McMinnville Chess Library

The McMinnville Chess Club humbly offers a growing collection of curated books, magazines, and equipment for our members to use in their study and enjoyment of the game we love. These resources are excellently suited for:

• Birthday parties
• Schools and youth programs
• Neighboring chess clubs
• Chess instructors starting their careers

This mobile library is brought to our club meetings for all to enjoy, including members and guests alike. If you are a member and would like to check anything out between meetings, Contact us, or speak with an organizer at any of our club meetings.

TitleAuthorAvailableQty.Notes
NW Chess magazine, July 2025NW Chess4Features our article, A Knight to Remember: May, 2025 Tournament Results
Chess Bingō scorecards (v2)Christefano Reyes3How to play
NW Chess magazine, February 2026NW Chess5
NW Chess magazine, January 2026NW Chess3
NW Chess magazine, December 2025NW Chess3
NW Chess magazine, November 2025NW Chess1
NW Chess magazine, October 2025NW Chess1
NW Chess magazine, September 2025NW Chess2
NW Chess magazine, August 2025NW Chess3
Chess Life Kids magazine, June 2025USCF1
Attacking ChessJosh Waitzkin1
Chess Traps, Pitfalls, and SwindlesIA Horowitz, Fred Reinfeld2
Play Winning ChessYasser Seirawan3
OpeningsYasser Seirawan1
BrillianciesYasser Seirawan2
EndingsYasser Seirawan2
TacticsYasser Seirawan2
StrategiesYasser Seirawan1
How to Play Chess: Lessons from an International Master – Lessons 1-12Jeremy Silman1
How to Play Chess: Lessons from an International Master – Lessons 12-24Jeremy Silman1
How to Play Chess: Lessons from an International Master – Course GuidebookJeremy Silman2
How to Play Chess: Lessons from an International Master – DVDJeremy Silman1
Alapin’s OpeningDenis Druash1
Chess Endgame Quiz: Can You Find the Best Move?Larry Evans1
US Chess Federation’s Official Rules of ChessUSCF1
Chess Thinking: The Visual Dictionary of Over 1,000 Moves, Rules, Strategies, and ConceptsBruce Pandolfini1
The Complete SpanishAlexei Suetin1
Baroque Chess Openings: Or, How to Play Your Betters at ChessRichard Wincor1Checked out (J)
The 1000 Best Short Games of ChessIrving Chernev1
Chess Openings: Traps and ZapsBruce Pandolfini1
Chess PraxisAron Nimzowitsch1 Recommended by Meryl Streep!
My SystemAron Nimzowitsch1 Recommended by Meryl Streep!
500 Sicilian MiniaturesBill Wall1
500 Sicilian Miniatures Collection IIBill Wall1
Fischer VS. Spassky: The Chess Match of the CenturySvetozar Gligoric1
Fischer / Spassky: The New York Times Report on the Chess Match of the CenturyRichard Roberts, with Harold C. Schonberg, Al Horowitz, Samuel Reshevsky1
The Art of Chess CombinationEugene Znosko-Borovsky1Checked out (EW)
The Complete Book of Chess Strategy: Grandmaster Techniques from A to ZJeremy Silman1
The Golden Treasury of ChessFrancis J. Wellmuth1
Tournament Chess (Volume 29)Murry Chandler (Editor)1
Tournament Chess (Volume 54)Robert G. Wade (Editor)1
Chess Rules for StudentsJohn A. Bain1
200 Checkmates for ChildrenFred Wilson, Bruce Alberston1
korchnoi 125 gamesAlfred Kalnajs1
The Marshall AttackJohn Nunn, Tim Harding1
The Bobby Fisher I Knew and Other StoriesArnold Denker & Larry Parr1
The Nimzo-Indian: 4 e4Carsten Hansen1
All About ChessI.A. Horowitz1
Bobby Fischer Teaches ChessBobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Donn Mosenfelder1
The History of Chess in Fifty MovesBill Price11
The Amateur’s Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess MasteryJeremy Silman1
Winning Chess StrategiesYesser Seirawan with Jeremy Silman1
The Chess of GligoricDavid N.L. Levy1
How to Force CheckmateFred Reinfeld1
The Way to Better ChessFred Reinfeld1
EquipmentLast checked out toAvailableNotes
Digital chess clockCR (CD)4Requires 1 AA battery (included)
Analog chess clockCR (CD)1No batteries needed!
Regulation club chess setsCR (CD)1CR to bring to club meetings each Wednesday nd Saturday
Regulation club chess setsJB3JB to bring to club meetings each Wednesday and Saturday
Regulation club chess setsSP2SP to bring to club meeting each Wednesday
Regulation club chess setsCS2CS to bring to club meeting each Saturday
Regulation club chess setsJC (Memorial Elementary School)8
Demonstration boardCR (CD)1
Would you like to make a donation to the McMinnville Chess Library? Contact us or Donate. Thank you!

McMinnville Chess Tournament on May 30, 2026

Join us at our next tournament on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at McMinnville High School. This tournament is open to all ages and skill levels, and we have sections for rated and unrated youth and adult players. Register today!

Family Membership Sale 🎉

It is now possible to get one membership for the whole family! For a limited time, use coupon code PLAYTOGETHERSTAYTOGETHER2026 to get everyone in your household a full membership for 30% off — that’s about one dollar a day.

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