Tidskrift för Schack, Volume 22

iv+362 pages with index, diagrams, plates and tables. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2") issued in wrappers. Includes numbers 8 & 9 Nordiska Schackforbundets Sjunde Kongress Med Turneringar Kipenhamn 2-16 Juli 1946. Volume XXII (22), 12 issues. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana:6345). First edition. This is one of the world's oldest chess magazines still published. Official organ of the Nordic Chess Federation from 1895 to 1922; since 1923 of the Swedish Chess Federation. No index was published for the volumes 1926 to 1934. Ludvig was President of the Swedish Chess Association from 1917 to 1939. The Master Class Tournament was won by Paul F Johner with a clear 5 points, followed with a tie for two through four by Max Marchand, Orla Hermann Kraus and Otto Loewenborg just half point behind with 4.5. In sole fifth place was Sven O Svensson. Tied for six and seventh place was Johannes Giersing and Hjalmar Gustaf Nyholm with 2.5 points each. The eighth spot was regulated to Ernst Jacobson with 1.5 points. Condition: Some edge wear with age darkening to edges else a very good set.