Das Internationale Schachturnier Moskau 1925

Author: Bogoljubow, Efim Dmitrievich (1889-1952) signed by Alexander AlekhineYear: 1927Publisher: Verlag von Walter de Gruyter & CompanyPlace: Berlin and LeipzigDescription: xii+222+[2 ad] pages with frontispiece, diagrams and table. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with brown lettering to spine and front cover. Signed by Alexander Alekhine. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5385) First edition.Moscow 1925 was one of the great events in the annals of chess, this tournament (November-December 1925) established two 'firsts'. The first confrontation of the Soviet masters with the recognized leaders of international chess; and, as the inevitable concomitant, the first of the type of contest to which the host country contributes a substantial number - between one half and one third - of the total entries (Zurich 1934, Moscow 1935, Kemeri 1937 were later events run on the same formula). In the event, the home team acquitted themselves well, with Bogol