Der Schachwettkampf Tarrasch = Mieses im Herbst 1916 Mit ausfuhrlichen Erlauterungen

Author: Siegbert Tarrasch (1862-1934)Year: 1916Publisher: Verlag von Veit & CoPlace: LeipzigDescription:102+[2 ad] pages with diagrams, table, and plate. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") in wrappers. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6047) First edition.Siegbert Tarrasch defeated Jacques Mieses (+7 -2 =4) in Berlin in their match of 1916; prize was half pound of butter. Siegbert Tarrasch was a German chess player, considered to have been among the strongest ones, and one of the most influential chess theoreticians of the late 19th and early 20th century. Tarrasch may have been the best player in the world in the early 1890s. He scored heavily against the ageing World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz in tournaments (+3−0=1) but refused an opportunity to challenge Steinitz for the world title in 1892 because of the demands of his medical practice. Jacques Mieses (1865-1954)  was a German-born British chess player. He was one of the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster