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Classic Finally in English
14 Feb 2012
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More than 80 years after it was first published in German, Alekhine's famous tournament book for New York 1927 is finally available in English. Good news indeed! As an Original Life Master, I have two quibbles with the tournament. First, only a narrow range of openings were featured. Secondly, many of the players show a distinct lack of fighting spirit. Alekhine particularly singles out Spielmann in this regard, who would offer draws in favorable endings.
The tournament featured six players (Capa, Alekhine, Nimzo, Vidmar, Sr., Spielmann, and Marshall) and each player faced each other in four cycles. Unfortunately, Vidmar had an off tournament, Spielmann lacked the great form he would show two years later at Karlsbad 1929, and Marshall for the most part played very poorly. Alekhine claims that he was very tired going into the tournament and that after losing to Capa in the first cycle he set his sights on second place; he feared that the bid for the World Championship match he had arranged would be rejected if he finished lower. That left Nimzo to vie for first place with Capa. He did this quite well through the first half of the tournament, finishing 6.5 out of 10, only a draw behind Capa and a full point ahead of Alekhine, who he had defeated in the second cycle of four games. Alekhine is full of praise for many of Nimzo's ideas and games, though he also notes that Nimzo has a tendency to do very well before fading in a tournament. Indeed, this is exactly what happened in the second half of the tournament, so Alekhine managed to take second ahead of him. However, he hedges this by making it clear that he wouldn't be surprised if Nimzo subsequently becomes an even stronger player than he already was.
The book was written after Alekhine's winning the World Championship from Capa later that year and he is generally dismissive of Capa's play in many of the games. Perhaps this was an attempt to avoid an immediate rematch with him (of course, that match never materialized). He also suggests that Capa played a role in the fact that no one who played in the tournament had ever beaten Capa, with invitations not being extended to Reti, Rubinstein, and Tarrasch. Bogoljubow was invited but demanded $10,000 to play(!, while Emanuel Lasker was still upset over how the tournament organizer had handled an incident at New York 1924, so he also skipped the tournament.
Andy Soltis provides an excellent Foreword, while editor Al Lawrence is to be commended. Al's wife Mary Lawrence provides an excellent translation. From a technical standpoint, I would only fault the occasional mistake in the text that might have been caught with better proofreading.
Over all, the presentation and the price are five star but the level of play is disappointing. It's also interesting that even Alekhine sometimes misses some tactics (very strong speculative piece sacs or lines leading to perpetual check that supposedly lead to mate, etc.). As Lawrence suggests, run an engine in the background and enjoy the book as an excellent product of its time that English readers have- until now- been denied for too long.
The tournament featured six players (Capa, Alekhine, Nimzo, Vidmar, Sr., Spielmann, and Marshall) and each player faced each other in four cycles. Unfortunately, Vidmar had an off tournament, Spielmann lacked the great form he would show two years later at Karlsbad 1929, and Marshall for the most part played very poorly. Alekhine claims that he was very tired going into the tournament and that after losing to Capa in the first cycle he set his sights on second place; he feared that the bid for the World Championship match he had arranged would be rejected if he finished lower. That left Nimzo to vie for first place with Capa. He did this quite well through the first half of the tournament, finishing 6.5 out of 10, only a draw behind Capa and a full point ahead of Alekhine, who he had defeated in the second cycle of four games. Alekhine is full of praise for many of Nimzo's ideas and games, though he also notes that Nimzo has a tendency to do very well before fading in a tournament. Indeed, this is exactly what happened in the second half of the tournament, so Alekhine managed to take second ahead of him. However, he hedges this by making it clear that he wouldn't be surprised if Nimzo subsequently becomes an even stronger player than he already was.
The book was written after Alekhine's winning the World Championship from Capa later that year and he is generally dismissive of Capa's play in many of the games. Perhaps this was an attempt to avoid an immediate rematch with him (of course, that match never materialized). He also suggests that Capa played a role in the fact that no one who played in the tournament had ever beaten Capa, with invitations not being extended to Reti, Rubinstein, and Tarrasch. Bogoljubow was invited but demanded $10,000 to play(!, while Emanuel Lasker was still upset over how the tournament organizer had handled an incident at New York 1924, so he also skipped the tournament.
Andy Soltis provides an excellent Foreword, while editor Al Lawrence is to be commended. Al's wife Mary Lawrence provides an excellent translation. From a technical standpoint, I would only fault the occasional mistake in the text that might have been caught with better proofreading.
Over all, the presentation and the price are five star but the level of play is disappointing. It's also interesting that even Alekhine sometimes misses some tactics (very strong speculative piece sacs or lines leading to perpetual check that supposedly lead to mate, etc.). As Lawrence suggests, run an engine in the background and enjoy the book as an excellent product of its time that English readers have- until now- been denied for too long.
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
NY 1927
15 Dec 2011
Format:Paperback
This is a translation of the German book written by Alekhine.
Alekhine notes in his Tournament books, New York 1924, Nottingham 1936 and others have outstanding notes.
This book is no exception.
Featured players of the old guard played Hypermodern Chess. Not exactly how they played years before.
The Manhattan Variation had a few tries.
Of course Alekhine was preparing for a future match for the Championship.
This book makes a good read.
Alekhine notes in his Tournament books, New York 1924, Nottingham 1936 and others have outstanding notes.
This book is no exception.
Featured players of the old guard played Hypermodern Chess. Not exactly how they played years before.
The Manhattan Variation had a few tries.
Of course Alekhine was preparing for a future match for the Championship.
This book makes a good read.
6 of 22 people found the following review helpful
so, where's lasker?
10 April 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
decent book from a future champion, not the principled, cheap cigar former champion. it clearly indicates what and how grandmasters study to gain the highest heights. ignore this at your own peril. so what if the games are already in your database?
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