London 1922

The London 1922 tournament was marked by the beginning of the intense rivalry between Alekhine and Capablanca. Andy Soltis notes that "Capablanca won his first six games and Alekhine won his first five. When they met in round nine the Cuban stood at 7- 1 and Alekhine was a half-point behind"[(Geza Maroczy, London 1922. Foreword by Andy Soltis (Milfore, CT: Russell Enterprises, 2010), 5]. Capablanca won the tournament over Alekhine, 13-11 1/2. But the die was cast and hard-fought battles in the future were underway!

We have the tournament book by Geza Maroczy, London 1922 (Russell Enterprises, 2015): https://www.amazon.com/London-1922-21st-Century-Maroczy/dp/1888690615/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=london+1922&qid=1670696361&s=books&sr=1-1

The original--with an Introduction and pictures is a free download at: https://books.google.com/books?id=2M5MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=maroczy+%22london+1922%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_27HC1e_7AhVBdN8KHb-sCqwQ6AF6BAgCEAI#v=onepage&q=maroczy%20%22london%201922%22&f=false

Please do not miss Edward Winter's fantastic 'Chess Notes' on this tournament. It is full of original newpaper and journal clippings, pictures and notes--and very interesting stories:

London 1922--Chess Notes--Edward Winter

Here is a Crossword that introduces us, a bit, to the tournament and the players.

I hope you enjoyed, 'London 1922'!

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