The Ventnor City Invitation Chess Tournament

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64 pages with photograph, diagrams and table. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. (Betts 25 - 153) First edition. The string of tournaments held at Ventnor City, New Jersey from 1939 to 1945 were marvelous events that featured almost all the prominent American masters of the day. Originally it was hoped that the tournaments would rival Hastings, but it wasn't to be. World War Two broke out in Europe in September of 1939 so getting foreign masters presented a problem. Then the United States entered the war after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. There was no 1946 event because of various difficulties and in 1947 it was changed from an invitational to an open event, but only 20 players showed up and that was the end of it. Ten contestants competed in the 1940 tournament. Jacob Levin captured first with 6 points, half point ahead of Fred Reinfeld. Albert Pinkus and A E Santasiere tide for 3rd through 4th at 5 1/2 points. W W Adams, Sidney Bernstein and Ariel Mengarini shared 5th through 7th prizes with a score of 4 l/2. Condition: Edge wear with bumped corners, lightly soiled else very good. N° de ref. del artículo C2878

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