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.
Books | Author | Available | Notes |
NW Chess magazine, July 2025 (4) | NW Chess | ✓ | |
Chess Life Kids magazine, June 2025 | USCF | ✓ | |
How to Play Chess: Lessons from an International Master – Lessons 1-12 | Jeremy Silman | ✓ | |
How to Play Chess: Lessons from an International Master – Lessons 12-24 | Jeremy Silman | ✓ | |
How to Play Chess: Lessons from an International Master – Course Guidebook | Jeremy Silman | ✓ | |
How to Play Chess: Lessons from an International Master – DVD | Jeremy Silman | ✓ | |
Alapin’s Opening | Denis Druash | ✓ | |
Chess Endgame Quiz: Can You Find the Best Move? | Larry Evans | ✓ | |
US Chess Federation’s Official Rules of Chess | USCF | ✓ | |
Chess Thinking: The Visual Dictionary of Over 1,000 Moves, Rules, Strategies, and Concepts | Bruce Pandolfini | ✓ | |
The Complete Spanish | Alexei Suetin | ✓ | |
Baroque Chess Openings: Or, How to Play Your Betters at Chess | Richard Wincor | ||
The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess | Irving Chernev | ✓ | |
Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps | Bruce Pandolfini | ✓ | |
Chess Praxis | Aron Nimzowitsch | ✓ | Recommended by Meryl Streep! |
My System | Aron Nimzowitsch | ✓ | Recommended by Meryl Streep! |
500 Sicilian Miniatures | Bill Wall | ✓ | |
500 Sicilian Miniatures Collection II | Bill Wall | ✓ | |
Fischer VS. Spassky: The Chess Match of the Century | Svetozar Gligoric | ✓ | |
Fischer / Spassky: The New York Times Report on the Chess Match of the Century | Richard Roberts, with Harold C. Schonberg, Al Horowitz, and Samuel Reshevsky | ✓ | |
The Art of Chess Combination | Eugene Znosko-Borovsky | ✓ | |
The Complete Book of Chess Strategy: Grandmaster Techniques from A to Z | Jeremy Silman | ✓ | |
The Golden Treasury of Chess | Francis J. Wellmuth | ||
Tournament Chess (Volume 29) | Murry Chandler (Editor) | ✓ | |
Tournament Chess (Volume 54) | Robert G. Wade (Editor) | ✓ | |
Chess Rules for Students | John A. Bain | ✓ | |
200 Checkmates for Children | Fred Wilson & Bruce Alberston | ✓ | |
Equipment | Last checked out to | Available | Notes |
Digital chess clock (4) | CR (CD) | Requires 1 AA battery (included) | |
Analog chess clock (1) | CR (CD) | No batteries needed! | |
Standard club chess sets (5) | CR (CD) | ||
Demonstration board | CR (CD) |