Author: Hannak, Jacques
Year: 1937
Publisher: Magyar Sakkvilág
Place: Kecskemét
Description:
86 pages with diagrams, tables and plate. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") issued in wrappers. Book V of Deutsche Bücherei der ungarischen Schachwelt (Magyar Sakkvilág). Herausgegeben von L. Tóth. Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5561. First edition.
The Semmering-Baden International Masters" tournament almost took the place of the tournament proposed by the Dutch Chess Federation to the FIDE but not accepted by that body at Stockholm. Eight competitors took part, as the Dutch had proposed; and five of them could certainly be regarded as fully qualified aspirants to a challenge match for the World Championship. The good showing of the remaining three proves that they, too, cannot be left out of the reckoning. But, of course, there are three names which at once occur to the mind as coming above theirs in any ranking-list of the first nine players in the world. In the Dutch proposal the eight players put forward were the loser of the Euwe-Alekine match, Botvinnik, Capablanca, Flohr, Fine, Keres, Reshevsky and another still to be decided on. The success of Paul Keres may almost be described as portentous. At his age-he was only 22-to have headed such a tournament was a most brilliant achievement, and a fitting climax to his other displays in the chess arena this year. An examination of his games shows that it is not too much to hail him as the star of 1937. A welcome feature of his play was the will to win, which allows for an occasion loss. First P Keres; Second R Fine; third through fourth J R Capablanca and S Reshevsky; fifth S Flohr; sixth through seventh E Eliskases and V V Ragosin and eithth V Petrov. (BCM: 1937, page 547)
Condition:
Lightly soiled, some foxing to preliminaries, corners rubbed, light edge wear else a very good copy.
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