Description
The great 1924 New York chess tournament is remembered as one of the most brilliant tournaments of all time. The Greatest players of the day were there, and the play was magnificent. There was Jose R. Capablanca, World Champion, known as the Chess Machine, since he had the fabulous record of losing only one game in 95 tournnaments and matches, over the past ten years. There was Dr. Emanuel Lasker, whose fighting spirit and chess profundity had ruled the world for 28 years; there was Alexander Alekhine, soon to be the next world champion; Frank Marshall whose wiliness had won him many otherwise lost games, and Dr. Tartakower, Geza Maroczy, Richard Reti, E. Bogoljubow, F. Yates, Edward Lasker, and Janowski.
Condition: Good. Front cover lightly creased.
