ERSTE WIENER SCHACHCONGRESS VIENNA CHESS TOURNAMENT 1ST EDITION RARE 1874
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ST EDITION, 256 PAGES WITH TABLES AND DIAGRAMS. NEWLY BOUND IN RED CLOTH, HARDCOVER. THE VIENNA CHESS CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1857 AND HAD ITS FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT IN 1873 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VIENNA EXHIBITION. THE SYSTEM WAS THAT EACH PLAYER PLAYED A SMALL MATCH OF THREE GAMES WITH THE OTHER AND THE MATCH HAD TO BE FINISHED WITHIN 3 DAYS. BLACKBURNE LED UNTIL THE LAST ROUND, BUT LOST TO ROSENTHAL AND HAD TO PLAY A DECIDING MATCH WITH STEINITZ WHICH THE LATER WON 2-0. STEINITZ WAS FIRST AND BLACKBURNE TOOK SECOND PRIZE. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF MANY FAMOUS CHESS TOURNAMENTS SPONSERED BY THE VIENNA CHESS CLUB.
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