Trophy Chess Lessing Rosenwald Tournament 1st Edition

For sale is the book Trophy Chess: Lessing Rosenwald Chess Tournament is a book written by Larry Evans that describes the tournament for the Lessing J. Rosenwald Trophy held in New York in 1954-55. The tournament was sponsored by the American Chess Foundation and the book contains annotated games by Evans, an International Chessmaster. The trophy was named after Lessing Julius Rosenwald, who was the Chairman of Sears Roebuck and Company and a patron of the arts, including chess, upon his retirement .The tournament was won by Samuel Reshevsky with a score of 8.5 out of 11 1. The runner-up was Herman Pilnik with a score of 8 out of 11 . This is the original first edition hardbound. The book was a favorite of Bobby Fischer.

Condition: Very Good.

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