SHAHOVKI SAVEZ SRBIJE, Yugoslavia, Misc. #'s, $4 each. : 1947: 2,3, 4, 13. 1948: 13, 16, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 281949: 6,7,16, 17/18, 19.
SCHAAKBULLETIN, Holland, noted for its many wonderful cartoon covers and excellent content in a modern style of its own. Compl. Yrs: 1975 (#’s 85/86 – 96, $35), 1976 (#’s 97-108/108), $35. MISC. #’s, $4@: 95 (Oct. 1975), 96, 97, 111(Feb 1977), 112, 113, 114, 115/116, 117, 118, 119/120, 121(Dec. 1977), 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 133(Dec. 1978), 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146(Jan 1980), 148, 153, 155, 156, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 168, 169(Dec 1981 Euwe Memorial #), 171, 173, 180, 181, 189. B-3
SCHAAKEND NEDERLAND, Dutch, a good periodical with al the standard features( chess news of tourneys, annotated games, photos, chess problems, book reviews, articles on openings, historical articles,..) Unbd complete years, $23/yr: 1981, 1992. These incomplete years: 1978 (w/o #2), $20. 1984 (w/o #7), $20. 1991(w/o #11), $20. 1993 (w/o #11 $20) 1995(w/o #8) $20. 1996 (w/o #’s w/o Sept-Dec) $10. B-4
SCHACH, DDR, German. An excellent magazine with well-annotated games. All meat—no advertising. Unbd complete years: These large-format yrs at $28/yr: 1973, 1976, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, $20/yr. MISC. #’s: all #’s $3@: 1954: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. 1963: 10, 11. 1964: 6, 7, 8, 12. 1965: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11. 1966: 7, 8, 11, 1968: 5, , 7, 9. 1969: 8 . 1970: 4, 5, 6, 11 1971: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. 1973: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 1974: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12. 1975: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Sample # $2. Code B-2
SCHACH REPORT, Publication of the Deutschen Schachbundesliga. 1976, pbd, #'s 1-7, 10. many top-notch games from the European leagues, e.g. Hübner, Tröger, Kavalek, O'Kelly, Benko, Csom,.. $13 WR SHAH MAT, Israel, mainly in Hebrew but partly in English. Scarce. Compl. bd yrs: 1971, 1972, 1973, bd in one vol, $150. 1974, 1975, 1976, bd in one vol, h, exc, $150. 1977 & 1978 bd in one vol, h, exc, $85. 1979 & 1980 bd in one vol, h, exc, $85. 1981 &1982 bd in one vol, h, exc, $85, 1984, 87, 88. 92(no English), , h, exc, $50/yr. 1989& 1990, with several complete tournaments included: Jurusalem 1986, Tel Aviv 1989, Tel Aviv 1990 (Tal played), h, exc $65. 1985 & 1986 bd in one vol, h, exc, $85. Unbd Compl. yrs: $32/yr: 1981, 83, 85, 91. 1970, bd w/o outer covers for the year, $40. Misc. #’s, $3@: 1977: 4, 5, 6/7, 8, 9. 1979: 1, 2/3, 4, 5, 8, 11/12. 1980: 1/2, 3/4, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12. 1981: 1/2. 1982: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9/10, 11/12. B-3.
SHAKHMATNA MISL’ Bulgaria. Unbd yrs,1960: 1 # in Xerox, $25. 1974, 1 # in Xerox, $25. MISC. #’s, $2@: 1955: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 1956: 1, 2, 10, 11. 1958: 8, 9, 10, 11. 1959: 1960: 5 1961: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 1964: 1, 3, 4. 5, 6, 8/9, 11, 12. 1965: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12. 1967: 1, 2, 3, 7. 1968: 1. 1969: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. BS-1
SHAKHMATNY LISTOK, Moravian Chess Reprints, h, mint, $39/vol. 1859, 1860, 1861, Russian. The originals are extremely difficult to find.
