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	Chess Guide > Libraries
		The Chess and Draughts collection at the Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana (part of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the National Library of the Netherlands).
		Built on the donations of from the private chess libraries of Antonius van der Linde, Meindert Niemeijer and G.L. Gortmans.
		Chess collection at the Templeman Library, University of Kent at Canterbury.
	www.chess.freegames.eu.com /documentation/libraries.html (221 words)

	Chess article - Chess Persian Shah board game square pawns knights bishops rooks queen - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Chess (from the Persian word Shah) is a board game for two players played on a square board divided into eight rows (or ranks) and eight columns (or files) creating 64 individual squares which alternate in color orthogonally (traditionally as white and fl although other colours are sometimes used).
		Chess is not a game of chance; it is based solely on tactics and strategy, and for this reason, it is sometimes known by the sobriquet the "Game of Kings".
		Chess is sometimes seen as an abstract wargame; as a "mental martial art", and teaching chess has been advocated as a way to increase mental prowess.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Chess (1446 words)

	Chess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Chess is one of the world's most popular games; it has been described not only as a game, but also as an art, science, and sport.
		Chess is sometimes seen as an abstract wargame; as a "mental martial art", and teaching chess has been advocated as a way of enhancing mental prowess.
		A theory that chess arose in China earlier, arose because when chess spread to China, it took over the board and the name of a Chinese board game called the "astronomical game", which is recorded as existing in the 2nd century BC; the rules of the "astronomical game" are now lost.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Chess (1736 words)

	Chess Trivia
		Chess was condemned and forbidden by the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1093.
		In 1310 chess was forbidden to the clergy in Germany in the decree from the Council of Trier.
		In 1329 chess was banned by the clergy in the Synod of Wurzburg in Germany.
	www.logicalchess.com /info/trivia/r.html (2269 words)

	Chess Links - Chess Libraries
		Princeton is a "closed stack" library that requires permission to access, so be sure to read through the website or call ahead about their policies before making the trip.
		The main library at 5th Ave and 42nd Street tends to have the largest holdings.
		The library has a fairly good collection of books and is said to have received Fred Reinfeld's collection and materials from other New York masters, though I have not yet investigated that.
	www.kenilworthchessclub.org /links/libraries.html (803 words)

	Chess Sets Schools Clubs Equipment - Wholesale Chess
		Wholesale Chess works with thousands of schools and chess clubs in the USA to provide top quality chess equipment at the lowest possible prices.
		The Perfect 27" Chess Demo Set Combo is the perfect collection of what a chess teacher needs to show games and lessons in front of an audience.
		These Mini Giant Chess Set Pieces and board are all the fun of the giant chess pieces, but less hassle and money.
	www.wholesalechess.com /store/schools_chess_clubs (627 words)

	Chess
		Chess is a two-player strategy board game of pure skill and one of the deepest and most complex games commonly played.
		Chess is played on a square board divided into 64 squares upon which move 16 "white" and 16 "fl" pieces.
		In May 2002, several leaders in the chess world met in Prague and signed a unity agreement which should ensure the crowning of an undisputed world champion by 2003, and restore the traditional cycle of qualifying matches by 2005.
	www.fastload.org /ch/Chess.html (932 words)

	Chess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The beauty of chess as a teaching tool is that it stimulates children's minds and helps them to build these skills while enjoying themselves.
		Chess helps build individual friendships and also school spirit when children compete together as teams against other schools.
		Chess provides a positive social outlet, a wholesome recreational activity that can be easily learned and enjoyed at any age.
	tnkidsclub.homestead.com /Chess.html (656 words)

	July-August 2002 Issue of Scholastic Chess Update
		This list is very important for two reasons: 1) when scholastic players move from one state to another it gives them a contact for Scholastic Chess in their new state and 2) when USCF needs to get information from a state, such as for the Denker Tournament, it gives them that important contact.
		Dates for the 2003 Castle Chess Camp are June 13-20 at Emory University in Atlanta and July 20-27 at the University of Pittsburgh in Bradford.
		Chess is a classic game of strategy, invented more than 1500 years ago in India.
	www.geocities.com /chess_camp/jul_aug_02.html (1817 words)

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		From India it migrated to Persia, and spread throughout the Islamic world after the Muslim conquest of Persia, although some Islamic scholars consider Chess to be haraam (prohibited), whether or not it is played with the intention of gambling.
		Although chess is not yet an Olympic sport, it has its own Olympiad, held every four years as a team event.
		Chess may be played individually or in teams, either with team players participating in the thinking over one game (consultation games) or playing on other boards where consultation is prohibited (team chess).
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Chess (1333 words)

