The New York 1927 chess tournament was an elite chess tournament held in

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from February 19 to March 23, 1927. Play was held in the magnificent surroundings of the Trade Banquet Hall of the Hotel, Manhattan Square.

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was the president of the event. The prizes were on a lavish scale: $2,000 for the winner, $1,500 for second place, and $1,000 for third place. Non-prize-winners received $50 for each game won and $25 for each draw. Capablanca was in superb form and won easily. He also won the $125 First Brilliancy Prize. Alekhine finished second. Later that year, the two played a match for the

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, in which Alekhine defeated Capablanca (see

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). The event was a quadruple

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. The results and standings are: :

Literature

*Alekhine, Alexander: ''International Chess Tournament New York 1927'', Dallas, Chess Digest 1972

References

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