Manfred Mädler 80!
A German chess legend turns 80 – Manfred Mädler, correspondence chess IM, collector, chess teacher, journalist, editor, publisher and dealer of chess literature & material since 1972 (at that time the Schachhaus Mädler was founded in Lübeck) can celebrate a special anniversary today.
Congratulations – also in the name of the KWF&A!
Braunschweig VI 2014
This year's summer auction in Braunschweig was again expected to be a most attractive event for chess collectors thanks to the fact that the second part of Lothar Schmid's duplicates should come up for auction. So it is no wonder that the auction hall on Saturday, 28th of June, was completely filled with avid bidders.
KARL Schachpreis
The award just given the German magazine KARL by the DSB (German Chess Federation), the Deutsche Schachpreis 2014, was certainly a pleasing surprise.
Read more in our column New Chess Literature.
PS: English masters Blackburne and Tinsley added to our Chess Graves.
Schicksalsmomente
The recently published book Schicksalsmomente der Schachgeschichte. Dramatische Entscheidungen und historische Wendepunkte by Michael Ehn & Hugo Kastner is a delightful work which we can wholeheartedly recommend to all German speaking readers.
PS (22-06-2014): Two new books by Gerhard Josten announced!
Read more in our column New Chess Literature.
Machtspiele
The foundation Schach- und Kulturstiftung G.H.S. (Munic), whose founder and chairman is our member Georg Schweiger, has published a catalog on the exhibition "Schach in Wort und Bild" ...
PS (22-06-2014): Guest book of the World Chess Championship 1934 in Germany available!
Read more in our column New Chess Literature.
Berlin Chess Legends
Michael Dombrowsky’s work on the "Berlin Chess Legends" has now been included in our series Publications of our Members.
Swinemünde 1936
Tournament Swinemünde 1936: Our member Jan Kalendovský has compiled some games from different sources.
For this contribution visit our page Lectures & Articles (in the member section).
Mannheim 1914
Early in August, Tony Gillam will publish a new book on the tournament Mannheim 1914, particularly placing emphasis on the story of what happened after the tournament!
Read more in our column New Chess Literature!
Information by Tim Harding: GM Alexander Baburin hopes in July to break the Irish record for simultaneous blindfold games, see http://www.icu.ie/index.php. Zukertort played 12 in Dublin in 1879: www.chessmail.com/zukertort/dublin-visit.html. Baburin probably intends to play 13.
Bretislav Modr
Břetislav Modr
* 15-04-1946 Praha † 07-05-2014 Praha
We give a short note on his death.
Iván Bottlik turns 80!
Today our Hungarian member Iván Bottlik turns 80!
Congratulations!