SHAKHMATY LISTOK, bd years, h, exc, 1925, $375;
SHAKHMATY V SSSR, compl. unbd yrs: 1964, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91. $38/yr. Ten or more years from 1964-1991 bought at one time, $35/yr. BOUND YEARS 1955, h, vg, $75. Sample issue, 1960-1991, $2 1936, unbd, yr, $150 Code G SKAKBLADET, Danish, 1904-1910, h, mint, a reproduction in one volume of these years (all extremely scarce) of these years. Reproduced in 1980 by Hartvig Nielsen. $175. Bd Yrs. $45@: 1949, 1950. MISC. 1949: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10. Bd vols. 1938, h, exc, $55 1940, 41, 42, three scarce war years bd., in 1 vol., h, exc, $125. B-1& WR SPORT, an illustrated monthly Russian magazine which has an English edition. It covers sports in general, but many issues have good chess articles with good photos. Excellent material on boxing, hockey, weight lifting, soccer, etc. Single #’s: 1972: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1974:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, & special USSR-Canada hockey issue. 1975: 3,4,5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12. $32 the lot. Bd yr, 1973, h, exc, $32. B-2.
SÜDDEUTSCHE SCHACHZEITUNG, 1958, h, exc, a German periodical with good content,$32
TEXAS KNIGHTS, One sample #(May/June 1988)$3. THE BRITISH CORRESPONDENCE CHESS ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE, the years 1952 and 1953 paperbd together, scarce, many postal games, a few analytical articles, book reviews, etc. 4 #’s per yr. $95 B-5
THE BROOKLYN CHESS CHRONICLE, Moravian Chess reprints. Vols 1(1882-1883), 2(1883-1884), 3, 4, 5, complete run. $36/vol.
THE CALIFORNIA CHESS REPORTER, a good State Chess periodical with a good games section and the results of the many tournament and matches held in this state. Complete years are hard to come by. The number of issues varies from year to year. All here are unbd years in good to excellent condition. The first year was 1951. The years are complete unless noted otherwise. Prices vary with number of issues and relative scarcity. Miscellaneous single issues are: 1-10 bought at one time, $8@. 11-20 issues, $6@. 21 and up $5@. Single #'s available: June, Oct, Nov, Dec. Misc.: 1951: Feb, May, June, July, Sept, Nov, Dec. 1953, 9 #'s, $45. Misc: Jan/Feb, Apr, May, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec. 1954, w/o Feb, $30. Misc: Jan, Mar/Apr, May, June, Aug, Dec. 1955, 12 #'s. $45. Misc: Feb, May, Aug, Sept, Oct. 1956, compl., $42. Misc: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June. Oct (Xerox). 1957, 7 #'s + supplement, prob. Compl. $30. Misc: 1 # (Feb) 1958, 4 #'s(Mar/Apr, Aug, Dec. + special #. $20 1959, (Jan/Feb, May,.Aug/Sept. Misc. Jan/Feb, Aug/Sept. 1960, 3 #'s( Mar/ Apr, May/June, Oct. $18. 1961, Aug/Sept, Nov, Dec. 1962, 8 #'s, compl. $35. Misc: May, July. 1963, 8 #'s, compl. $35. 1964, 8 #'s, compl, $35. Misc: Feb, Apr, May, Dec. 1965, 7 #'s compl, $28. Misc: Feb, July/Aug, Sept/Oct. . 1966, 5 of the 6 #'s, (w/o Nov/Dec) $28 Misc: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, July/Aug, Sept/Oct. 1967, 6#'s, compl. $35. Misc. Sept/Oct. 1968 , 5 of 6 #'s (w/o Mar/Apr, $28. Misc: Sept/Oct. 1969, 6 #'s, compl. $35. Misc: Jan/Feb, July/Aug., Sept/ Oct., Nov/Dec. 1970, 6 #'s compl. $35. Misc: Mar/Apr, May/June, July/Aug. 1971, compl, 6 #'s, $35. Misc: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr. 1972: compl. $35. Misc: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June. 1973: 6 #’s, $35. Misc.: Mar/Apr, May/June, July/Aug, Sept/Oct, Nov/Dec. 1974, compl. 1975: Compl. 6 #’s. $35. Misc: Jan/Feb, May/June. 1976: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June. Code B-3
