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Chess Library

In 2022 the Redlands Chess Club donated their chess library of 165 books to the Gold Coast Chess Club.  Studying the chess of the masters is a valuable tool to assist all players learn and grow with their chess.  Our library has been catalogued below into categories of interest such as tactics, repertoires, strategy, etc.  If you are a GCCC member you may borrow from our library!!
Books are borrowed via email request to goldcoastchess@gmail.com

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Have some chess books that you are not using? Donations are accepted to grow and share our library with other members looking to learn and improve. 

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Thanks to our kind donors:
2022 Redlands Chess Club
2023 Ken Henrick

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Lending Rules

1- One must be a paid member to borrow books.
2- Members can borrow up to 3 books at once.
3- Books can be borrowed for 3 months.

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Lending Rules

4- Books can be renewed once before returning. A member can have a book for 6 months in a row before returning.

Accurate list of books available below for borrowing.
5-If a book is loaned a member can reserve the book and will have access to it when it is returned.

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More... Lending Rules

6- Books lost or not returned must be replaced by members at cost to them.
If a replacement is not available then a book of the same category/theme is to be found to replace the missing book.
Eg. If one loses a Black Repertoire book and can't find the replacement online then they must buy a similar Black Repertoire book.

Books are borrowed via email request to goldcoastchess@gmail.com

Category
Num.
Author
Year
Text
Con.
Borrowed By
Loan Date
Comment
Beginner
17
Chernev,I & Harkness, K
1957
An Invitation to Chess
G
Beginner
26
Langfield,Paul
1968
Chess Move by Move 3rd ed 1971
G
Beginner
4
Burgess,Graham
2000
The Mammoth Book of Chess
VG
Beginner
15
Pritchard,D.Brine
1950
The Right Way to Play Chess
P
Beginner
28
Langfield,Paul
1968
Chess Move by Move 6th ed 1973
G
Beginner
29
Wicker,Kevin
1977
How to Play Chess 1988 ed.
M
Beginner
25
Roberts,Richard
1962
The Collier Quick and Easy Guide to Chess 1971 ed
P
Beginner
22
Reshevsky,Samuel
1973
Reshevsky Teaches Chess
P
Black Rep
183
Konig,I
1947
The Queen's Indian Defence
G
Black Rep
173
Ward, C
2001
Winning With the Sicilian Dragon 2
M
Black Rep
112
Hartston,W.
1971
The Grunfeld Defence
VG
Black Rep
109
Botterill,GS & Keene,R
1973
The Pirc Defence
VG
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