Die XIII Schachmeisterschaft Der UdSSR 1944:
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Author: Toth, Laszlo (1895-1964)Year: 1949Publisher: Magyar-SakkvilagPlace: KecskemétCondition:40 pages with diagrams and cross-tables. Duodecimo (6 1/4" 4 3/4") bound in original wrappers. (Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5654) First Hungarian edition.The 13th Soviet Chess Championship was held in the capital of Moscow from May 21st to June 17th, 1944. Twelve of the Soviet Union's best chess masters qualified for the round robin event from three semi-final tournaments played earlier in the year. Andre Lilienthal, Vladimir Makogonov, Vladas Mikenas, and David Bronstein qualified from Baku. Alexander Kotov, Salomon Flohr, Gavriil Veresov, and Vladimir Alatortsev qualified from Moscow. And Alexey Sokolsky, Abram Khavin, Isaac Boleslavsky, and Alexander Tolush qualified from Omsk. The five remaining seats went as invitations to Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Viacheslav Ragozin, Georgy Lisitsin, and Grigory Ravinsky. It was the first USSR championship since the absolute champi

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