Euwe book Part 2
Peter de Jong has meanwhile finished his work on Max Euwe and Dutch chess history, Part 2 - in two volumes - will be available next week. All details in this pdf file!
Obituary of Pierre Van Craenenbroeck
Pierre Van Craenenbroeck
* February 14, 1936 † November 24, 2015
Our Belgian member Pierre Van Craenenbroeck has left us. Guy Van Habberney has written an obituary.
Obituary of Isaak M. Linder
The international community of chess historians has lost one of its prominent figures: The renowned Russian chess historian and author Dr Isaak Maxovich Linder departed this life October 31, 2015.
(Postscript added 03-12-2015)
Isaak Linder deceased
Isaak Maxovich Linder
* 20 November 1920 † 31 October 2015
Again one of our doyens has passed away: Isaak M. Linder, the famous Russian chess historian and author of countless chess books died shortly before his 95th birthday. There is a short tribute (in Russian / in English) and a notice of his death (in English). We will still provide a more detailed obituary.
Photo above from Kórnik, 2007 (II von der Lasa Symposium).
Preview: Visit to Kórnik
On 18-20 October, Herbert Bastian, president of the German Chess Federation, and Michael Negele, commissioner for the history and culture of chess, were on a visit to Kórnik Castle (and to the Biblioteka Kórnicka), were they also had the opportunity for an informal meeting with some representatives of the Polish Chess Federation. We give only a very short preview.
Obituary of Kurt Landsberger
Kurt Landsberger is no longer with us. Our US member Martin Frère Hillyer has written an obituary.
KWA meeting Kiel
This year’s general meeting of the KWA was held in Kiel. Our chairman has provided a short report of the event, and again we can offer a lot of photos.
[Updated 23-12-2015: Siegfried Schönle's résumé in KARL 4/2015]
Govert Westerveld's Books
Govert Westerveld, our well-known Spanish member of Dutch origin, resident in Blanca (Murcia), has been and is still very active as a draughts and chess historian and as an author of books and articles in his fields of interest.
Read more on our page New Chess Literature.
PS (24-09-2015):
Tony Gillam has discovered 3 old manuscripts in the Central Library of Poznan, Poland:
- Des Arabers Philipp Stamma, gebürtig von Aleppo in Syrien, entdeckte Schachspiel-Geheimnisse …, Strasburg, 1771
- Hellwig Johann Christian, Versuch eines aufs Schachspiel gebaueten taktischen Spiels von zwey und mehrern Personen zu spielen, Leipzig 1780
- Marci Hieronymi Vidae Cremonensis Sacchia ludus (XVI century)
Maybe there are members who are interested in such things ...
Harding's Blackburne biography
Tim Harding's new work Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography has just been published by McFarland (at a price of $75), it is already listed on Amazon UK (£49.95) and expected to be soon available in Germany as well. All relevant information is gathered on Tim Harding's pages, see www.chessmail.com/research/blackburne.html.
Certainly a book of great interest to our members!
PS (11-10-2015): The Blackburne biography has been included in the Publications of our Members.
Littorin death notice
Rolf Littorin
* 3 January 1923 † 3 September 2015
Rolf Littorin, the great Swedish chess collector who was also a founding member of our association, is no longer with us. After a short illness he recently passed away at the age of 92. He leaves behind his wife Birgitta, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Rolf will be sorely missed and fondly remembered by his family and his friends.
Calle Erlandsson and Peter Holmgren have written an obituary (in Swedish), published at www.lask.se/arkiv.asp?id=3392.
You may find some details on the deceased (in English) in our former birthday greetings: