Annual Book Drive

 

 
The 2008 Book Drive is over for this year. Over the years, members of the Clarksville Chess Club have donated a total of $1244.14 to purchase Chess books for donation to the Clarksville Public Library. Clarksville's library has one of the most extensive chess libraries in the state.

The Clarksville Chess Club does not charge membership dues nor fees of any kind. However, once a year, in the winter, we ask anyone who wishes to do so, to make a voluntary donation, in any amount. With the money we collect in this manner, we buy Chess books to donate to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library.

We have been doing this for four years. It has become tradition for each of our members to donate twenty dollars each year. Some of our members also donate Chess books directly to the Library as individuals. Because of these efforts and the Library's willingness to acquire Chess books on it's own, the Library's collection of Chess books  as of 5/4/2008 totaled 292! The 63 books our club has donated over the past four years have a face value of $1244.14.

The Chess Club will accept donations of books or money for this purpose at any time during the year. We only make a formal request once annually. All donations for the book drive are strictly voluntary, and the club is still free and open to the public whether you participate in the book drive or not.

This is just a small way we have found to share our passion with the community. The Chess Club would like to encourage everyone to consider the Public Library as a cause worthy of your generosity.

Below are the books that the Clarksville Chess Club donated to the Public Library as a result of the efforts of our members.

For a complete listing of Chess books at the Public Library click here, then enter 'chess' in the search box.

 

