Program for the First Piatigorsky Cup: International Grandmaster Chess Tournament July 2 to 27, 1963

Author: Isaac (Kashdan 1905-1985) inscribed or signed by Tigran Petrosian, Pal Benko, Oscar Panno, Miguel Najdorf, Samuel Reshevsky, Paul Keres, Fridrik Olafsson, Svetozar Gligoric Year: 1963Publisher: Piatigorsky Cup CommitteePlace: Los AngelesDescription:48 pages with photographs and diagrams. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's spiral binding in blue felt wrappers with black and silver Piatigorsky Cup stamped to cover. Included 10 first day tickets for the cup. Signed or inscribed by all the contestants. First edition.The Piatigorsky Cup was a triennial series of double round-robin grandmaster chess tournaments held in the United States in the 1960's. Sponsored by the Piatigorsky Foundation, only two events were held, in 1963 and 1966. The Piatigorsky Cups were the strongest U.S. chess tournaments since New York 1927. Jacqueline Piatigorsky (nie Rothschild) was married to cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. One of the strongest woman chess players in the U.S. and a regula