Author: Carlos (born Karel) Skalicka (1896-1979) signed by the author from the library of Lothar Schmid
Year: 1962
Publisher: Carlos Skalicka
Place: Buenos Aires
Description:
73 numbered pages with table. Oblong small octavo (7" x 8 3/4") bound in original publisher' pictorial wrappers. Signed by the author. From the library of Lothar Schmid. (Linde 8576) First edition.
Mar del Plata, Argentina, has a rich history of chess tournaments, including their international chess tournament and open tournament. There is also an annual city tournament, which had its first edition in 1946, and reached its 62nd edition in 2007. The Mar del Plata 1946 chess tournament was an international event where the Polish-Argentine grandmaster Miguel Najdorf emerged as the winner. Held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, this event was a key tournament in the post-World War II chess circuit and is part of a long-running series of international tournaments hosted in the city.
Miguel Najdorf was the clear leader with 16/18 followed by Gideon Stahlberg three points behind. In third was Paul Michel at 11. Following by a half point was Carlos Guimard in fourth. Tied for fifth through eight were Cesar Juan Corte, Carlos Hounie Fleurquin, Jacobo Bolbochan and Marcos Luckis each with 10 points.
Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-Argentine chess grandmaster. Originally from Poland, he was in Argentina when World War II began in 1939, and he stayed and settled there. He was a leading world player in the 1940s and 1950s, and is also known for the Najdorf Variation, one of the most popular chess openings.
Lothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid (10 May 1928 - 18 May 2013) was a German chess grandmaster. He was born in Radebeul near Dresden into a family who were the co-owners of the Karl May Press, which published the German Karl May adventure novels. He was best known as the chief arbiter at several World Chess Championship matches, in particular the 1972 encounter between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky at Reykjavic. He was also an avid collector of chess books and paraphernalia. It was reputed that he owned the largest known private chess library in the world, as well as a renowned collection of chess art, chess boards and chess pieces from around the globe.
Condition:
Autograph signature of the Czech-Argentine chess master Karel Skalicka (1896-1979) on the title page. Lothar Schmid's book plate to front wrapper verso. Edge wear with bumped corners, lightly soiled else very good.
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