World Chessmasters in Battle Royal: The First World Championship Tourney

One of America's outstanding masters, I. A. Horowitz, and famed analyst Hans Kmoch have joined forces to give you a thrilling round by round report of the greatest event in chess history - the First World Championship Tourney.

The book contains biographies (with full match and tournament records) of the players, pictures, cartoons, and - a special feature - a survey of opening play from Anderssen, the first world champion, to Botvinnik. Particular emphasis is placed on the opening innovations in this tournament.

The 1948 World Championship was the only tournament that had been held to determine the world championship.

Players were Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Reshevsky and Euwe.

There were 50 games. The first 20 games were played in The Hague, Netherlands. The last 30 games were played in Moscow.