Bardeleben, Curt Von 1861 1924 and Hermann Von Gottschall (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. viii+384 pages with diagrams, illustrations, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") 12 issues bound in half leather with gilt lettering to spine and embossed ruled edges. Volume 43 (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition. Deutsche Schachzeitung was the first German chess magazine. Founded in 1846 by Ludwig Bledow under the title Schachzeitung der Berliner Schachgesellschaft, it took the name Deutsche Schachzeitung in 1872. (Another magazine used the title Deutsche Schachzeitung from 1846 to 1848.) When it ceased publication in December 1988 it was the oldest existing magazine in the world, having been published regularly since its founding in 1846 except for a five-year break (1945-1949) during World War II. Since January 1989, the Deutsche Schachzeitung was merged in the Deutsche-Schachblatter - Schach-Report which was edited in Hollfeld. The resulting magazine appeared with the names of both former magazines on its cover till December 1996. Since January 1997, this magazine again was merged in the Berlin magazine Schach. The resulting magazine kept the names Schach and Schach-Report on its cover for one year, but the name Deutsche Schachzeitung had disappeared from the cover. Since 1998, the magazine appears under the simple Schach. However, the table of contents is still headed by the names Deutsche Schachzeitung, Deutsche Schachblatter and Schach-Report. The Deutsche Schachzeitung was in its prime in the first two decades of the 20th century. Condition: Rubbing to extremities else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. viii+384 pages with diagrams, illustrations, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") 12 issues bound in half leather with gilt lettering to spine and embossed ruled edges. Volume 42 (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition. Deutsche Schachzeitung was the first German chess magazine. Founded in 1846 by Ludwig Bledow under the title Schachzeitung der Berliner Schachgesellschaft, it took the name Deutsche Schachzeitung in 1872. (Another magazine used the title Deutsche Schachzeitung from 1846 to 1848.) When it ceased publication in December 1988 it was the oldest existing magazine in the world, having been published regularly since its founding in 1846 except for a five-year break (1945-1949) during World War II. Since January 1989, the Deutsche Schachzeitung was merged in the Deutsche-Schachblatter - Schach-Report which was edited in Hollfeld. The resulting magazine appeared with the names of both former magazines on its cover till December 1996. Since January 1997, this magazine again was merged in the Berlin magazine Schach. The resulting magazine kept the names Schach and Schach-Report on its cover for one year, but the name Deutsche Schachzeitung had disappeared from the cover. Since 1998, the magazine appears under the simple Schach. However, the table of contents is still headed by the names Deutsche Schachzeitung, Deutsche Schachblatter and Schach-Report. The Deutsche Schachzeitung was in its prime in the first two decades of the 20th century. Condition: Rubbing to extremities, corners bumped, recased with spine ends professionally repaired, previous owner's name on title else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. viii+384 pages with plates, diagrams,tables and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in three quarter pebble leather and marbled boards with gilt lettering to spine. Volume 45 (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition. Deutsche Schachzeitung was the first German chess magazine. Founded in 1846 by Ludwig Bledow under the title Schachzeitung der Berliner Schachgesellschaft, it took the name Deutsche Schachzeitung in 1872. (Another magazine used the title Deutsche Schachzeitung from 1846 to 1848.) When it ceased publication in December 1988 it was the oldest existing magazine in the world, having been published regularly since its founding in 1846 except for a five-year break (1945-1949) during World War II. Since January 1989, the Deutsche Schachzeitung was merged in the Deutsche-Schachblätter - Schach-Report which was edited in Hollfeld. The resulting magazine appeared with the names of both former magazines on its cover till December 1996. Since January 1997, this magazine again was merged in the Berlin magazine Schach. The resulting magazine kept the names Schach and Schach-Report on its cover for one year, but the name Deutsche Schachzeitung had disappeared from the cover. Since 1998, the magazine appears under the simple Schach. However, the table of contents is still headed by the names Deutsche Schachzeitung, Deutsche Schachblätter and Schach-Report. The Deutsche Schachzeitung was in its prime in the first two decades of the 20th century. Condition: Rebound lacking wrappers else very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 32 pages with diagrams and tables. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") bound in original wrappers. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5279) 1st edition. With 36 competitors and 326 games played, Ostende 1906 was one of the biggest chess tournaments of the time. Only Lasker and Tarrasch opted not to participate, making it also an immensely powerful event. The manager, Isidor Gunsberg, had the difficult taks before him to discover a system of playing that would satisfy the chess world and not fagtiuge the players. The thirty-six players were divided into four groups. In the first round group A played against Group B. There were two more rounds with a system of promotion and relegating and in the last round the top nine played against each other. Their final placings were: 1st Carl Schlechter, 2d Geza Maroczy, 3d A Rubinstein tied for 4th through 6th were A Burn, O S Bernstein and R Teichmann, 7th Frank Marshall, 8th David Janowski and 9th J Perlis. (Gillam: Ostende 1906 published by Caissa editions. Condition: Spine rubbed, edge wear with chips, some foxing and soiling to wrappers, signatures separated from book block, pages unread. A good to very good copy of a scarce printing.