III Internationales Schachturnier in Karlsbad von 28 April bis 20 Mai 1923. veranstaltet durch die Direktion des Hotels Imperial und die Stadtgemeinde Karlsbad in Verbindung mit dem Karlsbader Schach-Club

Author: Kagan, Bernhard (1866-1932)Year: 1977Publisher: British Chess Magazine, LtdPlace: LondonDescription:198+[2 adds] pages with diagrams and plates. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2"). bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. British Chess Magazine reprint number 18. (Lusis: 1436) 1st edition thus. Original published in German (Berlin) 1922.Games mostly annotated by G Marcozy. The third master tournament to be held in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia was held from April 27th to May 22nd in 1923. Twenty-two masters were invited same as in 1911, but only seventeen were able to accept their invitations. Among the players who could not attend for various reasons were Dr. Milan Vidmar, David Janowski, and Fyodor Dus Chotimirsky. Friedrich Sämisch was brought in as a reserve to create an even number of players. The eighteen participants played their games in the Helenenhof Imperial Hotel, among them were an array of European chess masters, including Alexander Alekhine, Efim Bogoljubov, Siegbert T