AJuly 01 1929
Savielly Tartakower and Edgard Colle across the board, with Vera Menchik to the left, compete in a 1929 tournament in Paris. Original b/w photo via Gamma-Keystone Archive.
The Daily Telegraph, London, Greater London, England, Monday, July 01, 1929
Chess Tournament In Paris
Victory For Tartakower
The Paris International Chess Tournament concluded with a victory for Tartakower, as was expected. Sir George Thomas came out in the middle of the list, and Miss Menchik though she played some very good games, was last but one.
The full score was as follows:
Tartakower, 7; Snosko-Borowski, 6½; Baratz, 6½; Colle, 6; Sir George Thomas, 5½; Lazard, 5½; Koltanowski, 4½; Swarzmann, 4½; Zukerman, 4½; Seitz, 4; Miss Menchik, 3; Duchamp, 2.
From the first portion of the subjoined game it will be seen that the English representative—Sir George Thomas—was outplayed. In the second portion of the game it will be noted that White, playing with most admirable patience and subtlety, gradually overcame his disadvantage and finally mated his opponent, though he had the inferior material, namely, a bishop against four pawns.
