Chess at the Library

Chess sets are available at the Main Library to individuals with library cards or other forms of identification during Library hours.

• Chess Books
• Chess Sites

Chess Books

The Main Library's collection of chess books covers a wide range of topics and skill levels. Below is a sampling of titles; many more books are available (check the catalog for additional titles). Call the Library at 946-7452 to verify the availability of a chess book.

A Sampling of Library Chess Books:

• Chess fundamentals / by Jose R. Capablanca
• 1001 winning chess sacrifices and combinations / Fred Reinfeld
• U.S. Chess Federation's official rules of chess
• Play winning chess / Yasser Seirawan with Jeremy Silman
• Chess strategy for the tournament player / by Lev Alburt and Sam Palatnik
• Chess for dummies / by James Eade
• Modern chess openings : MCO-14 / completely revised by Nick de Firmian
• Kasparov and Deep Blue : the historic chess match between man and machine / Bruce Pandolfini
• Learn chess in a weekend / Ken Whyld
• The Sicilian defense : the last decade : 250 good and bad ideas / Nikolay Minev
• The life and games of Mikhail Tal / Mikhail Tal
• Weapons of chess : an omnibus of chess strategy / by Bruce Pandolfini
• And much more!

Chess Sites

• Chess Corner
  Includes a chess tutorial, chess quotes, and a guide to playing chess on the Internet. Includes a list of chess world champions with photographs and biographies.
• Exeter Chess Club: Bernard's Index
  Advice and tips on the openings, the middle game, tactics and strategy, and more.
• FIDE
  The official site of the World Chess Federation (Federation Internationale des Echecs).
• InstantChess
  Just what it says.
• Internet Chess Club
  Play live online chess. Free quick games of chess are available.
• Kasparov vs. Deep Blue
  In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer made history when it defeated world champion Gary Kasparov. This site has records of all six games with commentary.
• My Obsession With Chess
  A sixteen-foot long comic strip by Scott McCloud.
• PlayChess
  Play rated chess tournaments with slow time controls.
• U.S. Chess Federation
  The United States Chess Federation (USCF) is the governing organization for chess in America. A not-for-profit corporation, it has more than 80,000 paid members.
• Your Move Chess & Games
  This store offers a wide selection of chess products, including chess sets, clocks, tables, books, and software.