	Chess-in-the-Schools: Funding Opportunities
		Library chess clubs throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn provide a safe and educational after-school opportunity for children of all ages to learn and play together.
		Our intent is to reach out to 3,000 children and broaden the impact of chess on students by providing a chess literacy component that will allow students to make connections to other content areas of the curriculum and to increase student interest in chess by providing other connections to their school experience.
		Chess-in- the-Schools is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit educational organization supported annually by contributions from corporations, foundations and private individuals.
	www.chessintheschools.org /funding.html (2187 words)

	Special books for students
		Chess Tactics for Students is based on sound educational principles and was field-tested extensively before publication during a four-year period with elementary, middle-school, and high-school students.
		The moment a chess book is opened, one is showered with technical terms like openings, middlegame, end-game, pin, double attack, forks and then some more tongue-twisters like zug-zwang, en-passant and so on which puts off any enthusiasm.
		Begin Chess takes you through the simplest and basic of aspects such as placing of the chess board at the start of the game to the relative value of the pieces.
	www.gardinerchess.com /specials/special_books.htm (1625 words)

	Chess Libraries: Doing Chess Research at the Library
		Princeton is a "closed stack" library that requires permission to access, so be sure to read through the website or call ahead about their policies before making the trip.
		The main library at 5th Ave and 42nd Street tends to have the largest holdings.
		The library has a fairly good collection of books and is said to have received Fred Reinfeld's collection and materials from other New York masters, though I have not yet investigated that.
	www.rci.rutgers.edu /~goeller/urusov/links/libraries.html (771 words)

	EBSCOhost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Chess is one of the dominant themes in the children's section, and our Thursday Knight children's chess club has attracted about 50 members, ranging in age from five to 16, to our public library, east of Cleveland, OH.
		Chess, once dominated by older men, is now attracting a younger crowd, thanks to the likes of Gary Kasparov, Bobby Fischer, and Maurice Ashley, the first fl grandmaster, who is a great role model for our inner-city youth.
		The mayor and the head of the library system were cast as two opposing kings, the regional administrator and head of children's services were queens, and 32 other participants stood in for the rooks, bishops, knights, and pawns.
	www.bsu.edu /classes/robinson/Chess/KnightLife.htm (887 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It is our association’s concern to bring together the information scattered worldwide from collectors of chess literature and extensive chess libraries, and thus give the public access to it.
		Our aim, the comprehensive bibliographical recording of the entirety of chess literature in a database, is certainly a very ambitious undertaking, which can only be realized to a large extent and in a reasonable time by means of a worldwide network.
		Chess friends of all countries and continents are asked to contribute to the success of this project by giving their assistance.
	www.kwabc.com /Homepage-UK/home-english.htm (203 words)

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		Built on the donations of from the private chess libraries of Antonius van der Linde, Meindert Niemeijer and G.L. Gortmans.
		Chess collection at the Templeman Library, University of Kent at Canterbury.
		The most significant publicly acknowledged private chess library is currently that of Paolo Ciancarini.
	www.askmytutor.co.uk /c/ch/chess_libraries.html (219 words)

	Interviews - WCN North American Championships - Chess News - World Chess Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Canadian chess scene is extremely difficult because we are spread out, extremely thin, and we are a country of people who work very hard...
		And this was, without question, the biggest chess library in the world.
		From 1959 to 1974 he was editor of the national chess magazine of Canada, and has served as his country's delegate to the World Chess Federation.
	www.worldchessnetwork.com /English/chessNews/NAChamp2002/interviews.php (1904 words)

	The 65th Square (Is Chess Being "Outsourced"?)
		In the latter case, the chess players outsource a portion of their analytical chores to a popular chess engine to increase efficiency and better results.
		Secondly, chess has been a direct beneficiary of the technological boom and many of these companies are not only sponsors of large tournaments, but they sponsor the top Indian players.
		The younger generation is used to computer interaction (as opposed to reading chess books) and as university professor, it is apparent to me that there are tremendous dangers of the dependency that is occurring.
	www.thechessdrum.net /65thSquare/65_mayjun04.html (761 words)

