Das Internationale Turnier zu Hastings 1922
Wolfgang Kübel
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From The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since October 20, 1998
About this Item
10 mimeograph pages with illustrations and tables. Quarto (11" x 8 1/4") bound in wrappers. First edition. In September of 1922, the organizers of the Hastings chess congress decided to hold a masters tournament which would pit two English masters against four of the best from the European continent. The participants of the double round robin were Alexander Alekhine, Efim Bogoljubov, Akiba Rubinstein, Siegbert Tarrasch, George Alan Thomas, and Frederick Yates. Alekhine managed to edge out superstar Rubinstein by half a point in the final, winning his most famous game ever against long time rival Bogoljubov, whereas Rubinstein struggled for over a hundred moves against Thomas only to come up short at the end. The final standings 1st Alekhine 7½/10; 2nd Rubinstein 7/10; =3rd Thomas 4½/10; =3rd Bogoljubov 4½/10; 5th Tarrasch 4/10; 6th Yates 2½/10. Condition: Makeshift wrappers, some toning to text else a very good copy. Seller Inventory # C1628
Bibliographic Details
Title: Das Internationale Turnier zu Hastings 1922
Publisher: Wolfgang Kübel, Koln
Publication Date: 1973
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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