1935 VI WSZECHŚWIATOWA OLIMPIADA SZACHOWA WARSZAWA - Listing # 23356

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"VI WSZECHŚWIATOWA OLIMPIADA SZACHOWA

WARSZAWA 1935"

ONE OF THE 100 COPIES IN HARD COVER

Dedication of the Author, Women International Master and Women Absolute Champion of Poland in 1968

Litmanowicz, Miroslawa: "VI WSZECHŚWIATOWA OLIMPIADA SZACHOVA WARSZAWA 1935".

Warszawa, Penelopa, 1996. Original red cloth edition with gold title embossed in front cover and spine. 362 pages. 23,9 x 17,2 cm. In Polish.

Very good to excellent: Binding with slight bumps on the edges and corners, although in very good general condition. Light annotation, I think with a pencil, probably erasable, in the upper inside corner of the back of the front cover, near the spine. Author's Dedication in front of the back of the front cover. Mark with a yellow highlighter under the caption text of the photo on page 19. Slight annotation in the lateral outer margin of page 200, I think with a pencil, probably erasable. The photos of the Title page, Copyright, and pages 170-171 and 188-189 are of a copy in like condition from a previous auction. Copy with minimal defects and in excellent general condition.

History of the olympiad, 390 games, many of them are annotated, crosstables, indexes, facsimiles of scoresheets, facsimile signatures of all players, etc.

The book was published in 1100 copies, of which 1000 were paperbacks and 100 hardcovers (I know 3 colors for this limited edition hardcover: red, black and dark blue). This is one of 100 hardcover copies.

Very special copy with Dedication of the Author, Mirosława Litmanowicz, Women International Master and Women Absolute Champion of Poland in 1968.

Mirosława Litmanowicz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mirosława Litmanowicz (née Kałęcka; 6 September 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Women's Chess Championship in 1968. FIDE Woman International Master (1967).

Chess career

Since the mid of 1950s to the start of 1970s Mirosława Litmanowicz was one of the leading Polish women chess player. From 1951 to 1972 she played 16 times in the Polish Women's Chess Championship's finals. Mirosława Litmanowicz won eight medals: gold (1968), 5 silver (1957, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1972) and 2 bronze (1961, 1967). Also she won 7 gold medals (1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1972) in Polish Team Chess Championships.

In the years 1957–1972, Mirosława Litmanowicz played five times for Poland in Women's Chess Olympiads, scoring a total of 24½ points in 45 games:

- In 1957, at second board in the 1st Women's Chess Olympiad in Emmen (+6, =1, -4),

- In 1963, won individual silver medal at 1st reserve board in the 2nd Women's Chess Olympiad in Split (+5, =3, -2),

- In 1966, at second board in the 3rd Women's Chess Olympiad in Oberhausen (+1, =0, -6),

- In 1969, at second board in the 4th Women's Chess Olympiad in Lublin (+5, =4, -2),

- In 1972, at first reserve board in the 5th Women's Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+3, =1, -2).

Other

Litmanowicz appeared in many international tournaments, including four Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournaments. She won or shared first place in international chess tournaments in Bled (1957), Portorož (1958), Piotrków Trybunalski (1969), Emmen (1970).

In February 1974, she ended her active chess player career and devoted herself to literary work. Her best-known books are chess manuals for children and young people.

Personal life

She was married to Władysław Litmanowicz (1918-1992), a Polish journalist and chess player.

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Item weight 685g

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Listing Format:	Auction
Current price :	€135,00
Starting bid:	€80,00
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# of bids:	8
Closes:	Auction is closed
Location:	Spain
Started:	2020-09-29 22:49:07
Ended:	2020-10-04 20:31:00
Seller:	victorneus (885)
High Bidder(s):	Bartmeus (135)
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