Chess History Books

I've been reading a little bit about chess history lately. From the beginnings in India to the spread throughout Asia and then 15th century Europe and I started reading My great predecessors/Modern chess realized these two series of books only get up to 2009. Does anyone know of other chess history books that come all the way up to 2014/2015. Also other great chess history books would be

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jerryhemeke2076 wrote:

"... other great chess history books would be"

Maybe you would like The Psychology of the Chess Player by Reuben Fine, Kings of Chess by William Winter, The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine, The Great Chess Masters and Their Games by Fred Reinfeld, Grandmasters of Chess by Harold C. Schonberg, or The History of Chess in Fifty Moves by Bill Price.

One to consider:

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/2/43/champions_of_the_new_millennium_-_ftacnik_kopec_and_browne/

Published September 2009

Obviously this book will have more emphasis on players and games, but maybe that's what you were looking for anyway?

P.S. Edward Winter's Chess History Center is worth a mention too.

http://www.chesshistory.com

Read batgirl's blog posts; they are all about the history and the players.