Meine besten Partien 1908-1923; Auf Dem Wege Zur Weltmeisterschaft (1923-1927)
by Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (1892-1946) signed
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2 volumes. 1908-1923: iv+240+[8 ad] pages with frontispiece (signed), diagrams, tables and index. 1923-1927: 226+[6 as] pages with frontispiece, diagrams, tables and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's beige cloth with brown lettering to spine and covers. Signed on frontispiece of volume one. (Van der Linde-Niemeijerniana: 3249) First edition.
Alexander Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns. By the age of 22, Alekhine was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played. In 1921, Alekhine left Soviet Russia and emigrated to France, which he represented after 1925. In 1927, he became the fourth World Chess Champion by defeating José Raúl Capablanca.
In the early 1930s, Alekhine dominated tournament play and won two top-class tournaments by large margins. He also played first board for France in five Chess Olympiads, winning individual prizes in each (four medals and a brilliancy prize). Alekhine offered Capablanca a rematch on the same demanding terms that Capablanca had set for him, and negotiations dragged on for years without making much progress. Meanwhile, Alekhine defended his title with ease against Efim Bogoljubov in 1929 and 1934. He was defeated by Max Euwe in 1935, but regained his crown in the 1937 rematch. His tournament record, however, was uneven, and rising young stars like Paul Keres, Reuben Fine, and Mikhail Botvinnik threatened his title. Negotiations for a title match with Keres or Botvinnik were halted by the outbreak of World War II in Europe in 1939. Negotiations with Botvinnik for a world title match were proceeding in 1946 when Alekhine died in Portugal, in unclear circumstances. Alekhine is the only World Chess Champion to have died while holding the title.
Condition:
Volume one signed in blue ink on the frontispiece below the facsimile signature. News paper article taped to verso of frontispiece, previous owner's name to front end paper, soiled, some occasional underlining, spine ends and corners rubbed through, corners bumped. Volume two damp staining to back boards and pages, corners bumped and rubbed through, news paper articles taped to front end papers, some damp staining to frontispiece, occasional marginalia else a fair set.
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- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C2464
- Title
- Meine besten Partien 1908-1923; Auf Dem Wege Zur Weltmeisterschaft (1923-1927)
- Author
- Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (1892-1946) signed
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Verlag von Walter de Gruyter & Company
- Place of Publication
- Berlin and Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1929-1932
- Pages
- 2 volumes
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
- Bookseller catalogs
- /chess;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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