The International Chess Congress St Petersburg, 1909

Author: Lasker, Emanuel (1868-1941) Year: 1910Publisher: Press of Emanuel LaskerPlace: New YorkDescription:xvi+192 pages with frontispiece, diagrams, tables, plates and opening index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6 1/4") bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and original wrappers bound in. Translated from the German by Richard Teichmann. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5295) (Betts:25-47) First American edition.Originally published as Der Internationale Schachkongress zu St Petersburg, 1909, Berlin 1909. The St. Petersburg Chess Club consisted of the elite. After Chigorin's death, the club decided to organize a memorial tournament. President of the organizing committee was P. P. Saburov, a powerful diplomat. The main event lasted from 14 ii - 12 iii 1909. The time limits were 37 moves in 2 1/2 hours, 23 in 1 1/2 and 15 per hour. A budget of 10,500 Rubles took care of the prizes, money for points and expenses. Favorites were Emanuel Lasker, Akiba Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter