DGCC Chess Library

Books, DVDs, or magazines from the DGCC library can be checked out for four weeks at a time. With a maximum of three items out per person at a time. You must be a member of DGCC to check out items. There is no charge to borrow items.

Items are picked up and returned at DGCC at our Wednesday club meeting. No items are not stored at DGCC's playing site. Send email to Brian about items(s) you may be interested in, and they'll be at the next club meeting.

Each book listing below shows it's:

title
author
{ Descriptive Notation or ALgebraic notation; Paper Back or Hard Cover; number of pages }
in (available for loan), or out on loan and when it is due back
a brief description

Books are split into three lists:

Game Collections (13). Sorted by the player or tournament that the book is about. With notes about the games by the author, unless otherwise noted.
Openings (12). Sorted by title.
All other books (8) - middlegames, endgames, etc. Sorted by title.

Multimedia

Item	Title	in or out	Description
Magazines	Chess Life	various	The monthly magazine published by the United States Chess Federation. Editions go from December 2006 through the current month.
DVD	Chess: Ready, Steady, Go!	in	For people new to chess who want to learn the game. By English International Master Andrew Martin. Two hours and 15 minutes long. The “behind the camera” work was done by DGCC members Bill Whited and Peter Stein. Produced in Downers Grove.

Title	Author	Notation, Cover, Pages	in or out	Description
Alekhine's Best Games of Chess 1938-1945	C.H.O'D Alexander	DN PB p117	in	42 games from the last phase of the 4^th world champion's career
My Best Games of Chess 1908-1937	Alexander Alekhine	DN PB p549	in	“Alekhine played gigantic conceptions, full of outrageous and unprecedented idea”--Bobby Fischer. 220 games from the start and middle of the 4^th world champion's career
one hundred selected games	Mikhail Botvinnik	DN PB p270	in	100 from games 1926-1946. He'd go on to be the 5^th world champion from 1948 to 1963 (except for the years 1957, and 1960).
Capablanca's 100 Best Games of Chess	H. Golombek	DN PB p267	out Oct 21	100 games from 1900-1939, by the 3^rd world champion. “they have a crystal simplicity that quickly rewards the developing player with improved skills.” “a body of games that demonstrates so well the essential quality of chess”
Garry Kasparov New World Chess Champion	Garry Kasparov	AL PB p115	in	all 24 games from the 1985 Kasparov vs Karpov world championship. “detailed and penetrating commentary by Kasparov”
Lasker's Greatest Chess Games 1889-1914	Fred Reinfeld, Reuben Fine	DN PB p165	in	75 games by the 2^nd world champion, which he held for a record 28 years
Morphy's Games of Chess	Philip W. Sergeant	DN PB p351	in	“You can put boldness into your chess game ... By emphasizing the role of systematic, aggressive development” 300 games from the 1850's including blindfold, odds, casual. Plus biography.
Book of the Nottingham Inter. Chess Tournament	A. Alekhine	DN PB p291	in	1936 tournament. Many of the best players from that era (Botvinnik, Capablanca, Euwe, Fine, Reshevsky, Alekhine, Lasker, etc). 111 games, all well annotated by Alekhine
2^nd Piatigorsky Cup	I. Kashdan(ed)	DN PB p228	in	1966 tournament. 90 games all with notes by one or usually both players (dueling comments), including Spasky, Bobby Fischer, Larsen, Petrosian. Reshevsky
Reshevsky's Best Games of Chess	Samuel Reshevsky	DN PB p272	in	110 games from 1920-1946. His games have a reputation for being stodgy and dull—not so.
San Antonio 1972	Various	DN PB p270	in	Super GM tournament in Texas, including Karpov, Petrosian, Larson, Keres. 120 games. Notes by the players, or by Bent Larson, or David Levy.
Chess Struggle in Practice, Lessons from the famous Zurich Candidates Tournament of 1953	David Bronstein	DN PB p500	in	“an all-time classic”. 209 games. Outstanding notes by Bronstein. Players included Smyslov, Bronstein, Petrosian, Keres, Geller, Reshevsky. . “some of the strongest, most innovative and interesting middlegame play in the history of chess”
500 Master Games of Chess	S.Tartakower, DuMont	DN PB p665	in	500 games played before 1952, sorted by opening. Lots of classic masterpieces.

