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Jose
Raul Capablanca came out victorious in one of the
strongest tournaments of all time in New York from
February 19th - March 23rd, 1927. The event was
held at the Trade Banquet Hall of the Manhattan Square
Hotel. Only Capablanca (the world champion at the time)
and his strongest rivals were invited to play, with the
condition that the winner would challenge Capablanca for
his title.
Alexander
Alekhine, Aron Nimzowitsch, Milan Vidmar,
Rudolf Spielmann, and Frank Marshall were
the other participants, all competing in the form of
mini-matches (each player met the other four times).
The
tournament was additionally paying the players rather
handsomely for the times. 1st place - $2000, 2nd place -
$1500, 3rd place - $1000. The remaining players received
$50 for each win and $25 for each draw.
Capablanca
was in great form and won the tournament convincingly.
He scored 14 out of a possible 20 points, losing zero
games and winning each mini-match with his rivals.
Alekhine earned the honor of playing for the world title
as a result of finishing by himself in second place. |
