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September 2019

Dale A. Brandreth, RIP 1931-2019

Dale A. Brandreth
Dale A. Brandreth

Dale A. Brandreth

* 17-12-1931   † 09-09-2019

An excerpt from Wayne Komer's obituary on ChessTalk.com:

Dale A. Brandreth (17-12-1931 - 09-09-2019; Hockessin, Delaware), a founding member of our association, has passed away. He was a chess writer, a collector, historian, publisher and book-dealer.

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Auction: Two eighteenth century broadsides advertising The Famous Chess Automaton

On September 26th, Forum Auctions is auctioning two extremely rare eighteenth century broadsides advertising The Famous Chess Automaton.

For more information, visit the Forum Auctions website (LOT 92 and LOT 93).