International Chess Masters' Tournament, 1953
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International Chess Masters' Tournament, 1953

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Author: Bronstein, David Ionovich (1924-2006)Year: 1956Publisher: Physical, Culture & SportPlace: MoscowDescription:435 pages with diagrams and table. Octavo (8" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's  green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and black and gilt knight chess pieces on cover. First edition in Russian.Zurich Candidates was held in Switzerland, at Neuhausen and Zurich, in 1953. The Swiss Chess Federation spent 100,000 Swiss francs in order to stage the event, which was one of the reasons they insisted that host countries pay the travel expenses for their respective players. Prize money for first place was 5,000 Swiss francs. Alois Nagler was tournament director. All contestants brought a second except for Bronstein and Reshevsky: Miroljub Trifunovic (Gligoric), Salomon Flohr (Taimanov), Julio Bolbochan (Najdorf), Andre Lilienthal (Petrosian), Mikhail Beilin (Averbakh), Carel Benjamin van den Berg (Euwe), Kristian Skold (Stahlberg), Tibor Florian (Szabo), Ale

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