Der Internationale Schach-Kongress des Barmer Schach-Vereins 1905
Der Internationale Schach-Kongress des Barmer Schach-Vereins 1905
Der Internationale Schach-Kongress des Barmer Schach-Vereins 1905
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Der Internationale Schach-Kongress des Barmer Schach-Vereins 1905

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Author: Marco, Georg (1863-1923) [editor]

Year: 1905

Publisher: Kommissions -Verlag Adolf Graeper

Place: Barmen

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628+[14 music to Schach Walzer] pages with diagrams, photographs and tables. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover with a decorative black and white chess board to cover. Edited by Georg Marco with the assistance of W John, and Dr O Leorbroks. Problems edited by Richard Schulder and Jacques Mieses. (Biblioteca van Der Niemeijeriana: 5268) First edition.

The richly endowed Barmen Chess Association commemorated its 40th year anniversary with a celebration centered around two major tournaments and three strong "Hauptturnieren". The innovative organizers added such melodious entertainment as a "Singspiel" involving a 60-person chorus, and a three-act musical comedy, "Der Seekadett." The latter featured a game with children as chessmen and an original musical score, the now-famous "Barmen Chess Waltz" (appended to the back of the book) Bachmann opines that it was a grand "chess feast, made even nicer by Rheinische friendliness." The two principal contest were divided into "A" and "B" categories -- the first being reserved for experienced grandmasters and masters, the second for promising young masters. First and second prizes in the "A" category (1,500 and 1,000 marks, respectively) were divided between David Janowski and Géza Maróczy with identical point totals +10 1/2. Frank Marshall with +10 took third place and 700 marks, a half-point behind the tow pacesetters. Carl Schlechter and Ossip Bernstein dived the four and fifth prizes (400 marks) with identical socres of +7 -4 =4. (Goldman: Carl Schlechter!). Bergman captured sixth and seventh trough tenth was shared with Chigorin, Wolf, Leonhardt and John. Eleventh and twelfth was shared with Suechting and Bardeleben with Burn and Alapin half point behind. Gottschal and Mieses shared the last two spots. Going into the last round, Maroczy had caught Janowski, both sitting a half-point ahead of Marshall and Schlechter. This led to a dramatic finish. Schlechter was playing White against Janowski, but went down to defeat. This meant Maroczy had to defeat outsider Von Gottschall to tie for first. It took him nearly 100 moves and every maneuver under the sun, but he pulled it off to cap a finish with 6 1/2 points in his last seven games.

Condition:

Corners bumped, some age toning to pages, spine ends rubbed, gilt dulled else about very good.