In Memoriam Jan van Reek
Jan van Reek
* 10 July 1945 † 8 August 2015
As I learned only yesterday, our member Jan van Reek had already passed away in last summer in his adopted home in Ban Phu, Thailand. Before his emigration he had lived in Margraten, South Limburg, Netherlands. The Limburgse Schaakbond has given a short notice of his death. Jan van Reek leaves his wife.
Michael Negele's chess tours III
A chess man came travelling ...
Michael Negele's chess tours
in the 2nd half of 2015 - Part III
The third and final part of Michael’s tours leads us to Bamberg and Amsterdam ...
Michael Negele's chess tours II
A chess man came travelling ...
Michael Negele's chess tours
in the 2nd half of 2015 - Part II
The second part of Michael’s chess tours focuses on the CCI meeting in Trier ...
In remembrance of Lasker
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the death of Emanuel Lasker (†11-01-1941) we give a short note of remembrance.
Michael Negele's chess tours I
A chess man came travelling ...
Michael Negele's chess tours
in the 2nd half of 2015 - Part I
In the second half of 2015 Michael Negele was frequently away on chess travels, we give short résumés of all his tours in chronological order, accompanied by many photos.
Article on Lewis Carroll
In last November, the University of Valencia hosted a Jornada de Estudio dedicated to Alice in Wonderland, ...
Zavatarelli on Kolisch
Each year a lot of new chess books congest the market, and particularly before Christmas the number of new publications seems to multiply. Today I would like to point to two chess books only: Our member Fabrizio Zavatarelli has published his long-awaited work on Ignaz Kolisch, and some time earlier this year a book on the Chess Olympiad Buenos Aires 1939 has been released.
Read more in our column New Chess Literature.
PS (31-01-2016): Kolisch biography included in the Publications of our Members.
PS (03-01-2016): For a new biographical article on Fritz Riemann by Michael Negele (in German) see the DSB web site.
Sanvito's Bibliografia
Alessandro Sanvito has released a new edition of his Bibliografia italiana degli scacchi.
Read more in our column New Chess Literature.
Christmas Greetings 2015
Season's Greetings
and best wishes to all members
for health and joy
throughout the coming year!