Title	Author	Notation, Cover, Pages	in or out	Description
Batsford Chess Openings (BCO) (1986)	Various	AL PB p345	in	one book coverage of all openings, variations with short intros
Chess Openings: Theory and Practice (1964)	I.A. Horowitz	DN PB p789	in	coverage of all openings, with some explanation. But now quite outdated
Chess Traps Pitfalls & Swindles How to Set Them and How to Avoid Them (1954)	I.A. Horowitz, Fred Reinfield	DN PB p243	in	opening traps, and middle games traps too. “we all have a spot of larceny in our hearts”
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) “A” (1979)	Various	AL HC p474	in	ECO is five volumes of extensive variations without words, but symbols for explanation. This volume covers various besides 1.e4 & 1.d4; 1.d4 w/o 1...d5 or 1...Nf6; 1.d4 Nf6 without 2.c4; 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 w/o 2...e6 or 2...g6. (That is, English, Benoni, Dutch, Reti, Benko Gambit, Old Indian, Bird, etc.)
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) “B” (1975)	Various	AL PB p398	in	1.e4 w/o French nor double K pawn. (That is, Sicilian, Caro-Kahn, Pirc, Alekhine, Scandinavian, etc.)
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) “C”, 2^nd version (1981)	Various	AL HC p487	in	French Defense, and double K pawn(including Ruy Lopez, Petroff, K's Gambit, Philidor, Italian, Scotch, etc.)
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) “D” (1976)	Various	AL PB p402	in	double Q pawn; and Grunfeld. (Includes Q's Gambit Accepted and Declined and Slav, Grunfeld, Q's Pawn, etc)
English Defense ...e6, ...b6, ...Bb7 (1987)	R. Keene, et. al.	AL PB p100	in	an opening only for the brave of heart
Modern Chess Openings 13^th Edition, MCO-13 (1990)	Nick DeFirmian, Walter Korn	AL PB p708	out June 17	covers all openings, with variations and brief introduction
Opening Ideas and Analysis for Advanced Players, Vol. Two (1992)	Andrew Soltis	AL PB p279	out Sep 2	"how families of chess strategies were discovered, how they matured with age and how they altered the way players began their chess games in the period following World War II". This volumn is about the Sicilian, Reversed Openings, Benoni, Benko, Gambit, K's Indian, Nimzo, and Q's Indian. [DD copy]
Opening Ideas and Analysis for Advanced Players, Vol. Two (1992)	Andrew Soltis	AL PB p279	in	See above, but for Ruy Lopez, Petroff, QGD, QGA, Slav, Semi-slav, Semi-Tarrasch
The Pirc Defense (1973)	G.S. Botterill, R.D. Keene	DN HC p249	in	all about the Pirc

Title	Author	Notation, Cover, Pages	in or out	Description
1001 Brilliant Chess Sacrifices and Combinations	Fred Reinfeld	DN HC p251	out 10/21	1001 positions organized by type of tactic that solves it—pins, forks, etc. Classic “quiz” book.
Encyclopedia of Chess Middlegames (1980)	Various	AL HC p351	in	1817 positions that have a tactical/combination solution. Great “quiz” book. Sorted by 16 types of tactics, and split into two parts: simpler and more complex positions.
My System (1930)	Aron Nimzovich	DN PB p372	in	“Nimzovich's profound theories of positional chess are accepted as a matter of course, and a knowledge of them is essential”. E.g. over-protection, center play, pawn masses. Includes 50 annotated games that demonstrate the theories.
Pawn Power In Chess (1959)	Hans Kmoch	DN PB p304	in	“chess strategy based on details of pawn play”
Pawn Structure Chess (1978)	Andrew Soltis	DN PB p300	in	typical pawn chains/centers coming out of the opening, and what to do with them in the middle game, e.g. Maroczy Bind, or the Isolania
Practical Chess Endings (1961)	Irving Chernev	DN PB p318	in	318 endgame studies with solutions on same page, organized by piece. “practical endgame situations that are likely to occur in play”
Test Your Positional Play (1985)	Robert Bellin, P. Ponzetto	AL PB p192	in	30 tests of your positional play, plus 62 pages of instruction about positional play in the middlegame. If you've ever wondered “now what?”, this book will help. High personal recommendation.
Think Like a Grandmaster (1972)	Alexander Kotov	DN PB p200	in	All time classic on how to play the middle game. “how does a grandmaster think during play? How does he formulate his strategy and tactics?”