St. Petersburg Grandmaster Tournament 1914 By GM Dr. Tarrasch (German)

Description: For sale is the book of The St. Petersburg 1914 chess tournament celebrated the tenth anniversary of the St. Petersburg Chess Society. They intended to invite the present top twenty chess players, with world champion Emanuel Lasker , challenger Jose Raul Capablanca, and the two winners of the All-Russian Masters' Tournament 1913/14 (Alexander Alekhine and Aron Nimzowitsch). Some players declined for reasons, such as old age. From the other side, players declined due to tensions of Russia with Austria-Hungary in the year 1914. Finally, eleven top players from Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States, Cuba, and Russian Empire were accepted. According to Chessmetrics ratings, the tournament was a class 18 tournament, including six of the then top 10 players in the world (#1 Rubenstein, #2 Capablanca, #3 Marshall, #4 Alekhine, #5 Nimzowitsch, and #6 Tarrasch).The final tournament was a double-round tournament among the five players. The results of the preliminaries carried over into the finals, so Capablanca with a 1½-point lead was a heavy favorite to win the tournament. In the first half of the finals, Lasker narrowly escaped a loss against Capablanca, which would have virtually decided the tournament. Lasker made up half a point of the difference between himself and Capablanca, with the scores standing at Capablanca 11, Lasker 10, Alekhine 8½, Marshall 7, Tarrasch 6½.This is the original tournament book in German and algebraic notation. This book is in good condition, there is some yellowing of pages due to aging but there is foxing. There is some slight wear on the top and bottom of the boards. The binding is good. Enjoy this piece of chess history. See pictures for details!

Price: 99.99 USD

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

End Time: 2024-02-26T02:19:12.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.5 USD