Zweites Internationales Schachturnier, Zu San Sebastian, 1912

Author: Mieses, Jacques (1865-1954) and Moritz LewittYear: 1912Publisher: Verlag Dr Wedekind & CoPlace: BerlinDescription:119 with table, diagrams and plates and photographs. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5312) First edition.Eleven prominent players from England, Germany, Poland, Austria, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and the United States participated in the second tournament held in San Sebastian. Nine of the eleven had compete in the original event. The two newcomers were Perlis of Vienna and Fleischmann of Budapest. Once again the Spanish seaside resort was the site of a stirring duel for first-place honors. A trio of masters, Rubinstein (+8 -2 =9), Spielmann (+8 -3 =8) and Nimzovitch (+8 -3 =8), engaged in a spirited struggle that was only decided in the last pairings of the tournament. The first half results clearly presaged victory for the dashing Spielmann, runaway winner of the Abbazia Gamb