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The Book of the First American Chess Congress
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Daniel W. Fiske: The Book of the First American Chess Congress 5.10 - 10.11 1857 in New York. Containing the proceedings of that celebrated assemblage, held in New York, in the year 1857, with the papers read in its sessions, the games played in the grand tournament, and the stratagems entered in the problem tournay; together with sketches of the history of chess in the old and new world.
A facsimile reprint of the original tournament book printed in New York 1859 [LN 5184; Betts 25-3]
Introductory Sketch of the History of Chess. Preliminary Proceedings. Congress Period. The Dinner. Reports and Communications. 67 games with annotations. 6 blindfold games by Louis Paulsen. 53 problems from the Problem Tourney. Incidents in the History of American Chess (pp 330-535). List of Subscribers. Problem solutions.
1) Paul Morphy; 2) Ludwig Paulsen; 3) Theodor Lichtenhein; 4) Benjamin Raphael. Final: Morphy - Paulsen 6-2 +5 =2 -1.
14 x 19.5 cm. 563 pages in publisher's blue leatherette binding with gilt print on cover and spine. Olms Zürich, 1985. Lusis 1405. Condition: VG.
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