Author: Jakob Adolf Seitz (1898-1970)
Year: 1943
Publisher: Edicion Enroque
Place: Buenos Aires
Description:
Enroque!!, January-April 1943, Volume II Number 19 - Volume II Number 21 [219]-284 pages with diagrams, tables and photographs and May -July 1943, Volume III Number 22 - Volume III Number 24 [1]-64 pages with diagrams, photographs and tables. Octavo (8 1/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. First edition.
A collection of games of the San Remo first international chess tournament held in the Sanremo Casino, 1930. Sixteen chess masters including the world champion Alexander Alekhine, played a round-robin tournament from 16 January to 4 February 1930. The games were played in the casino during the day. These games were published in the chess periodical Enroque!! by Seitz who was one of many German players (Eliskases, Michel, Engels, Becker, Reinhardt) and many other participants of the 8th Olympiad in Buenos Aires decided to stay permanently in Argentina.
Condition:
Spine tape reinforced, edge wear with bumped and creased corners, soiled, pages age toned else good.