THE CHESS ARTS, compl bd yrs: 1973, h, exc, $40. Compl. unbd yr: 1976, 5#’s. $27. Misc. #;s: $5@, 1973: Jan/Feb.(with photo of Lasker giving a simul in Davenport IA on Mar. 14, 1926), Sept/Oct. 1974: Mar/Apr(with Alekhine ltrs to Capa about a rematch)., Sept/Oct 1975: Mar/Apr, Sept/Oct B-2
THE CHESS CORRESPONDENT, Correpondence Chess League of America, composite volume, h, exc, all bd in one vol:1945 Sept/Oct, Nov. 1946 complete, 2 #’s in Xerox, 1947, compl. $95. 1949, h, exc, nicely bd, $60. These nicely bd. years: 1950 & 51 bd. in one vol., h, exc, $95. 1952& 53, bd. in one vol., h, exc, $100. per vol. These complete unbd years at $32/yr: 1951, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77,. 1975, $34. These two years at $36@: 1948, 49. WR & B1. Two early issues: $10@ Nov 1940, Feb. 1941. The two "weird" issues, yellow color & different size due to an editorship problem, 1969: April/ May & June/July $5@. 1945: Mar/Apr, July/Aug., $5@. Jan 1948, Dec. 1949, $2@. WR.
THE CHESS PLAYER, Kling & Horwitz, Moravian Chess reprints. Vol. I (publ. July to Dec. 1851),
THE CHESS PLAYER’S CHRONICLE, Staunton was editor in the series. Moravian Chess reprints, h, exc, $38@: vol. XI(1850), XII (1852), XIII(1853). Original years: Vol. IX, 1848, h, exc, nicely bd raised bands, 3/4 leather, marbled boards, 352p. $175. THE CHESS STUDENTS QUARTERLY, E. G. R. Cordingley, published at irregular intervals. Full of significant games with notes plus reviews of chess books, $15 per issue (about 6 #'s per yr. #3 (June 1947). #4A (Oct. 1947).
THE COLUMBIA CHESS CHRONICLE, NY, Moravian Chess reprints, h, mint, vols1(1887-1888), 2(Jan-June 1888), 3(July-Dec), 4(Jan-June 1889), 5. Complete run is 5 vols. $36/vol. THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHESS PLAYER, Editor: Reitstein. W. Heidenfeld, an excellent analyst and writer on the game, was a major contributor.bd compl.yr,1977, $36. Unbd compl. yrs. 1981, $34. Unbd yr, 1977, $36 Misc. #’s, $3@: 1958: 1,2,3,4,5,6; 1966: 4; 1967: 1,6,9; 1968: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12; 1969: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12;1970: 1,2,3,4,6,7,9,10; 1971: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11; 1972: 5/6, 7; 1973: 6; 1979: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 1980: 10/11; 1981: 5, 9/10/11; WR TIDSKRIFT FÖR SCHACK, Swedish, 1914, compl, p, vg, $38.1919, p, vg, with edges of some pages stained, $32. WR WASHINGTON CHESS LETTER. 1963: July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec. !964: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov. in binder, $85. WIENER SCHACH-ZEITUNG, 1914, a scarce year due to the war, unbd, $105
XADREZ BRASILEIRO, misc. #’s: 1938: 69/70. 1939: 87/88, 89, 90. 1940: 91,92, 93, 94/95, 96, 98. 1943: 134. covers chipped at edges on some. $3 @. INDICES,1939,1943, 1944, $2@ Double #'s count as one. Lot is $24. B-2
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