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79 pages with tables, diagrams and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's yellow wrappers. Translated by A J Swift. Rare and Unpublished Tournaments and Matches number 30. First edition. The Hague event was held concurrently with the Games of the 9th Summer Olympiad. As FIDE congress in 1927 bowed under the tension of British delegates and decided to allow only amateurs to take part most world top players ignored the competition, weakening its strength and prestige. Same as in 1924 there was an individual competition, called the Amateur World Championship, and team tourney, this time held as a separate event. Unlike in 1924 both events were split and no results from individual tournament counted for overall team score. Each team was allowed to put one representative in the A.W.Ch. and anyone but Belgium and Denmark did that. Most teams lent their top players in the event but it was not a rule. Steiner, Euwe and Matisons were considered the favourites and Carls, Treybal and… Read More

Chess Player, 1998T. paperback. Very Good. in x in x in.