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| 1851 |
The Chess Tournament - London |
Bohn 1852 |
| LN5179 |
A 1st edition of the world’s first congress, organised as chess’s contribution to the Great Exhibition of that year. All games plus some from provincial matches played after the main event, and much background information about the organisation. This copy has been re-backed retaining original cloth and gilt chessboard design on front cover. o/w |
377pp |
G |
£150.00 |
| 1851 |
The Chess Tournament - London |
Batsford ‘86 |
| LN5179 |
A facsimile reprint of the 1852 original landmark. DW |
377pp |
VG+ |
£15.00 |
| 1883 |
London International Chess Tournament |
BCM 1973 |
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242 annotated games in a facsimile of the 1883 original. 1st Zukertort, 2nd Steinitz, 3rd Blackburne ahead of Chigorin, Winawer Bird et al. Plus descriptions of the event. PB |
308pp |
VG+ |
£10.00 |
| 1886 |
London (1st Blackburne & 28 gms) & Nottingham (1st Burn ahead of Zukertort & Bird & 91 gms). |
Gillam 2007 |
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Plus contemporary reports. No. 66 in Chess Player’s Rare Tournaments series in his inimitable format. Figurine AN PB |
60pp |
f+ |
£9.00 |
| 1895/6 |
St. Petersburg by James Mason & W. H. K. Pollock. Hardinge Simpole |
2004 |
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36 annotated games. 1st Lasker 2nd Steinitz, 3rd Pillsbury 4th Tchigorin. New World Champion Lasker proves his pedigree. Facsimile edition of the 1896 original. PB |
64pp |
f+ |
£10.00 |
| 1894 |
Buffalo 1901 & 1894 Chess Tournaments by James Hilbert |
Caissa 1996 |
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Notes from contemporary sources. At Buffalo 1901 Pillsbury won ahead of Delmar, Napier, Howell, Marshall, and Karpinski in a double-round event. At Buffalo 1894 Showalter edged Pillsbury out by half a point, followed by Albin and Farnsworth also in a double-round format. Both tournaments are previously unpublished. Also given are all the serious games contested between Pillsbury and Marshall and an article on blindfold play by Pillsbury. Good material on U.S. chess history of that era. 18 photos and drawings. NB: This copy bears the amusing chess-themed Ex Libris plate of James J. Barrett of Buffalo, who was one of the world’s great chess bibliophiles. He died in 2005 and his vast collection was auctioned in Buffalo on 18th June that year. AN Red cloth boards in the Caissa Editions usual style. F |
95pp |
f |
£20.00 |
| 1899 |
London International Chess Tournament |
Hardinge |
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1st Lasker; 2nd Janowski; 3rd Pillsbury. 200 games annotated by Hoffer. Facsimile of the original. PB |
232pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| 1896 |
Budapest by John C. Owen |
Caissa 1994 |
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84 games with notes by Maroczy, Charousek, & other contemporary masters. 1st= Chigorin & Charousek followed by Pillsbury, Schlechter/Janowsky, Winawer/Walbrodt, Tarrasch, Albin/Maroczy, et al. Includes the Chigorin-Charousek tie-break match. Photos & career records of the contestants. AN |
205pp |
f+ |
£20.00 |
| 1900 |
Paris 1900 ed. by Jimmy Adams. 2nd ed. 2000 |
Chess Player |
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166 annotated games. 1st Lasker; 2nd Pillsbury; 3rd= Maroczy & Marshall. Coincided with the World Exposition. SB. Typescript. |
176pp |
f |
£12.00 |
| 1901/04 |
Games From Monte Carlo Vol. 1 Wenman - 1st ed. |
Leeds 1945 |
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76 diagrams & 50 gms from the 1901 – 02 – 03 & 04 tournaments. Small format. Spine faded o/w G |
87pp |
G |
£9.50 |
| 1906 |
Ostende by Tony Gillam |
Caissa 2005 |
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76363 games. This complex and great tournament appeared a century after it occurred. Schlechter won by a small margin in a complicated series of qualifying sections. Lasker, Schlechter, Burn, et al contributed annotations. Also, photos of most of the players plus photos of the great “Kursall” on the Ostende boardwalk, plus a photo with the autographs of all the tournament contestants. AN |
445pp |
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£35.00 |
| 1907 |
Karlsbad International Tournament by Marco & Schlecter |
Caissa |
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210 games with diagrams & superb notes in a style combining wit, depth and accuracy. An English translation of this original famous tournament book in German by Marco & Schlechter. This edition has the advantages of enhancements, such as the addition of 15 photos of many of the players, along with corrections and additional analysis using Rybka. One of the strongest tournaments of that era, with only Lasker, Tarrasch & Burn missing from the list of the World’s best. The young Rubinstein won ahead of Maroczy. This was Chigorin’s last tournament, though he still showed flashes of brilliance. AN Red cloth boards in the usual Caissa Editions style. |
475pp |
f+ |
£35.00 |
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