In partnership with the Chess Room staff, we have started a pilot project to have chess eBooks available through Libby.
Libby is a mobile app and website that provides Mechanics Institute members with access to thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines.
After holding an informal poll, Christian Brickhouse, our new Scholastic Program Coordinator, let us know that the chess players surveyed would like books covering chess exercises and especially endgame studies. Respondents had a wide range of ratings; therefore, we selected chess eBooks across difficulty levels. Following that feedback, we have selected the following 11 titles for our pilot project:
100 Difficult Chess Puzzles in One Move by Charles Morphy
180 Checkmates in Two Moves, Solutions in Diagrams Part 1 by Charles Morphy
180 Checkmates in Two Moves, Solutions in Diagrams Part 2 by Charles Morphy
180 Checkmates in Two Moves, Solutions in Diagrams Part 3 by Charles Morphy
180 Checkmates Chess Puzzles in Two Moves, Part 1 by Andon Rangelov
Chess for the Gifted and Busy: A Short But Comprehensive Course From Beginner to Expert by Lev Alburt, Al Lawrence
Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions (Third Revised Edition) (Comprehensive Chess Course Series) by Lev Alburt
Chess Training Pocket Book II: 320 Key Positions for players of all Levels by Lev Alburt, Al Lawrence
100 Endgames You Must Know: Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player Improved and Expanded by Jesus de la Villa
The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook: Practical Endgame Exercises for Every Chess Player by Jesus de la Villa
1001 Chess Exercises for Club Players: The Tactics Workbook that Also Explains All Key Concepts by Frank Erwich
In addition to these eBooks, we have recently found that Libby has added the British Chess Magazine to its eMagazine offerings. You can find the last 18 issues on Libby now. (Keep in mind this is a "rolling" 18-month license. In other words, in November of 2024, you can read the April issue of 2023. But in December 2024 the oldest issue you can access will be May 2023).