	Chess Links - Regularly Updated Chess Sites
		The great chess historian (semi-emeritus) shares his findings in a series of articles, formerly at Chess Cafe.
		Though it seems to have begun with a focus on chess in the state of New Jersey, it attracts responders from all over the world and is far from provincial.
		Chess chat at the Google.com message board, which has an archive going back at least a decade.
	www.rci.rutgers.edu /~goeller/urusov/links (1147 words)

	USCF - A GUIDE TO SCHOLASTIC CHESS
		Chess for Youth is a program that donates free chess sets to schools around the county.
		Chess in the Schools is a program that provides master or expert players for free one-day chess workshops in schools.
		Chess Federation to recognize high school juniors and seniors who are members of USCF and who excel in academics, chess play, and sportsmanship.
	www.uschess.org /scholastic/sc-guide.html (16132 words)

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		Chess is a scientific game and its literature ought to be placed on the basis of the strictest truthfulness, which is the foundation of all scientific research.
		He had three major book collections: chess, folklore, and orientalia; but the chess collection was his most prized.
		The chess collection at the Royal Library at the Hague, in the Netherlands, is a very close second in size (some estimates have it larger), but its surely not as comprehensive.
	www.chessarch.com /excavations/0006_savage/lecture.shtml (1553 words)

	ICC Help: 2001-libs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Thanks to the volunteers who created those libraries so you can play over all those games.
		For information about a particular library, do "finger " like in finger RWE2001.
		See also: libraries, 1997-libs, 1998-libs, 1999-libs, 2000-libs, hist-libs, WC-libs, search, history, examine, sposition
	www.chessclub.com /help/2001-libs (182 words)

	Corus Wijk aan Zee 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		What chess books lack in literature distinction they make up for in numbers – unfortunately for us though too many of them seem to be written by the likes of Ray Keene and Eric Schiller.
		This impressive library took shape in 1948 when Niemeijer (1902-87), a problem composer, author, International Master for Chess Composition, lawyer and banker, gave his collection of over 7,000 books to the Royal Dutch Library on the proviso that it would be merged with van der Linde’s haul of 846 housed there since 1876.
		This was the main reason for donating his books to the Library: to enable a wider appreciation of it by opening it up to the general public.
	www.chess.co.uk /twic/event/wijk2002/r10.html (2074 words)

	ITEMS OF INTEREST
		Gardiner Chess has obtained the sole Australian rights to these three best-selling books which have been written for beginners and developing chess students.
		The Annual General Meeting of the chess club was held at the centre on Wednesday 3 September.
		If you wish to be added to the list of recipients, please email us at ggardiner@gardinerchess.com.
	www.gardinerchess.com /items_of_interest.htm (688 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Modern Chess Openings, 14th Edition (Mckay Chess Library) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In chess, how you begin a game has far-reaching repercussions---from setting the pace and tone of the game to, often, determining the final result.
		Modern Chess Openings has been the best and most trusted tool in learning the chess openings since it was first published over a half-century ago.
		Back in the days before chess databases with millions of games were widely (indeed freely) available, MCO was on of the critical references on every serious chess player's shelf.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812930835?v=glance (3458 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14 (McKay Chess Library) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		And because it has been completely revised to reflect the changes and advances made in chess over the past eight years, including major tournament matches and published theoretical works.
		Their libraries are often small, 5-10 books - if that many.
		So yes, Reassess Your Chess or something is going to be a much better book for players to read for a month.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812930843?v=glance (2927 words)

	About Castillo Imports and What We Carry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Castillo Imports is involved with many Chess clubs in the Bay area as well as Chess programs in most of our local schools.
		We have one of the largest Chess libraries in Florida.
		We also carry a variety of chess clocks (digital and mechanical), as well as bags, scorepads and everything else you'll need for tournament play (except practice, but we can help with that, too:).
	members.aol.com /caschess/about.html (273 words)

	Pittsburgh Chess Club
		The PCC has roots going back to the early 1900s, and remains committed to serving the needs of chess players in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
		We have one of the largest chess libraries you'll ever see.
		On Sunday afternoons and Monday nights, ICCM Jerry Meyers has chess classes for young players at the PCC.
	www.pittsburghcc.org (194 words)

	Sigma Chess HIARCS downloads for Apple Macintosh Computers
		Sigma Chess HIARCS 11 for Apple Macintosh computers is available now.
		Also included is a full tournament openings book and various Sigma chess libraries and databases.
		Please see the Macintosh chess FAQ for answers to most common questions about installation, activation and use of the product.
	www.hiarcs.com /mh_download.htm (315 words)

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