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Eliskases and Book: The Forgotten
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In the late 1930s, Eliskases was a possible world championship challenger and deserves to be better known; this collection is my tribute to him. Eliskases was strong in all phases of the game and I find his style very attractive.

Book was not at quite the same level of strength, but was arguably the strongest ever Finnish player with some famous scalps to his credit.

Spielmann vs Eliskases, 1932 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Eliskases vs Spielmann, 1932 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Gruenfeld, 1933 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Eliskases, 1935
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 42 moves, 0-1

Levenfish vs Eliskases, 1936
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 43 moves, 0-1

Eliskases vs Ragozin, 1936
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 57 moves, 1-0

H Rossetto vs Eliskases, 1966 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 48 moves, 0-1

Eliskases vs Capablanca, 1937 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 82 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Keres, 1937 
(D80) Grunfeld, 65 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Tartakower, 1938
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Eliskases, 1938 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 50 moves, 0-1

Eliskases vs Keres, 1939 
(A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Bogoljubov, 1939
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 43 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Bogoljubov, 1939 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Euwe, 1947
(A12) English with b3, 68 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Najdorf, 1948
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Pachman, 1952
(A06) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Larsen, 1959
(D73) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3, 45 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Portisch, 1961
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs Spielmann, 1935
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 1-0

Book vs Najdorf, 1937 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 31 moves, 1-0

Book vs Reshevsky, 1937 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 73 moves, 1-0

Book vs Vidmar, 1935
(C48) Four Knights, 40 moves, 1-0

Book vs Stahlberg, 1935
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 1-0

Book vs V Mikenas, 1937 
(B32) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Stoltz vs Book, 1947
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

E R Lundin vs Book, 1947
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 52 moves, 0-1

Book vs Stoltz, 1947
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

P Trifunovic vs Book, 1948 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 54 moves, 0-1

E R Lundin vs Book, 1948
(B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Book vs Stoltz, 1948
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 68 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Book, 1950 
(D77) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, 40 moves, 0-1

Tartakower vs Book, 1950 
(C00) French Defense, 62 moves, 0-1

Stahlberg vs Book, 1952
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Book, 1952 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

Book vs H Westerinen, 1966
(A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Book vs E R Lundin, 1960
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0

Book vs V Mikenas, 1939
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

V Mikenas vs Book, 1936
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1

Book vs G A Thomas, 1938
(A22) English, 34 moves, 1-0

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