Der Schachwettkampf Marshall-Tarrasch im Herbst 1905

Author: Siegbert Tarrasch (1862-1934)Year: 1905Publisher: Im Selbstverlag bes Schachklubs NurnbergPlace: NurnbergDescription:62+[1 ad] pages with table and diagrams. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5039) First edition.After defeating David Janowski by a score of +8 -5 =4 in Janowski - Marshall, Match 2 (1905), 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 strong Cambridge Springs (1904) tournament. This he had won by a two points margin, ahead of World Champion Emanuel Lasker who came second equal (+9 -2 =4) 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 Nurem