Der Jubiläums Schachkongress zu Dresden Ostern 1926

Author: Palitzsch, Friedrich Martin (1889 - 1932) and Georg Jakob Wiarda Year: 1926Publisher: Walter de Gruyter & CoPlace: Berlin and LeipzigDescription:99 pages with diagrams, two plates and index. Octavo (8 12" x 5 3/4") bound in original wrappers. Festschrift des Dresdner Schachvereins, volume II. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5393) First edition.The Chess Club at Dresden, Germany held a 50th anniversary celebration in 1926. Among the events was a masters tournament, the Paul Schellenberg Memorial, which was held from April 4th to the 14th. Three contenders for the world championship, Alexander Alekhine, Akiba Rubinstein, and Aron Nimzowitsch, were among the attendees. While the race was close among all three in the early rounds, it was Nimzowitsch who emerged victorious at the end with a near perfect 8 1/2/9, a full point and a half ahead of second place Alekhine! 3rd Rubinstein with 6 1/2/9. Trailing behind Rubinstein was 4th Tartakower 5/9. With Von Holzhausen 4/