TITLE

AUTHOR

 ISBN PAGES EDITION LIST PRICE YEAR DONATED    
202 Checkmates for Children Wilson & Albertson Fred & Bruce 978-1580421416 176 Paperback $9.95 2005    
An Illustrated Dictionary of Chess Brace Edward R. 978-1555213947 320 Hardcover $18.95 2008    
Attacks on the Castled King Gillam Tony 978-0945470847 112 Paperback $7.95 2006    
Batsford Chess Puzzles Barden Leonard 978-0713487695 176 Paperback $21.95 2007    
Beating the Petroff Kotronias & Tzermiadianos Vassilios & Andreas 978-0713489197 224 Paperback $21.95 2007    
Black is OK Forever Adorjan Andras 978-0713489422 192 Paperback $22.95 2007    
Budapest Fajarowicz Gutman Lev 978-0713487089 287 Paperback $22.95 2007    
C.O.O.L. Chess Motwani Paul 978-0713479744 192 Paperback $21.95 2007    
Carlsbad International Chess Tournament 1929 Nimzowitch Aaron 978-0486439429 160 Paperback $9.95 2007    
Chess Basics Book Kurzdorfer Peter 978-1580625869 288 Paperback $14.95 2005    
Chess Fundamentals Capablanca  Jose R. 978-1857440730 224 Paperback $18.95 2008    
Chess Openings for the Average Player Harding T. D. 978-0486404042 176 Paperback $8.95 2006    
Chess Under the Microscope Motwani Paul 978-0713483903 256 Paperback $22.95 2007    
Chess Wizardry: The New ABC's of Chess Problems  Rice John 978-1879479333 352 Paperback $24.95 2007    
Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games, vol. 1 Stohl Igor 978-1904600328 318 Hardcover $35.00 2006    
H.O.T. Chess Motwani Paul 978-1879479432 192 Paperback $21.95 2007    
How to Reassess Your Chess Silman Jeremy 978-1890085001 402 Paperback $17.95 2006    
Journal of a Chess Original Gerzadowicz Stephan 978-0938650737 164 Paperback $19.95 2007    
Karpov's Collected Games Levy David 978-0890582041 303 Hardcover $18.95 2008    
Kasparov Against the World Kasparov & King Garry & Daniel 978-0970481306 202 Hardcover $24.95 2007    
Killer Chess Tactics Keene Raymond 978-1580421119 640 Paperback $24.95 2005    
King's Gambit Hoffman Paul 978-1401300975 432 Hardcover $24.95 2008    
Learn Chess Tactics Nunn John 978-1901983982 160 Paperback $19.95 2006    
Learn From Bobby Fischer's Greatest Games Schiller Eric 978-1580421202 176 Paperback $14.95 2005    
Learn From Garry Kasparov's Greatest Games Schiller Eric 978-1580421466 176 Paperback $14.95 2005    
Modern Chess Openings De Firmian Nick 978-0812936827 748 Paperback $29.95 2008    
Modern Chess Strategy Pachman Ludek 978-0486202907 314 Paperback $11.95 2006    
Mortal Games the Turbulent Genius of Garry Kasparov Waitzkin Fred 978-0399138277 302 Hardcover $24.95 2008    
Najdorf: Life and Games Mikhalchischin Adrian 978-0713489200 256 Paperback $21.95 2006    
On My Great Predecessors Part 5 Kasparov Garry 978-1857444049 480 Hardcover $40.00 2006    
Pandofini's Ultimate Guide to Chess Pandolfini Bruce 978-0743226172 400 Paperback $15.00 2005    
Paul Morphy: The Evolution of Chess Theory Shibut Macon 978-0486435749 359 Paperback $14.95 2008    
Pawn Structure Chess Soltis Andrew 978-0812925296 368 Paperback $16.95 2006    
Rethinking the Chess Pieces Soltis Andrew 978-0713489040 224 Paperback $21.95 2007    
Silman's Complete Endgame Course Silman Jeremy 978-1890085100 530 Paperback $24.95 2007    
Standard Chess Openings Schiller Eric 978-1580420486 768 Paperback $26.95 2008    
Starting Chess Gillam A. J. 978-0713488210 160 Paperback $16.95 2007    
Starting Out: Attacking Play Plaskett James 978-1857443677 144 Paperback $18.95 2006    
Startling Castling Timmer Robert M. 978-0713481372 240 Paperback $21.95 2007    
Tal-Botvinnik 1960 Lawrence Al 978-1888690088 224 Paperback $19.95 2006    
The Art of Chess Schafroth Kathleen 978-0810910012 175 Hardcover $29.95 2008    
The Chess Kids Book of Checkmate MacEnulty David 978-0812935943 208 Paperback $10.95 2005    
The Chess Kid's Book of Tactics MacEnulty David 978-0812935097 176 Paperback $10.95 2005    
The Chess Machine Lohr Robert  978-1594201264 344 Hardcover $24.95 2008    
The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings Fine Reuben 978-0812917567 192 Paperback $15.00 2006    
The King's of New York Weinreb Michael 978-1592402618 286 Hardcover $26.00 2008    
The Leningrad Dutch Ehlvest Jaan 978-0805029443 139 Paperback $17.95 2007    
The Magic of Chess Tactics Shirov Alexei 978-1888690143 262 Paperback $19.95 2006    
The Mammoth Book of the Worlds Greatest Chess Games Burgess Graham 978-0786714115 622 Paperback $12.95 2008    
The Middle Game in Chess Fine Reuben 978-0812934847 416 Paperback $16.95 2006    
The Middlegame: Book 1 Euwe Max 978-1880673959 253 Paperback $19.95 2006    
The Middlegame: Book 2 Euwe Max 978-1880673967 279 Paperback $19.95 2006    
The Modern Benoni Revealed Palliser Richard 978-0713489828 208 Paperback $21.95 2007    
The Tao of Chess Kurzdorfer Peter 978-1593370688 242 Paperback $9.95 2005    
The Usborne Internet-Linked Complete Book of Chess Watt Fiona 978-0794503710 96 Hardcover $17.95 2006    
Ultimate Dragon vol. 1 Gufeld & Stetsko Eduard & Oleg 978-0713486430 269 Paperback $23.95 2007    
Ultimate Dragon vol. 2 Gufeld & Stetsko Eduard & Oleg 978-0713486899 159 Paperback $21.95 2007    
Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors Snyder Robert M. 978-0812935110 272 Paperback $15.95 2005    
Understanding Chess Move by Move Nunn John 978-1901983418 239 Paperback $19.95 2006    
Victory in the Opening Lane Gary 978-0713484274 144 Paperback $15.95 2007    
Winning Chess Brilliances Seirawan Yasser 978-1857443470 272 Paperback $23.95 2006    
Winning Chess Strategies Seirawan Yasser 978-1857443851 256 Paperback $23.95 2006    
Your Chess Questions Answered Lalic Susan 978-0713484069 128 Paperback $15.99 2007    
                   
  TOTAL:     17,454   $1,252.14