Eduard Lendl's chess corner

You can find Eduard Lendl's chess corner on the 1st floor in the Rental Room (above the Registration and Rental counter), at the end of the gallery.

Eduard Lendl (1893 – 1976) came from a family of high-ranking officials. He studied Czech and French at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and later worked as a teacher in several Czech cities. He ended his teaching career as a provincial school inspector and head of the school board. In April 1948, he was transferred to the State Pedagogical Library, where he began systematically building a collection of chess literature, which is the basis of the current chess collection of the Moravian Provincial Library. It consists of almost 5,500 volumes and is still considered one of the largest in the world. In cooperation with the Czech Chess Association, the collection is currently being supplemented with domestic and foreign titles. Lendl also devoted himself to teaching chess, organizing thematic discussions in the library, and publishing lists of chess literature.

It is therefore logical that the newly opened chess corner was named after Eduard Lendl. It offers those interested a selection of literature from the aforementioned collection, for study in the library and for home borrowing. At the same time, there are also three places where you can play chess. Chess boards and clocks can be borrowed from the library against a library card. The corner was officially opened on April 26, 2022, in the presence of representatives of the Chess Association and the MZK. Guests also had the opportunity to participate in a simultaneous game with David Navara, a Czech chess player who is one of the world's top players. A short video greeting from tennis player Ivan Lendl, who is Eduard Lendl's grandson, was also a highlight.

Operating rules

• A quiet study room, a place primarily for playing chess and for selecting and studying chess literature
• Free selection of books to borrow at home, check out your loan on the ground floor at the lending desk or at self-check. You can return it at the lending desk and also to the Bookbox in front of the library
• Free selection of books marked with a red dot for study only in the building (so-called on-site loan). These books cannot be taken out of the building.
• Search and order literature (books and magazines) not found in the free selection in the MZK electronic catalog - order from stock
• You can find the current year's magazines on the 2nd floor in the newspaper and magazine reading room.
• In the corner there are three tables with chessboards, designed for playing chess.
• There are 4 chess sets and a chess clock available for loan. You can borrow them from the information desk in the foyer, at the rental office and in the newspaper and magazine reading room by loading them into your reader's account using your reader's card.
• Borrowed sets cannot be taken out of the building and must be returned the same day by the end of library opening hours. After the end of opening hours, penalties begin to accrue.
• Failure to return, damage, or loss of figures is subject to sanctions according to the valid price list (identical to failure to return locker keys).
• It is not allowed to move furniture (chairs, armchairs, tables)
• The computer in the study room is used to search for literature in digital libraries.
• You can get information and write your questions and comments to casopisy@mzk.cz or call 541 646 180.