Article Number
LXGIL5ACC
Author
The 5th American Chess Congress
540 pages, artificial leather bound, Reprint, Olms, 1986
From the series »Tschaturanga«
With this reprint of the tournament book of the 5th American Chess Congress, held in New York in 1880, Edition Olms concludes its series of nineteenth century American Chess Congresses.
The event ended in a tie for first place between Captain George H. Mackenzie and James Grundy, each of whom scored 13,5 points. Grundy, who had been accused of trying to buy a game (see pages 149 - 151) lost the play-off match 2-0. Third place went to Möhle (13 points), after whom came Sellman (12,5), Judd (11) and Delmar (9.5). Preston Ware, who was equal seventh with 1 P-QR4 and consistently answered 1 P-QR4 and consistently answered 1 P-K4 with 1 P-QR4.
In addition to all tournament games, the book includes a historical survey of the earlier congresses, as well as biographical sketches and 128 problems.Christian M. Bijl
The event ended in a tie for first place between Captain George H. Mackenzie and James Grundy, each of whom scored 13,5 points. Grundy, who had been accused of trying to buy a game (see pages 149 - 151) lost the play-off match 2-0. Third place went to Möhle (13 points), after whom came Sellman (12,5), Judd (11) and Delmar (9.5). Preston Ware, who was equal seventh with 1 P-QR4 and consistently answered 1 P-QR4 and consistently answered 1 P-K4 with 1 P-QR4.
In addition to all tournament games, the book includes a historical survey of the earlier congresses, as well as biographical sketches and 128 problems.Christian M. Bijl
With this reprint of the tournament book of the 5th American Chess Congress, held in New York in 1880, Edition Olms concludes its series of nineteenth century American Chess Congresses.
The event ended in a tie for first place between Captain George H. Mackenzie and James Grundy, each of whom scored 13,5 points. Grundy, who had been accused of trying to buy a game (see pages 149 - 151) lost the play-off match 2-0. Third place went to Möhle (13 points), after whom came Sellman (12,5), Judd (11) and Delmar (9.5). Preston Ware, who was equal seventh with 1 P-QR4 and consistently answered 1 P-QR4 and consistently answered 1 P-K4 with 1 P-QR4.
In addition to all tournament games, the book includes a historical survey of the earlier congresses, as well as biographical sketches and 128 problems.Christian M. Bijl
The event ended in a tie for first place between Captain George H. Mackenzie and James Grundy, each of whom scored 13,5 points. Grundy, who had been accused of trying to buy a game (see pages 149 - 151) lost the play-off match 2-0. Third place went to Möhle (13 points), after whom came Sellman (12,5), Judd (11) and Delmar (9.5). Preston Ware, who was equal seventh with 1 P-QR4 and consistently answered 1 P-QR4 and consistently answered 1 P-K4 with 1 P-QR4.
In addition to all tournament games, the book includes a historical survey of the earlier congresses, as well as biographical sketches and 128 problems.Christian M. Bijl
| Weight | 670 g |
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| Manufacturer | Olms |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Height | 19.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1986 |
| Author | Charles A. Gilberg |
| Series | Tschaturanga |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 3283000905 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3283000905 |
| Pages | 540 |
| Binding | artificial leather bound |