Moscow 1925: The Rise of Soviet Chess (November 10-December 8, 1925)

Few tournaments brought as much stake to its host nation as Moscow 1925 did to Russia. The event brought a Russian into world title contention, but, more importantly, it proved vital to Russia’s rise as dominant force in chess. Eugene Manlapao takes a look at the tournament and its history. | Photo: Tournament winner Efim Bogoljubov (left) and Akiba Rubinstein during their game | Photo: Wikipedia

Related Keywords

Germany ,New York ,United States ,Moscow ,Moskva ,Russia ,Petrograd ,Sankt Peterburg ,Baden ,Baden Wüberg ,Petersburg ,Havana ,Ciudad De La Habana ,Cuba ,Urusov ,Adygeya ,Switzerland ,France ,London ,City Of ,United Kingdom ,Soviets ,Russian ,Soviet ,Swiss ,Jose Raul Capablanca ,Emmanuel Schiffers ,Emanuel Lasker ,Ilya Rabinovich ,Richard Reti ,Vladimir Lenin ,Grigory Levenfish ,Fritz Saemisch ,Frederick Yates ,Fedor Duz Khotimirsky ,Carlos Torre ,Akiba Rubinstein ,Gms Rogozenco ,Peter Romanovsky ,Ernst Gruenfeld ,Efim Bogoljubov ,Solomon Gotthilf ,Nikolai Subarev ,Mikhail Chigorin ,Frank Marshall ,Fyodor Bohatyrchuk ,Carl Jaenisch ,Semyon Alapin ,Nikolai Krylenko ,Alexander Petrov ,Alexander Ilyin Genevsky ,Ilya Schumov ,Rudolf Spielmann ,Savielly Tartakower ,Boris Verlinsky ,Alexander Alekhine ,Supreme Commander Of The Red Army ,Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics ,All Russian Olympiad ,Soviet Championship ,Soviet Socialist Republics ,All Russian Olympiad Alekhine ,Supreme Commander ,Soviet Chess ,Soviet Championships ,World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca ,World Champion Emanuel Lasker ,Soviet Russia ,Theatre Square ,Chess Fever ,