Author: Steitz, A J
Year: 1942
Publisher: Enroque!!
Place: Buenos Aires
Description:
161-180+[2 ad] pages with diagrams, tables and photographs. Octavo (8 1/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original publishers wrappers. Volume II, number 16 of Enroque!! periodical.(Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5612) Reissue.
Former world champion Max Euwe was invited to join five Hungarian chess masters for a round robin tournament in Budapest in 1940. The list of players, including both legends of Hungarian chess and emerging talents, included Milan Vidmar, Laszlo Szabo, Gedeon Barcza, Zoltan von Balla, and Pal Rethy. Euwe dominated, finishing undefeated with +4, winning 80% of his games. Finishing second was Vidmar 3 1/2. Barcza captured third with 3. A distance behind him was von Balla and Szabo each with 1 1/2; followed by Rethy with 1.
Condition:
Age toning to edges, light edge wear corners bumped, bookseller's sticker to front wrapper verso else a very good copy.
Year: 1942
Publisher: Enroque!!
Place: Buenos Aires
Description:
161-180+[2 ad] pages with diagrams, tables and photographs. Octavo (8 1/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original publishers wrappers. Volume II, number 16 of Enroque!! periodical.(Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5612) Reissue.
Former world champion Max Euwe was invited to join five Hungarian chess masters for a round robin tournament in Budapest in 1940. The list of players, including both legends of Hungarian chess and emerging talents, included Milan Vidmar, Laszlo Szabo, Gedeon Barcza, Zoltan von Balla, and Pal Rethy. Euwe dominated, finishing undefeated with +4, winning 80% of his games. Finishing second was Vidmar 3 1/2. Barcza captured third with 3. A distance behind him was von Balla and Szabo each with 1 1/2; followed by Rethy with 1.
Condition:
Age toning to edges, light edge wear corners bumped, bookseller's sticker to front wrapper verso else a very good copy.