Die Weltmeister Des Schachspiels 1 von Morphy bis Aljechin - GERMAN EDITION - Softcover

Barcza, Gedeon; Alfoldy, Laszlo; Kapu, Jeno

Softcover

ISBN 10: 4871879232 ISBN 13: 9784871879231

Publisher: Ishi Press, 2014

Synopsis

Die Weltmeister Des Schachspiels 1 von Morphy Bis Aljechin mit Biographie und Spiele von Morphy , Anderssen , Steinitz , Lasker und Aljechin

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About the Author:

Gedeon (Gideon) Barcza was a Hungarian grandmaster of chess. He was born August 21, 1911 in Kisśjszįllįs, Hungary. In 1940, Barcza took third place, behind Max Euwe and Milan Vidmar, at Maróczy Jubiläum in Budapest. In September 1942, he took sixth place at the first European Championship in Munich; the event was won by Alexander Alekhine. In 1948, he took second place in Karlovy Vary; the event was won by Jan Foltys. In 1948, he tied for second/third place in Venice; the event was won by Miguel Najdorf. In 1950, he tied for second/fourth place in Salzbrunn (Szczawno Zdrój); the event was won by Paul Keres. In 1952, he took fifteenth place in Saltsjöbaden (interzonal). In 1957, he won in San Benedetto del Tronto. In 1961, he took third place in Vienna. In 1962, he tied for third/sixth place in Moscow. In 1962, he tied for fourteenth/fifteenth place in Stockholm (interzonal). Barcza won the Hungarian Chess Championship eight times (1942, 1943, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, and 1958) and played for Hungarian team in seven Chess Olympiads (1952, 1954, 1956,1958, 1960, 1962, and 1968). He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1954. He died February 27, 1986 in Budapest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ishi Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 4871879232
• ISBN 13: 9784871879231
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364