Internationales Schachturnier Wien 1908

Author:Georg Marco (1863-1923) Year: 1908Publisher: Verlag der Wiener SchachzeitungPlace: Wien (Vienna)Description: xi+171 pages with diagrams, photographs and facsimile signatures of the players and tables. Royal octavo (9" x 6 1/2") bound in quarter dark brown cloth over black boards.(Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5290) First edition. Ten years had passed since the historic "Kaisers Jubilaums" tournament had brought the world's chess elite to the capital on the Danube. Now, once again, many of the Caissa's most prominent names would participate in a 19 round international tournament promoted under the auspices of the Vienna Chess Club. There were, to be sure, some notable absentees; besides world champion Lasker, the name of Tarrasch, Bernstein, Janowski, Nimzovitch and Vidmar were among the missing. Nevertheless, a host of world-class players were on hand to make the event a major success. Three masters would emerge from the 20 player field to tie for top honors: Duras, M