Der Schachwettkampf marshall - Tarrasch im Herbst 1905

Author: Tarrasch, Siegbert (1862-1934)Year: 1905Publisher: Verlag von Veit and CompPlace: LeipzigDescription:62 pages with diagrams. Small octavo (7 3/4" X 5 1/4") bound in stiff boards with black lettering to cover. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5039) First edition.After defeating David Janowski (Paris 1905) by a score of +8-5+4, Marshall issued a challenge to Tarrasch. The match between the then 8th (Marshall) and 3rd strongest players in the world, would be won by the first player to score eight wins. Marshall's credentials as an elite player had been made out through his performance at the very strong Game Collection: Cambridge Springs 1904 tournament. This he had won by a two points margin, ahead of World Champion Emanuel Lasker who came second equal (+9=4-2) with Janowski. Marshall had also beaten the world champion in their first individual game at Paris 1900. The playing venue was the Kleine Saal (Small Hall) of the "Rosenau" in Nuremberg, Germany. The stakes were 2