For Fans of Fred Reinfeld's Chess Books

If you are a fan, book collector, or student - past or present - of the Chess Books of Fred Reinfeld, come join 'The Fred Reinfeld Study Group'; where the conversation will be specific to his works and your personal experiences with his materials.

Come talk about your collection, your recollections, your comments, your questions, etc, meet other Reinfeld fans from around the world who share you passion with other like-minded players and students of the game who are working with any of the over 100 titles on Chess which Fred Reinfeld authored during his short lifetime; Jan 1910 - May 1964.

Sure, they are many 'more advanced' modern writer's on the subject of Chess since Fred Reinfeld passed nearly 60 years ago, at the age of 54; but, this group is specifically dedicated and geared to Positive-Talk for the novice-intermediate Reinfeld-Book student; as well as, the 'Old Hand' Enthusiasts of his works who can offer their learned insights, insights, and clarity.

If you are working with a Reinfeld book, or, hold a special place in your Chess-heart for one of the Reinfeld classics, you can find this new (Book) 'Club' under the 'Social' category.

Book Title specific threads are found in the 'Forum' Section within the group page.

https://www.chess.com/club/the-fred-reinfeld-study-group

Hoping to see you there.

For years, "Chess in a Nutshell" was one of the only chess books carried in my local bookstore.

That's a pretty small Chess section for a bookstore! 

Older books looked to be sold at Barns & Noble and published by Dover for prices like $1.50 not sure what it would cost today. Here are some of my Fred Reinfeld books (written, edited or annotated).  

Great collection of Reinfeld books! I've sent you a personal invite to the club; hoping you'll join and re-post your collection there!

 I've begun an outline and ongoing commentary on Reinfeld's 1952  'First Book of Chess', and including concepts from many of the lesson-pages which were NOT included in the later published Book One within his 'The Complete Chess Course' - being an abridged 684 page omnibus reprint of material selected from all 818 pages total of the original individual 8 'Books of Chess'; which upon reprint, cut Book One down from 126 detailed pages of material, now condensed to 33 fast-moving pages  - as it's own dedicated thread with diagrams, containing my thoughts and initial commentary in order to open the discussion with any and all who are interested to read, share their thoughts, and discuss things in detail there. Go to: Social>Clubs>The Fred Reinfeld Study Group>Forum>The First Book Of Chess https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/the-first-book-of-chess if you have interest and would like to discuss concepts as I go back and work/study my way through the series of 8 books in their complete and original form, beginning with Book One - which is proving to be a very illuminating and enlightening exercise to me, indeed; I would love to find some more Reinfeld study-partners to converse with, so we can all enjoy improving together and motivating each other.

Fred Reinfeld: U.S. Chess Hall of Famer; 2593 Rated Player, 2x NY State Champ, Senior Editor of Chess Review Magazine, Author of over 100 books on Chess. Read Bio here: https://worldchesshof.org/hof-inductee/fred-reinfeld

I have a very old, worn out copy of "Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters." I've spent many, many evenings over the years playing through those games on my chess board! I also own "Chess Traps, Pitfalls & Swindles."