New York 1936: The First United States Chess Championship
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New York 1936: The First United States Chess Championship

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Author: Hilbert, John S (1953- ) and Peter P LahdeYear: 2000Publisher: Chess Archaeology PressPlace: Sands Point, NYDescription:iv+200 pages with photographs, tables, diagrams and indices. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition.This was the first USCF-sponsored tournament for the US championship. Frank James Marshall finally bowed to the inevitability of a transition from match play for the US championship to an invitational tournament. After he won the title from Showalter in 1909 (Marshall - Showalter US Championship (1909)), Marshall defended it only once, in 1923 (Marshall - Ed Lasker US Championship (1923)). This lack of activity, due in part to the inability of potential challengers to raise sufficient funds to meet Marshall's conditions, fueled the demand for a championship tournament held on a regular basis. At first, Marshall said he would play, but as the tournament became less of an idea and more of a reality, Marshall formally resig

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