Dear Chess Friend,

A few weeks ago we were pleasantly surprised by the success of the wonderful book by Paul Keres, The World Chess Championship 1948. The New In Chess magazine book reviewer, Matthew Sadler, has recently discovered another historical gem. He awarded Chess Olympiad Hamburg 1930 with four out of five stars. 'It was an impulse purchase', writes Sadler. 'I am having a lovely time just opening the book at random and discovering a little treasure from time to time.' For example, he enjoyed a 'dashing Nooteboom ...by its inventor!'

The third Olympiad (World Team Championship), organized by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) took place in the second half of July 1930 in Hamburg, Germany. It was a fine way for the Hamburg chess club to celebrate its centenary. Eighteen teams of four players (some with a reserve) assembled and over 600 games were played to a very tight schedule.

This book is an attempt to tell as much of the story of the event as is possible after more than eighty years. There are photographs of most of the players and over 380 games and positions, many with contemporary annotations. The competition was fierce with nine teams taking the lead at various times before Poland emerged as the winner. There are articles about the performance of most of the teams, taken from their national sources.

Please have a look at this very entertaining piece of chess history.

Best wishes,

Remmelt Otten
New In Chess Online Shop