It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that the Chess History & Literature Society (formerly KWA) announces the passing of our esteemed founding member, author, and publisher, Anthony “Tony” John Gillam, who left us on 15 August 2026 at the ag…
Sieht aus wie ET.
... Sind aber Spielsteine aus dem 14. Jahrhundert ausgegraben in Lübeck.
... Kleiner Zufall, das ich die gerade gesehen habe.
... Großes Grinsen in meinem Gesicht 😁
Mit großer Trauer müssen wir berichten, dass unser Gründungs- und Ehrenmitglied Dr. Thomas Thomsen am 02. April 2026 überraschend verstorben ist. Noch im
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
Die Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesbibliothek verfügt über die wohl größte in öffentlichem Besitz befindliche Sammlung von Schachliteratur in Deutschland.
The most precious objects of the GM Lothar Schmid #chess collection will be sold at Sotheby's London in April. The family tried in vain to sell it as a whole. Among the lots are the only complete #Lucena copy in private hands and the scoresheets of the Fischer–Spassky match. @chess group #chesshistory #Cessolis #gameshistory #auction
The first section of the sale comprises books, manuscripts and objects from the Lothar Schmid collection, generally considered to be the finest chess library still in private hands.
In this week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast, my guest is Dutch grandmaster Jan Timman. Jan returns to the podcast to talk about his latest book,...
There is a similar gaming piece in the Hessisches Landesmuseum #Kassel made of walrus tusk, labelled as 13th century #chessman. As it stems from the post-medieval treasury of the landgraves of Hesse-Kassel it is most probably not an archaeological find. The Shetland finds from Mail and Scalloway appear too early for #chess. 🏺 @Archaeodons group @chess group #archaeology #histodons (📷 me, very bad light there). Unpublished AFAIK
An early medieval gaming piece in the form of a monk from Mail on Shetland. Now on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday
Only a guess but maybe it was the favourite of the West German chief arbiter GM Lothar Schmid. Garde clocks were very popular in FRG chess clubs during that time and the trade between the two German...
2025 is going to get a tragic year for the #chess world. After Robert Hübner and Boris Spassky another legend passed away: Friðrik Ólafsson at age 90. He was the first grandmaster in #Iceland, a world class player at his peak and FIDE president. There is an extensive documentation of his career by the Skáksögufélagið (#Icelandic Chess Heritage Society). #chesshistory #RIP (📷 Wijk aan Zee 1969)
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Robert Hübner, the idol of my youth, has passed away today. I admired not only his success as a world-class player but also his contributions to #chesshistory which helped the discipline to rise to an academic level. #RIP #Schachgeschichte #chess #Schach 📷 Tilburg 1979, Nationaal Archief
Nach langer schwerer Krankheit verstarb am 5. Januar 2025 Robert Hübner. Über Jahrzehnte war Robert Hübner nach dem Krieg der beste deutsche Schachspieler mit unzähligen Erfolgen in Einzel-und Mannschaftswettbewerben.
There has been some work done on Anatoly Karpov's #website. Most surprising: the English pages were removed. The language switch (Russian/English) disappeared between July 24th and July 26th 2024. The English deep links were removed, and return 404 now. #chess ↑live site ↑Wayback Machine 7-24-2024
📷 Tilburg 1979, Nationaal Archief
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