Alekhine did ask for an increase in his appearance fee in tournaments where Capablanca played.
As a consequence, Capablanca didn't play in San Remo The other major missing participant was Emmanuel Lasker. Before each round there are capsule comments about the critical moments of each game similar to the New York tournament book by Alekhine which are a nice touch.
The diagrams are clear and numerous; per page! This is the only book in English that is so thoroughly informative and instructive on such an important tournament. There is much to learn and enjoy!
I wish there were more photos of the event - perhaps none were taken. Just one from the tournament is shown, and a photo of Alekhine that I've never seen before.
In this tournament he won in many different ways with sparkling play in all phases of the game. The commentary comes primarily from contemporary sources including magazines of the day with the players providing notes to many of their own efforts.
During the game, play involves making exchanges of one piece for an opponent's similar piece, but finding and engineering opportunities to trade advantageously, or to get a better position. Learn More - opens in a new window or tab. Central Park. In he had a record string of wins, finishing first in five consecutive major tournaments: San Sebastian , Breslau and Vilnius , although none of these events included Lasker or Capablanca; some sources believe. D51 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, profane, raunchy, or disgusting language. Nc3, main line.
The author Robert Sherwood has translated annotations to many of the games and the analysis throughout the book has been checked by top computer engines including Houdini 3. The computer touch is well applied, used only when appropriate and not indiscriminately. Seller Inventory More information about this seller Contact this seller 2. Published by Verlag Adolf Kramer, Breslau Original Wrappers. First Edition.
Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana 1st edition. This event January-February marks a peak period in Alekhine's tournament career.
Neither before nor after was a tournament of such strength won by a score of 14 out of 15 - in fact, nobody has ever remotely approached this achievement, except Bobby Fischer when he won the US Championship with a perfect score. The other remarkable feature of San Remo was the extraordinary number of profound and beautiful games played not only by the winner but also by a number of his rivals.
Condition: Lightly soiled, some rubbing to extremities else a very good copy.
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