Eight of the world's top non-Soviet players assembled in Lugano, Switzerland, for a peaceful double-round tournament from March 1-20, 1970. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, some light edge wear else a very good copy. The Chess Player number 109 (Lusis: 1560) First edition. Octavo (8" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. Condition: Old label at top of front wrapper, some light age toning to pages, corners bumped else a very good opy. Predrag Ostojić end up last at 12th place. Rudolf Teschner and David Bronstein shared 9th/10th. William Lombardy and Lothar Schmid tied for 4th/5th. Vasily Smyslov and Lajos Portisch tied for first. The 1969 tournament fielded 12 competitors. As in the turn of the century, the contests only lasted a few years this time 3 years. But in 1967 chess resumed in that venue and that first year saw Bobby Fischer win the Grand Prix tournament. After that, Monaco dropped off the chess radar. Impressive contests, sometimes called the Belle Epoque tournaments were held in Monte Carlo in -04. The Chess Player number 90 (Lusis: 1530) First edition. Octavo (8" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's wrappers.
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