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vi+186+[15 ad] pages with diagrams, tables and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Translated by Stephen Garry. First published in 1950. USSR Absolute Championship (1941) took place in the cities of Leningrad and Moscow, the winner of this Match - Tournament was going to be the challenger for Alexander Alekhine's world title. The USSR Absolute Championship of 1941 was brought about by the results of the 12th USSR Championship (1940) . Following the Russo-German Non Aggression Pact of August 1939, the Soviet Union annexed the Baltic States of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as well as the eastern parts of Poland. This meant that players like Keres, Petrov and Mikenas were eligible to play in the 12th Soviet Championship. As Andre Lilienthal had been granted Soviet citizenship, he was eligible to compete as well. The hall in which the 12th Championship was held had excellent acoustics so the players suffered with noise from the audience. Botvinnik, who was leading after nine rounds, felt his performance was being affected by these conditions and he ended up in shared fifth and sixth places with Boleslavsky behind Bondarevsky and Lilienthal who were joint first, Smyslov third and Keres fourth. After receiving a letter from Botvinnik and working behind the scenes, chess organiser (and keen Botvinnik supporter) Vladimir Nikolayevich Snegiryov persuaded the authorities that a Match - Tournament of the first six place-getters would be a fa ...
ISBN10: 0486221849, ISBN13: 9780486221847, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc. New York] Softcover vi+186+[15 ad] pages with diagrams, tables and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Translated by Stephen Garry. First published in 1950. USSR Absolute Championship (1941) took place in the cities of Leningrad and Moscow, the winner of this Match - Tournament was going to be the challenger for Alexander Alekhine's world title. The USSR Absolute Championship of 1941 was brought about by the results of the 12th USSR Championship (1940) . Following the Russo-German Non Aggression Pact of August 1939, the Soviet Union annexed the Baltic States of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as well as the eastern parts of Poland. This meant that players like Keres, Petrov and Mikenas were eligible to play in the 12th Soviet Championship. As Andre Lilienthal had been granted Soviet citizenship, he was eligible to compete as well. The hall in which the 12th Championship was held had excellent acoustics so the players suffered with noise from the audience. Botvinnik, who was leading after nine rounds, felt his performance was being affected by these conditions and he ended up in shared fifth and sixth places with Boleslavsky behind Bondarevsky and Lilienthal who were joint first, Smyslov third and Keres fourth. After receiving a letter from Botvinnik and working behind the scenes, chess organiser (and keen Botvinnik supporter) V ...
ISBN10: 0486221849, ISBN13: 9780486221847, [publisher: Dover Publications, New York] Softcover v, 186 pages, plus catalogue at rear. Top edge dusty; else clean and unmarked save for former owner's customary notation to top of first leaf. No creasing to spine. [Wolfville, NS, Canada] [Publication Year: 1973]
Dover Publications 1973 Paperback Fine 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches 186 pp; Very slight corner wear, no names, pages unmarked, no spine or cover creasing, no fading. A nice paperback.
Dover Publications. Fine. Date: 1973. Paperback. 186 pp; Very slight corner wear, no names, pages unmarked, no spine or cover creasing, no fading. A nice paperback. . 1973. Dover Publications ISBN 0486221849 9780486221847 [US]
ISBN10: 0486221849, ISBN13: 9780486221847, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]
ISBN10: 0486221849, ISBN13: 9780486221847, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]
ISBN10: 0486221849, ISBN13: 9780486221847, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover New [Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]
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