Phil C
08-05-2007, 12:05 PM
This great tournament was held about 71 years ago and was held August 10 to August 16, 1936 in Nottingham, England. All players were great chess players of their day. The book is called The Book of the Nottingham International Chess Tourament by A. Alehkine and published by Dover Publications.
This was a great tournment in its' day. It had all three living world chess champions playing as well as a future one and a former contender.
Some of the players include.
Dr. Max Euwe who was the current world champion. (1935-37)
Dr. A. Alekhine former world champion (1927-1935) and was to win the world championship again in 1937 and hold it until his death in 1946.
Jose Capablanca former world champion (1920-27)
Dr. Emanuel Lasker who at 68 was still a great player and was world champion from 1894-1920.
M. Botvinnik who was to be a future world champion and dominate his generation.
E. Bugoljuboff a former world championship contender
Two great American players S. Reshevsky and R. Fine.
Also the British Chess Champion W. Winter
It was an exciting tournament and only 1 1/2 points separated the top 8 players. Botvinnik and Capablanca tied for first place.
The only fault of the tournament rests with W. Winter who prematurely according to Alekhkine agreed to a draw with Botvinnik in one of the last games in the tournament. It was a shame too because had Winter won it he would have advanced a place in the standings and Capablanca would have won the tournament outright. Alekhine was one of the greatest chess players of all time and he was known for being a great chess annotator and known for great analysis and since he was at the tournament and knew all the situations his conclusions cannot be ignored.
Winter agreed to a draw but he seems to have had the advantage. He should have played a few more moves to see if he could have won it. He seemed to have the advantage in this game. He had a great career in chess but this could have been a definitive game for him. Botvinnik was only 25 but had showed he was probably the top of his generation in chess and he was predicted to win the world chess championship in the future which he did. Winter threw away a good chance to possibly beat a future world champion and this game would have no doubt made him more memorial than he is. Winter was one of the top chess players in the world but he was not really one of the best players of the top players. Those type don't very often get a chance to win a game against a great player like Botvinnik and when you get a rare advantage and chance to win you have to take it. Winter should have played about ten more moves to see if he could have won. What a shame. :(
This was a great tournment in its' day. It had all three living world chess champions playing as well as a future one and a former contender.
Some of the players include.
Dr. Max Euwe who was the current world champion. (1935-37)
Dr. A. Alekhine former world champion (1927-1935) and was to win the world championship again in 1937 and hold it until his death in 1946.
Jose Capablanca former world champion (1920-27)
Dr. Emanuel Lasker who at 68 was still a great player and was world champion from 1894-1920.
M. Botvinnik who was to be a future world champion and dominate his generation.
E. Bugoljuboff a former world championship contender
Two great American players S. Reshevsky and R. Fine.
Also the British Chess Champion W. Winter
It was an exciting tournament and only 1 1/2 points separated the top 8 players. Botvinnik and Capablanca tied for first place.
The only fault of the tournament rests with W. Winter who prematurely according to Alekhkine agreed to a draw with Botvinnik in one of the last games in the tournament. It was a shame too because had Winter won it he would have advanced a place in the standings and Capablanca would have won the tournament outright. Alekhine was one of the greatest chess players of all time and he was known for being a great chess annotator and known for great analysis and since he was at the tournament and knew all the situations his conclusions cannot be ignored.
Winter agreed to a draw but he seems to have had the advantage. He should have played a few more moves to see if he could have won it. He seemed to have the advantage in this game. He had a great career in chess but this could have been a definitive game for him. Botvinnik was only 25 but had showed he was probably the top of his generation in chess and he was predicted to win the world chess championship in the future which he did. Winter threw away a good chance to possibly beat a future world champion and this game would have no doubt made him more memorial than he is. Winter was one of the top chess players in the world but he was not really one of the best players of the top players. Those type don't very often get a chance to win a game against a great player like Botvinnik and when you get a rare advantage and chance to win you have to take it. Winter should have played about ten more moves to see if he could have won. What a shame. :(