Phil C
03-18-2007, 06:07 PM
This great event is summarized in the book "The Book of the New York International Chess Tournament of 1924" by Alexander Alekhine. It includes all the great games as well as side notes. This event was very smooth and had 11 of the greatest chess players of that time and for sure the top three in the world. The play was magnificient. The games were brilliantly annotated by Alekhine who was great at that as well as being one of the greatest players who ever lived. The book is great if you just like to play over great games as myself but it can also be useful to study and improve your chess play. You can get the book at most any book store and if it isn't on stock it can be ordered for you. It is available on paperback.
There were 24 rounds in this great tournament with each player having a bye in the first and second 12 rounds. Also each player got to play against the other players with white and black.
The men that put up this money did a great job and each player made a profit on coming and partipating plus with all their expenses and entertainment provided. The games were held at the Almac Hotel in New York at Broadway and 71st Street.
There were no ties. Each player did his own nitch at this great Caissa's event. Remember these were great players of that day and even last (eleventh) place was no disgrace.
Here were the results of this event. Remember these games are great so even this can't be a spoiler.
1. Dr. Emanual Lasker of Germany. He had been world champion
of chess from 1894 until 1920 and showed his brilliance once again in this great event.
2. Jose R. Capablanca of Cuba. A great chess player who had only lost once in the past 8 years and none in the last 5 years. He was the current world champion at the time and held the title from 1920 to 1928.
3. Alexander Alekhine of Russia who was then living in France. A brilliant chess player and annotator. He was to be the world champion from 1928 until his death in 1946. A great chess player indeed.
4. Frank J. Marshall of the United States. A former world championship contender who was known for dynamic attacking style.
5. Richard Reti of Czechoslovakia. A brilliant player, theorist and teacher. He caused a sensation in this tournament when he defeated Capablanca in one of their games and cost the Cuban first place. A brilliant player who unfortunately was to pass away before his time a few years later.
6. Geno Marcoczy of Hungary. A top chess player.
7. E.D. Bugoljubow of Ukrania. A brilliant chess player who was to contend for the world championship a few years later.
8. Dr. S.G. Tartakower of Austria. Another brilliant player who was known for his great chess teaching also.
9. F.D. Yates of Great Britain. He was a great chess player also. He was criticised for possible not winning a few chess games against chess players for accepting draws when he had the advantage.
10. Edward Lasker of the United States. A brilliant young American player who is said to be a distance relative to Emanuel Lasker. He is best known for his great teaching of chess including several good books on the game. He was also a very good checker player.
11. David Janowski of France. A great chess player who was once a contender for the world championship. He was probably past his prime during this tournament but he still played some good games.
An exciting tournament indeed with exciting games. Even today it is considered one of the best chess tournaments ever held and created a sensation at the time.
There were 24 rounds in this great tournament with each player having a bye in the first and second 12 rounds. Also each player got to play against the other players with white and black.
The men that put up this money did a great job and each player made a profit on coming and partipating plus with all their expenses and entertainment provided. The games were held at the Almac Hotel in New York at Broadway and 71st Street.
There were no ties. Each player did his own nitch at this great Caissa's event. Remember these were great players of that day and even last (eleventh) place was no disgrace.
Here were the results of this event. Remember these games are great so even this can't be a spoiler.
1. Dr. Emanual Lasker of Germany. He had been world champion
of chess from 1894 until 1920 and showed his brilliance once again in this great event.
2. Jose R. Capablanca of Cuba. A great chess player who had only lost once in the past 8 years and none in the last 5 years. He was the current world champion at the time and held the title from 1920 to 1928.
3. Alexander Alekhine of Russia who was then living in France. A brilliant chess player and annotator. He was to be the world champion from 1928 until his death in 1946. A great chess player indeed.
4. Frank J. Marshall of the United States. A former world championship contender who was known for dynamic attacking style.
5. Richard Reti of Czechoslovakia. A brilliant player, theorist and teacher. He caused a sensation in this tournament when he defeated Capablanca in one of their games and cost the Cuban first place. A brilliant player who unfortunately was to pass away before his time a few years later.
6. Geno Marcoczy of Hungary. A top chess player.
7. E.D. Bugoljubow of Ukrania. A brilliant chess player who was to contend for the world championship a few years later.
8. Dr. S.G. Tartakower of Austria. Another brilliant player who was known for his great chess teaching also.
9. F.D. Yates of Great Britain. He was a great chess player also. He was criticised for possible not winning a few chess games against chess players for accepting draws when he had the advantage.
10. Edward Lasker of the United States. A brilliant young American player who is said to be a distance relative to Emanuel Lasker. He is best known for his great teaching of chess including several good books on the game. He was also a very good checker player.
11. David Janowski of France. A great chess player who was once a contender for the world championship. He was probably past his prime during this tournament but he still played some good games.
An exciting tournament indeed with exciting games. Even today it is considered one of the best chess tournaments ever held and created a sensation at the time.