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