Author: Caputto, Zoilo Rudecindo (1923- ) from the library of Albert Becker
Year: 1961
Publisher: Biblioteca Argentina de Ajedrez
Place: Buenos Aires
Description:
205 pages with diagrams, tables and photographs. Octavo (9" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Theoretic summary by Albert Becker. Edited by Eugenio G Pider. From the library of Albert Becker. First edition.
This tournament to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the May revolution took place in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Medicine in Buenos Aires, June and July 1960. Great expectations were though of Robert Fischer since his previous performance in Mar del Plata earlier. But Samuel Reshevsky regained the American top spot with a share of first with Victor Korchnoi. L�szl� Szab� form Hungary held a clear third with a score of 12 points, one full point behind the victors. Fourth through seventh was shared with Larry Evans, Carlos Enrique Guimard and H�ctor Rossetto both from Argentina, and Mark Taimanov from Russia with scores of 11. Eight and ninth were shared with Fri�rik �lafsson of Iceland and Wolfgang Unzicker of Germany. In sole tenth was Svetozar Gligorić. Eleven and twelve Pal Benko and Wolfgang Uhlmann with scores of 9. Bobby Fischer's poor performance left him tied for thirteenth through sixteenth with Luděk Pachman, Bernardo Wexler and Borislav Ivkov each with 8 1/2 points. Erich Eliskases took sole seventeenth and Osvaldo Manuel Bazan eighteenth. Tied for last were Alberto Foguelman and Robert Wade both with 5 1/2 points each.
Georg Albert Becker was born in Vienna. He was (unofficial) Austrian champion in 1925 (=Siegfried Reginald Wolf) and awarded the IM title in 1953. He was 2nd at Vienna 1927, 2nd= with Bernhard Lichtenstein, Rudolf Spielmann and Savielly Tartakower at Vienna 1928, 1st at Vienna 1931, 1st at Vienna 1932, 1st= with Erich Eliskases at Linz 1934 and 1st at Vienna 1935. His greatest international achievement was at Carlsbad 1929 where he was 5th= with Max Euwe and Milan Vidmar. Following the Buenos Aires Olympiad 1939, he lived in Argentina. He collaborated with Ernst Gruenfeld on an excellent book of the Teplitz-Sch�nau Tournament of 1922 and contributed a great deal to opening literature. He was also an interest in chess literature. Becker passed away in 1984 in Vicente Lopez.
Condition:
Becker's book plate on front wrapper verso. Spine sunned, some marginalia and correction, some light edge wear else a very good copy.
Year: 1961
Publisher: Biblioteca Argentina de Ajedrez
Place: Buenos Aires
Description:
205 pages with diagrams, tables and photographs. Octavo (9" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Theoretic summary by Albert Becker. Edited by Eugenio G Pider. From the library of Albert Becker. First edition.
This tournament to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the May revolution took place in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Medicine in Buenos Aires, June and July 1960. Great expectations were though of Robert Fischer since his previous performance in Mar del Plata earlier. But Samuel Reshevsky regained the American top spot with a share of first with Victor Korchnoi. L�szl� Szab� form Hungary held a clear third with a score of 12 points, one full point behind the victors. Fourth through seventh was shared with Larry Evans, Carlos Enrique Guimard and H�ctor Rossetto both from Argentina, and Mark Taimanov from Russia with scores of 11. Eight and ninth were shared with Fri�rik �lafsson of Iceland and Wolfgang Unzicker of Germany. In sole tenth was Svetozar Gligorić. Eleven and twelve Pal Benko and Wolfgang Uhlmann with scores of 9. Bobby Fischer's poor performance left him tied for thirteenth through sixteenth with Luděk Pachman, Bernardo Wexler and Borislav Ivkov each with 8 1/2 points. Erich Eliskases took sole seventeenth and Osvaldo Manuel Bazan eighteenth. Tied for last were Alberto Foguelman and Robert Wade both with 5 1/2 points each.
Georg Albert Becker was born in Vienna. He was (unofficial) Austrian champion in 1925 (=Siegfried Reginald Wolf) and awarded the IM title in 1953. He was 2nd at Vienna 1927, 2nd= with Bernhard Lichtenstein, Rudolf Spielmann and Savielly Tartakower at Vienna 1928, 1st at Vienna 1931, 1st at Vienna 1932, 1st= with Erich Eliskases at Linz 1934 and 1st at Vienna 1935. His greatest international achievement was at Carlsbad 1929 where he was 5th= with Max Euwe and Milan Vidmar. Following the Buenos Aires Olympiad 1939, he lived in Argentina. He collaborated with Ernst Gruenfeld on an excellent book of the Teplitz-Sch�nau Tournament of 1922 and contributed a great deal to opening literature. He was also an interest in chess literature. Becker passed away in 1984 in Vicente Lopez.
Condition:
Becker's book plate on front wrapper verso. Spine sunned, some marginalia and correction, some light edge wear else a very good copy.