Talk:Chess libraries
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In your page my chess library is described as the largest private library on chess. I am flattered, but unfortunately this is not true. I am sure that several people own larger libraries than mine, e.g. GM Schmidt in Germany or Mr. DeLucia in New York. Also Mr. Karpov, former World Champion, is told to own a large chess library. Probably my library is simply the only one which has a catalog publicly available on the Web, and periodically updated.
Paolo Ciancarini
[edit] Baron von der Lasa
Baron von der Lasa collected a chess library that at the end of the nineteenth century was considered comprehensive. It is still intact at Kornik Castle near Poznan, Poland. Is it entirely insignificant? J S Ayer 02:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Relative Sizes
The Cleveland Public Library's webpage on the John G. White Collection says that it contains 32,568 volumes. This casts a shadow on the article's statement that the Dutch Royal Library has the second largest collection with 40,000 volumes. Would anyone care to address this issue? J S Ayer 03:19, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
