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March 2019

Hans Holländer: Arbeit am Labyrinth

Arbeit am Labyrinth - front cover

The great cultural historian Professor Hans Holländer (1932-2017, see our obituary Memories of Hans Holländer) who produced so many fascinating essays and books on the game of chess has left us some texts from his last chess project. Austrian publishing house Sonderzahl (http://www.sonderzahl.at) has announced to publish them in April 2019 under the title Arbeit am Labyrinth. We recommend to make good use of the subscription offer and attach the information flyer (in German).

Andreas Saremba

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Highly interesting auction items

On March 28, Forum Auctions is auctioning off some interesting chess books, including the only known Greco manuscript that is not in a state library or similar facility.

For more information about the books, visit the Forum Auctions website.

Massimiliano De Angelis: Antichi scacchi italiani

Antichi scacchi italiani - front cover

Recent book written by our former KWA-member Massimiliano [Max] De Angelis (President of CCI Italia)

The book is in English and Italian, and the preface is by the renowned Alessandro Sanvito who confirms it fills a void in our knowledge of the history of chess and is a detailed research showing a passion for the subject. It deals specifically with antique Italian non-figural chess sets, used in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The topic required careful research as these pieces are rare and unknown even to the most knowledgeable collectors. There are coloured photographs on most pages. Basically the study confirms that chess playing Italy produced its own chess sets and used them routinely.

Michael Wiltshire

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