Das Grossmeister-Turnier New York 1924

Author: Alekhine, Alexander Alexandrovich (1892-1946) inscribedYear: 1925Publisher: Verlag von Walter de Gruyter & CompanyPlace: Berlin and LeipzigDescription:xx+337+[3 ad] pages with diagrams, plates and tables. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's light brown cloth with brown lettering to spine and cover. Forward by Herman Helms. Inscribed by Alexander Alekhine. (Bibliotheek Bibliotheca van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5367) First German edition. First published in English in 1924. New York 1924 was an elite chess tournament held in the Alamac Hotel in New York City from March 6 to April 18, 1924. It was organized by the Manhattan Chess Club. The competitors included world champion Jose Raul Capablanca and his predecessor Emanuel Lasker. Nine other top players from Europe and America were also invited. Emanuel Lasker met Alexander Alekhine, Efim Bogoljubow, Geza Maroczy, Richard Reti, Savielly Tartakower and Frederick Yates in Hamburg. They steamed with the SS Cleve