The Yearbook Of Chess 1912

For sale is The Year-Book of Chess 1912 edited by E. A. MichellThis important historical chess reference volume provides a detailed record of the international chess world during the period of 1911–1912. Edited by E. A. Michell, *The Year-Book of Chess 1912* is one of the classic early chess yearbooks, preserving tournament results, match reports, annotated games, and important chess information from the era before modern chess databases and encyclopedic references. ([AbeBooks Germany (DE)][1])The volume includes coverage of major chess events of the period, including international tournaments and matches, with game scores and commentary. Among the featured events are the San Sebastián tournament, Carlsbad, international matches, club competitions, and other leading chess activities of the time. It also includes statistical information, tournament tables, opening indexes, game indexes, and a problem section. ([Niggemann][2])A fascinating feature of this work is the historical perspective it provides on the leading players of the early 20th century, during the era of masters such as José Raúl Capablanca, Emanuel Lasker, Akiba Rubinstein, Carl Schlechter, Siegbert Tarrasch, Frank Marshall, and other great figures of the classical chess period.Unlike a modern tournament book focused on one event, this is a broad annual record of the chess world — combining history, games, results, reference material, and contemporary chess commentary. It is an excellent resource for collectors and historians interested in the development of competitive chess in the years immediately before World War I.A scarce and desirable piece of chess publishing history, especially valuable to collectors of antique chess literature, tournament records, and early 20th-century chess references.A key selling point is that the original edition is not just an old chess book—it is a contemporary record of the chess world of that exact period.

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