1944 MAR DEL PLATA 7º TORNEO INT. Signed by Skalicka!! - Listing # 37693

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7º TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ

MAR DEL PLATA 1944

Signature of one of the Authors, KAREL SKALICKA!!

Skalicka, Dr. Karel; y Lachaga, Milcíades"Séptimo Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez. Mar del Plata 1944".

Buenos Aires, Círculo La Régence, 1944. Rebound in blue linen hardback with gold Title embossed in front, with original covers bound-in. 103 pages + Index. 22,5 x 15,9 cm. In Spanish.

Good to very good: Binding slightly rubbed on the edges (more visible in the corners and ends of the spine), and with the spine somewhat darkened. Copy number stamped on inside front cover. Cracked inner hinge between pages 16 and 17, light page tanning, contents clean other than signature.

L/N 5651; Di Felice 1252.1 (Chess Competitions 1824-1970). Maybe not in Kieler Schachkatalog.

Includes 120 annotated games and extensive openings index of the 1944 tournament held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Najdorf and Pilnik were the winners, ahead of Guimard, Michel and Stahlberg in a field of 16.

Karel Skalička's signature at the bottom of the Title Page!!

Karel was a strong Czech-Argentine Master, well known as a writer of Chess books, but who had an important history as a player. In the following link it is possible to see the most important results of his chess career: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Skali%C4%8Dka.

In 1924, he won a team gold medal for Czechoslovakia (Hromádka, Schulz, Vaněk, Skalička) in the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad in Paris.

In 1923, Skalička won in Prague. In 1924, he tied for 1st-2nd with Hromádka in Prague. In 1925, he took 2nd, behind Matisons in Bromley. In 1925, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Prague (2nd Kautsky memorial). In 1926, he tied for 1st-3rd in Prague (3rd Kautsky memorial). In 1927, he tied for 2nd-4th in Prague (Hromádka won). In 1929, he tied for 6-8th in Prague (Salo Flohr won). In 1930, he took 6th in Prague (Flohr won). In 1930, he took 2nd, behind Flohr, in Prague. In 1931/32, he tied for 3rd-5th in Prague (8th Kautsky memorial; Emil Richter won). In 1932, he took 2nd in Prague (9th Kautsky memorial; Josef Dobiáš won). In 1935, he took 3rd in Prague (12th Kautsky memorial; Jiří Pelikán won).

Dr. Karel Skalička played for Czechoslovakia (Bohemia&Moravia in 1939) in three Chess Olympiads.

In 1931, at first reserve board in the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+9 –2 =3);

In 1933, at first reserve board in the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+3 –2 =0);

In 1939, at fourth board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+3 –4 =1).

He won an individual gold medal and a team bronze medal at Prague 1931, and a team silver medal at Folkestone 1933.

Following the outbreak of the World War II Skalička, along with many other participants of the 8th Olympiad, elected to stay in Argentina.

In 1945, Skalička tied for 2nd-5th with René Letelier, Enrique Reinhardt and Moshe Czerniak in Quilmes (Gideon Ståhlberg won). In 1945/46, he tied for 1st-2nd with Letelier, followed by Movsas Feigins, Jiří Pelikán, etc., in Buenos Aires (Círculo La Régence).

Wikipedia

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Item weight 301g

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Listing Format:	Auction
Current price :	€35,00
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Location:	Spain
Started:	2023-06-26 02:44:42
Ended:	2023-06-28 21:02:00
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