Article Number
LXGILTFO1933
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The Folkestone Olympiad 1933
64 pages, brochure, The Chess Player, 2000
From the series »Rare and Unpublished Tournaments«
Discontinued
The annual congress of the International Chess Federation opened at Folkestone on the afternoon of June 12 th, when the fourth contest for the Hamilton-Russell Cup for national teams was the principal event.
The Team Tournament and the Women`s Championship were both played in the fine rooms of the Leas Cliff Hall, while the other events were at the Town Hall. At both halls affairs began soon after 2 p.m., the Mayor of Folkestone being at the Leas Cliff Hall and the Deputy Mayor at the Town Hall, to welcome players and visitors. The official reception having been fixed for the afternoon of the following day, preliminary proceedings were brief on Monday, and Canon Gordon Ross, President of the British Chess Federation, was able to declare the congress open in good time.
Of the 18 entries (to the Team Tournament) on the official programme, Spain and Argentina were unfortunately obliged to scratch; and the Estonian team did not put in an appearance. BCM July 1933
The Team Tournament and the Women`s Championship were both played in the fine rooms of the Leas Cliff Hall, while the other events were at the Town Hall. At both halls affairs began soon after 2 p.m., the Mayor of Folkestone being at the Leas Cliff Hall and the Deputy Mayor at the Town Hall, to welcome players and visitors. The official reception having been fixed for the afternoon of the following day, preliminary proceedings were brief on Monday, and Canon Gordon Ross, President of the British Chess Federation, was able to declare the congress open in good time.
Of the 18 entries (to the Team Tournament) on the official programme, Spain and Argentina were unfortunately obliged to scratch; and the Estonian team did not put in an appearance. BCM July 1933
The annual congress of the International Chess Federation opened at Folkestone on the afternoon of June 12 th, when the fourth contest for the Hamilton-Russell Cup for national teams was the principal event.
The Team Tournament and the Women`s Championship were both played in the fine rooms of the Leas Cliff Hall, while the other events were at the Town Hall. At both halls affairs began soon after 2 p.m., the Mayor of Folkestone being at the Leas Cliff Hall and the Deputy Mayor at the Town Hall, to welcome players and visitors. The official reception having been fixed for the afternoon of the following day, preliminary proceedings were brief on Monday, and Canon Gordon Ross, President of the British Chess Federation, was able to declare the congress open in good time.
Of the 18 entries (to the Team Tournament) on the official programme, Spain and Argentina were unfortunately obliged to scratch; and the Estonian team did not put in an appearance. BCM July 1933
The Team Tournament and the Women`s Championship were both played in the fine rooms of the Leas Cliff Hall, while the other events were at the Town Hall. At both halls affairs began soon after 2 p.m., the Mayor of Folkestone being at the Leas Cliff Hall and the Deputy Mayor at the Town Hall, to welcome players and visitors. The official reception having been fixed for the afternoon of the following day, preliminary proceedings were brief on Monday, and Canon Gordon Ross, President of the British Chess Federation, was able to declare the congress open in good time.
Of the 18 entries (to the Team Tournament) on the official programme, Spain and Argentina were unfortunately obliged to scratch; and the Estonian team did not put in an appearance. BCM July 1933
| Weight | 160 g |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | The Chess Player |
| Width | 15 cm |
| Height | 21.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Author | Anthony J. Gillam |
| Series | Rare and Unpublished Tournaments |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 1901034288 |
| Pages | 64 |
| Binding | brochure |
Im Vergleich zu der im Jahr 2000 in Istanbul ausgetragenen gigantischen Schacholympiade waren solche Veranstaltungen in vergangenen Zeiten eher beschauliche Ereignisse. Ganze 15 Mannschaften beteiligten sich 1933 in Folkestone.
Auch damals bestand ein Team aus vier Spielern und unter den Teilnehmern finden wir viele berühmte Namen. So spielte etwa Aljechin für Frankreich, Maroczy für Ungarn, Marshall und Fine für die USA, Flohr für die Tschechoslowakei, Tartakower für Polen und Grünfeld für Österreich.
Die Sammlung enthält fast alle Partien des Turniers, allerdings in Kurznotation und ohne Anmerkungen. Dazu kommen noch die Turniertabelle, eine kleine Einführung, ein Verzeichnis der Eröffnungen und der Spieler sowie ein einziges Diagramm.
Es handelt sich hierbei allerdings nicht um ein gebundenes Buch, sondern um geheftete Blätter in einem Plastikschutzumschlag. Die bescheidene Aufmachung wird den Kreis der Interessenten auf eingefleischte Freunde historischer Turniere reduzieren.
Schachmarkt 05/2001
Auch damals bestand ein Team aus vier Spielern und unter den Teilnehmern finden wir viele berühmte Namen. So spielte etwa Aljechin für Frankreich, Maroczy für Ungarn, Marshall und Fine für die USA, Flohr für die Tschechoslowakei, Tartakower für Polen und Grünfeld für Österreich.
Die Sammlung enthält fast alle Partien des Turniers, allerdings in Kurznotation und ohne Anmerkungen. Dazu kommen noch die Turniertabelle, eine kleine Einführung, ein Verzeichnis der Eröffnungen und der Spieler sowie ein einziges Diagramm.
Es handelt sich hierbei allerdings nicht um ein gebundenes Buch, sondern um geheftete Blätter in einem Plastikschutzumschlag. Die bescheidene Aufmachung wird den Kreis der Interessenten auf eingefleischte Freunde historischer Turniere reduzieren.
Schachmarkt 05/2001
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