Karlsbad 1907

KARLSBAD 1907 International Chess Tournament
Authors: George Marco and Carl Schlechter
Translated from German by Robert Sherwood
Edited by Dale Brandreth
Caissa Editions (2007)
Hardcover
450 pages (acid free paper)
$52.95

Reviewed by John Donaldson

Looking for a Christmas present for the discriminating chess fan? Consider KARLSBAD 1907 International Chess Tournament. This classic tournament book, edited by Carl Schlechter and George Marco, has finally been translated into English by Robert Sherwood.

Karlsbad was one of the strongest tournaments of its time with only Lasker and Tarrasch missing and was a great triumph for Rubinstein who won the 21 player round robin with 15 points, just ahead of Maroczy. The book chronicling it has always been considered a classic as Marco and Schlechter were excellent annotators and the former especially adept at capturing the atmosphere of a tournament. Their work is enhanced by Sherwood who has used the computer program Rybka to check their analysis.

Besides a clean two column format, multiple indexes, and a sturdy hardback binding, KARLSBAD 1907 International Chess Tournament also has some very nice photos. In particular I have never seen the photograph on page 397 of Rubinstein and Maroczy in the presence of the great patron Victor Tietz.

Highly Recommended

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