Der Sechste Kongress des Deutschen Schachbundes. Breslau 1889

Author: Gottschall, Hermann von (1862-1933), Johannes Metger and Hans SegerYear: 1890Publisher: Verlag von Veit & CompanyPlace: LeipzigDescription:[viii ad]+287+[1 ad] pages with frontispiece, tables and diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in leather with original wrappers bound in. (Bibliotheek Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5229) First edition.The 6th Deutscher Schachkongress took place in Breslau in 1889. It included the 6th Meisterturnier (master's tournament) organized by the Deutscher Schachbund (DSB) since its first in Leipzig (1879). As in the previous four editions the round robin tournament was an international event, pitting German masters against the best of Europe at the time. Germany was represented by its usual field of strong masters, including Louis Paulsen, Siegbert Tarrasch, Alexander Fritz, Max Harmonist, Johannes Metger, Jacques Mieses, Emil Schallopp, Curt von Bardeleben, Johannes von Minckwitz, and Johann Bauer who had won his spot by winning t