Internationaal Schaaktournooi Zaanstreek 1946

Author: Schelfhout, Willem Andreas Theodorus (1874-1951)Year: 1946Publisher: Uitgeverij Jacob van CampenPlace: AmsterdamDescription: xiv+134 pages with drawing, tables and diagrams. Royal octavo (9 1/23" x 6 1/2") bound in original stiff boards with decorative cover and black lettering to spine. Analysis by Kottnauer. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5699) First edition.A tournament to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chess Club Zaandam was planned for September 1944, but due to circumstances had to be postponed to June 1946. Travelling in Europe was difficult at the time, and three of the foreign masters were absent when the first round started on June 3. Szabo arrived later that day, and played his first round game on June 9, the only rest day. Kottnauer and Opocensky were replaced by Kramer and Soultanbeieff, who were scheduled to play in one of the reserve sections. Most games were played in Zaandam, only rounds 4 and 5 in a location in the neighbouring city of Wormervee