Internationales Schachturnier, Zu San Sebastian, 1911. Vollstandige Samlung der im Meisterturnier gespielten Partien

Author: Jacques Mieses (1865-1954) and Moritz LewittYear: 1919Publisher: Verlag von Hans HedewigPlace: LeipzigDescription:162+[2 add] pages with diagrams, tables and frontispiece. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's beige cloth with black lettering to spine and cover. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:5305) Second edition. First published in 1911.This tournament was remarkable for three reasons of which two are virtually forgotten today. Organized and run by Mieses, it was the first at which all competitors were reimbursed for their fares and living expenses; it thus constituted an enormous advance in the development of chess as a profession. Secondly, it was one of the few non-FIDE events for which a special qualification was demanded. Only those master were invited who had won at least two fourth prizes. As a result there were a number of amusing incidents, such as Bernstein objecting to the participation of Capablanca (who was invited on the strength of his