Hey all, I just bought 58 Chess books from a long time chess player (who just decided to give up his collection) for $40.  A lot of the books are probably old and outdated but I felt like it was a deal I couldn't pass up.  I don't know if I will ever be able to go through all of them but there were some good finds.  Here is the list let me know what you think of my most recent purchase.

These two are practically worth the price of admission.

Shows what I know, I highlighted the ones I was happy with (the 60 memorable games is a first edition as well).  I am still admiring my so called "collection" still and haven't decided what one i am going to tackle first (or how I am going to organize them lol) but this may be a good starting point.  Since the only book I had before was "The Amateurs Mind" by Jeremy Silman (which I HIGHLY recommend and have almost finished)

MrDurdan wrote:  Hey all, I just bought 58 Chess books from a long time chess player (who just decided to give up his collection) for $40. 

Man, did you ever score! 

i'll buy some of those books if ur interested

 What about pieces, boards, and chess clocks?  Did you ask him if he's getting rid of those too?

Haha he told me he went down to a bookstore and they offered him 35 for all of them so he posted an online ad for 40 and all I had to do was drive for little over an hour to get a little "gold mine" as it was called. Even after I payed 4 dollars a gallon I still felt it was worth it that I was so pleased with our deal I didn't ask him about pieces, boards, and clocks (I have a few of each).  Still need to get a chronos clock, however at 100 a pop I'll stick to my 30 dollar Saitek until I've absorbed some of the information I got.

May I please purchase some of those books from you? 

Great deal!  Congratulations!

What a great deal.

Nobody in the UK would sell so many books for such a bargain price.

If you're comfortable with descriptive notation, "How to Think Ahead in Chess" is a really great tactics trainer

paper books are always good

read them casually

eat them and digest before buying more

This is why I can't stand old chess books. I can't think in "Queenside bishop pawn" mode.

A bit off topic, but I've had my Chronos for over 10 years and it still works perfectly (even after being stolen and discarded in the woods once -- these are durable clocks!). I've not known any other clock brand to have the longevity of a Chronos.

I'd put the endings books closer to the top of the list of things to read.

I am a humbel Saitek owner myself, but have used Chronos at club and at tourneys. I like the one with the actual buttons, but I HATE the version with the little metal touch knobs. I hate them to the point that, if I am black, I insist we use my clock instead. Ive bumped those damn things with my arm and started my clock on accident, tried to use a newly captured piece to punch the clock and sat like a dipshit while my time ran... I know the point is to avoid button noise in a tourney situation, but I don't like it.

Plus I like a nice satisfying click sound when I triumphantly make a ++ move (rare).

I have a Chronos, but I think I would trade it for that stack of books! (And then buy another Chronos.) Man, that is a nice score! I don't think you can even find the unabridged copies of Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy any more.

Great Deal man...now you know how it feels to win something grand...or a stock tip pans out...or you become first at something...

...so what are your plans for the bounty?