Hermann Mohaupt Heinz Machatscheck (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, paperback. Vg condition. Previous owner's name on inside front cover. Pulp paper contents age-toned, as expected. Contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy, square and tight. 90 pp. Ajedrez, Chess, Chesu, Échecs, Qí, Scacchi, Schach, Shakhmaty, Shuturanij,

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 95 pages with diagrams and table. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. At the 1956 Amsterdam Candidates Tournament, a ten player double round robin, Vasily Smyslov again emerged victorious +6 -1 =11, 1.5 points ahead of Keres. This earned Smyslov the right to challenge Mikhail Botvinnik for a second time. The title match was held at Moscow, March 1957. In this match, and again in 1958, Botvinnik played without the use of a second. During the 1954 match, Botvinnik felt that Smyslov was too ready for prepared variations that he (Botvinnik) had never played before. Believing that his second was leaking information, and unwilling to trust anyone else, Botvinnik played the next two matches alone. By the half way point, Smyslov had a two point lead. In 22 games, Smyslov achieved 12.5 points and became the 7th World Chess Champion. (Chessgames). Condition: Corners bumped, edge wear, pages age toned, some check marks of text else very good.