THE NEBRASKA CHESS BULLETIN 1947-1959 ALMOST COMPLETE RUN!!! - Listing # 9342

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"THE NEBRASKA CHESS BULLETIN" 1947-1959

ALMOST COMPLETE RUN!! NO MORE PUBLISHED!!

RARE, VERY SCARCE AND VERY HARD TO FIND!!

Spence, Jack (Ed.): "THE NEBRASKA CHESS BULLETIN". Official Publication of The Nebraska Chess Association. 1947-1959. VOL. I - VOL. XIII. From double number 1-2 of 1956 VOL. X, with the Title "MIDWEST CHESS BULLETIN AND NEBRASKA CHESS BULLETIN". MISSING the following numbers: 1-6 of 1947 VOL. I, 7-8 of 1949 VOL. III, and 3-6 of 1953 VOL. VII.

Omaha, Nebraska Chess Association, 1947-1959. Private hardback edition with gold title in front cover. 45-72 pages (1947 VOL. I) + 68 pages (1948 VOL. II) + 44 pages (1949 VOL. III) + 56 pages (1950 VOL. IV) + 52 pages (1951 VOL. V) + 56 pages (1952 VOL. VI) + 46 pages (1953 VOL. VII) + 48 pages (1954 VOL. VIII) + 48 pages (1955 VOL. IX) + 48 pages (1956 VOL. X) + 48 pages (1957 VOL. XI) + 40 pages (1958 VOL. XII) + 16 pages (1959 VOL. XIII). In total 598 regular pages + 28 pages of 3 rare items (see later). Published (I think) without Index and without covers. In English.

Are bound together the following years:

1947 VOL. I. Numbers 7-10. Missing numbers 1-6.

1948 VOL. II. Numbers 1-12. COMPLETE.

1949 VOL. III. Numbers 1-6, and 9-12. Missing numbers 7-8. In fact the year is complete, because the double number 7-8 is dedicated exclusively to the 50th ANNUAL UNITED STATES OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (OMAHA 1949), and is not included in the pagination of the year.

1950 VOL. IV. Numbers 1-12. COMPLETE.

1951 VOL. V. Numbers 1-12. COMPLETE.

1952 VOL. VI. Numbers 1-12. COMPLETE.

1953 VOL. VII. Numbers 1-2, and 7-12. Missing numbers 3-6.

1954 VOL. VIII. Numbers 1-12. COMPLETE.

1955 VOL. IX. Numbers 1-12. COMPLETE.

1956 VOL. X. Numbers 1-12. COMPLETE.

1957 VOL. XI. Numbers 1-12. COMPLETE.

1958 VOL. XII. Numbers 1-12. COMPLETE.

1959 VOL. XIII. Numbers 1-6. COMPLETE.

THERE ARE 3 VERY RARE ITEMS, BOUND WITHIN:

1- The INCOMPLETE!!!! book about 50th ANNUAL UNITED STATES OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (OMAHA 1949). Originally 44 pages, which are only present 20 (MISSING PAGES 1-16, 25-28, AND 37-40) published and distributed in the following way: 1-16 (double number 7-8 of 1949), 17-24 (between pages 38-39 of double number 10-11 of 1949), 25-28 (I think between pages 42-43 of number 12 of 1949), 29-32 (between pages 2-3 of number 1 of 1950), 33-36 (between pages 6-7 of number 2 of 1950), 37-40 (probably between pages 12-13 of double number 3-4 of 1950), and 41-44 (between pages 18-19 of number 5 of 1950). Later, these same 44 pages were published as a book in a limited and numbered edition of 250 copies (spiral binding), with the title "50th United States Chess Championship. Omaha 1949", written by Jack Spence.

2- A small article, "THE KING'S OWN OR THE TUMBLEWEED", of R. E. Weare, on a poem, "A CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE", by an unknown author, composed about 1909, given to him by Dr. J. N. Campbell. Them is the complete poem. 4 unnumbered pages, between pages 30-31 of Supplement "50th United States Chess Championship. Omaha 1949". An interesting link about this: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/the-kings-own-opening .

3- One of the famous catalogues of Buschke, "A. BUSCHKE Chess Literature. CHESS TOURNAMENTS. CHESS MATCHES. SPRING 1950". 4 unnumbered pages, between pages 34-35 of Supplement "50th United States Chess Championship. Omaha 1949".

Very good to excellent: Only minor defects. Binding with slight rubbing on the edges and corners, as well as some slight stain, more visible on the back cover and on the spine. Some very slight wrinkle. Inside without writings, in almost new condition, with only some slight stain and wrinkle in the top of the page 63 of the number 9 of 1947, a slight ink annotation (green??) at the bottom edge of the page 7 of the double number 1-2 of 1955, and a circle and a question on page 5 of the double 1-2 number of 1957.

SPECTACULAR MAGAZINE (BULLETIN/NEWSLETTER) ON THE HISTORY OF CHESS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND ESPECIALLY IN NEBRASKA, WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND REFERENCES OF A HUGE AMOUNT OF LOCAL TOURNAMENTS, MANY OF THEM NOT AVAILABLE IN DATA BASES OF CHESSBASE, NOR IN THE BOOKS OF GINO DI FELICE!!!

AN IMPORTANT SECTION ARE CHAPTERS DEDICATED TO ALFRED C. LUDWIG ("MR. CHESS IN THE MIDWEST"), AFTER HIS SUDDEN DEATH IN OCTOBER 6th OF 1953: pages 39-45 of triple number 10-12 of 1953 (PART I), pages 3 and 7 of double number 1-2 of 1954 (PART II), pages 12-13 of double number 3-4 of 1954 (PART III), pages 21 and 23 of double number 5-6 of 1954 (PART IV), pages 43 and 47 of double number 11-12 of 1954 (PART V), pages 19 and 23 of double number 5-6 of 1955 (PART VII), pages 44-45 of double number 11-12 of 1955 (PART VI), page 15 of double number 3-4 of 1956 (PART VIII), page 30 of double number 7-8 of 1956 (PART IX), and pages 35 and 38 of double number 9-10 of 1956 (PART X).

THERE ARE 7 ARTICLES RELATED TO BOBBY FISCHER:

1- "PAUL MORPHY REBORN?" Page 34 of double number 9-10 of 1957. On the triumph of the prodigy of 14 years Bobby Fischer in United States Open at Cleveland.

2- "FISCHER WINS U. S. TITLE". Page 3 of double number 1-2 of 1958. On the triumph of the prodigy of 14 years Bobby Fischer in U. S. Championship and Rosenwald Tournament at New York City.

3- "FISCHER, RESHEVSKY TO PLAY IN INTERZONAL". Page 17 of quadruple number 5-8 of 1958.

4- "FISCHER QUALIFIES FOR CANDIDATES". Page 25 of double number 9-10 of 1958.

5- "RUSSIA'S ANSWER TO AMERICA'S BOBBY FISCHER? Page 27 of double number 9-10 of 1958. On the prodigy child of 5 years, of Russian Chess, Ernest Kim.

6- "THE TWENTIETH CENTURY GENIUS-BOBBY FISCHER". Page 1 and 3 of triple number 1-3 of 1959.

7- "CORRECTION ON FISCHER". Page 10 of triple number 4-6 of 1959.

SINCERELY, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE BOOKS I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE!! I HOPE TO CONVINCE THEM WITH 149 PHOTOS!!!

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Item weight 1125g

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Listing Format:	Auction
Current price :	€415,00
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Location:	Spain
Started:	2017-05-18 05:52:17
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