That makes perfect sense to me.

I will gladly take your advice -

<I would guess so, you could write that and add those two sources (pp. 133-134 of the May 1936 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung' for draw odds and p. 284 of the September 1935 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung' for same conditions).>

Yes, we'll have to remain patient until we sort out the footnotes and other things on Game Collection: WCC: Lasker-Marshall 1907.

It will be the first draft we submit for actual promotion, and will therefore serve as the template for all of our other submissions.

Once it goes up, we have to copy that exact format, so it will take a bit of time still.

<Marshall was then finally able to successfully negotiate terms with Lasker nearly identical to those of the Maróczy match.>

I think “then” is redundant. I hate to add words, but maybe “….Lasker that were nearly” strikes me as worth it.

<The time control was 15 moves per hour and no more than three games were played per week>

Thank goodness, and welcome!

Game Collection: WCC:Alekhine-Bogoljubov 1929

<<The match began Sept.6 under these conditions: Alekhine would get $6,000 dollars win or lose, with any surplus going to Bogoljubov. A winner would be declared if he scored 15 1/2 points with 6 wins in a maximum of 30 games to be played in various cities: Wiesbaden, Heidelberg, Berlin, The Hague, and Amsterdam.7 Emanuel Lasker would serve as arbiter.8 Bogoljubov's record leading up to the match indicated he was a legitimate challenger, at least based on results. > The last sentence must begin a new paragraph.>

Game Collection: WCC: Lasker-Marshall 1907

<<Marshall was then finally able to successfully negotiate terms with Lasker nearly identical to those of the Maróczy match.>

I think “then” is redundant. I hate to add words, but maybe “….Lasker that were nearly” strikes me as worth it.

<The time control was 15 moves per hour and no more than three games were played per week>

I think “were played” can be dele with no loss of meaning.>

< Marshall was usually more successful in tournaments than match play, while Lasker was a strong match player. “In the worst situations he knows no panic, and his defense is strong at all times, with a drop of poison always contained in his defensive moves.”9 Marshall failed to win a single game.>

<In 1906, world champion Emanuel Lasker singled out Tarrasch and 9th DSB Kongress, Leipzig (1894) as worthy contenders for the world championship, >

Lasker singled out a tournament as a contender?

<and said that the former had become a giant in chess thanks to his amour propre>

If amour prope is quoting Lasker, it needs to be in quotation marks and cited.

<Finally, the long-anticipated match was brought about after long negotiations in 1908.>

<detected in his personality a lack of anything demoniacal which could induce him to seize someone else's possessions. (4)>

If any of that is a quote, it needs to be in quotation marks. If it isn't, it's pretty outdated rhetoric.

<wherein the match was to last 30 games.......On January 7, 1910, the 10-game world championship match began >

<Later, he was in the USA to finish his education>

"moved to" or "spent time in" or something else would be better than "was in". That sounds like an accidental visit or something.

Game Collection: WCC: Lasker-Schlechter 1910

<<detected in his personality a lack of anything demoniacal which could induce him to seize someone else's possessions. (4)>

If any of that is a quote, it needs to be in quotation marks. If it isn't, it's pretty outdated rhetoric.>

I think <Karpova> is paraphrasing, which doesn't need quotations, and also translating from German. I think if that's the way <Lasker> actually wrote, we should have as close to literal translation as possible.

Logged.

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<When did the agreement change from 30 to 10 games?>

That is currently unsolved by anyone.

Game Collection: WCC: Lasker-Capablanca 1921

<<Later, he was in the USA to finish his education>

"moved to" or "spent time in" or something else would be better than "was in". That sounds like an accidental visit or something.>

I agree. I like "moved to" best. Logged.

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Game Collection: WCC: Lasker-Tarrasch 1908

<<In 1906, world champion Emanuel Lasker singled out Tarrasch and 9th DSB Kongress, Leipzig (1894) as worthy contenders for the world championship, >

Lasker singled out a tournament as a contender?>

Yes this has to be fixed. Logged.

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<<and said that the former had become a giant in chess thanks to his amour propre>

If amour prope is quoting Lasker, it needs to be in quotation marks and cited.>

<Karpova> and others have done a lot of work on that already- I think the edit log should be in the mirror, below the draft?

At any rate that's just waiting on <Karpova's> final selection.

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<<Finally, the long-anticipated match was brought about after long negotiations in 1908.>

I don't like the repetition of "long". Suggestions: "much-anticipated" or "lengthy negotiations".>

Game Collection: WCC: Lasker-Marshall 1907

<< Marshall was usually more successful in tournaments than match play, while Lasker was a strong match player. “In the worst situations he knows no panic, and his defense is strong at all times, with a drop of poison always contained in his defensive moves.”9 Marshall failed to win a single game.>

I don't like this formulation of "The Sentence". I see no reason for the unattributed quote in the middle of it. Footnote or not, I think the author of that must be cited in the text. Regardless, I don't think the current forumation is very good.>

On Game Collection: WCC: Lasker-Tarrasch 1908

<In 1906, world champion Emanuel Lasker singled out Tarrasch and 9th DSB Kongress, Leipzig (1894) as worthy contenders for the world championship,>

Just the wrong hyperlink was inserted. This should be the hyperlink to Geza Maroczy's player page.

<and said that the former had become a giant in chess thanks to his amour propre>

I would suggest to replace it with <Dr. Tarrasch's strength or weakness, if you will, is his pronounced self-love. Without it, he would have become only a a very mediocre chessplayer. But with his particular talent, he grew into a giant.3>

On Game Collection: WCC: Lasker-Schlechter 1910

<detected in his personality a lack of anything demoniacal which could induce him to seize someone else's possessions. (4)>

<Jess> is correct. The original passage reads <Der Österreicher Schlechter hat zwar die Befähigung für einen solchen Kampf, aber er hat eben nur die Befähigung - weiter nichts. Er ist ein Mann, der ein ruhiges Leben liebt und so wenig Dämonisches an sich hat, daß er es nicht über sich bringen könnte, etwas an sich zu reißen, was ein anderer besitzt.> (The austrian Schlechter indeed possesses the aptitude for such a fight, but he just has the aptitude - nothing else. He is a man who loves a quiet life and has so little demoniacal by himself, that he could never bring himself to seize something that another one possesses) - this is hard for me to translate word by word, let's wait for <Lasker's Chess Magazine> to see if the original version complies with the paraphrasing.

<When did the agreement change from 30 to 10 games?>

As <Jess> said, no one has ever found the published conditions so possibly they were never published. So we don't know. If the following passage quoting Goldman still leaves the reader puzzled, maybe we should insert an extra footnote?

Kmoch's diary:

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October 1935, p. 289

Amsterdam, October 2
Opening ceremony headed by Slotemaker de Bruine (dutch <Unterrichtsminister>, something like minister of education), mayor of Amsterdam, members of the committe which prepared the match (head was Meester Levenbach), Meester Rueb the president of FIDE who gave her blessing for the event (<die der Veranstaltung ihren Segen gab>), the players, media, etc. Rueb draws the lot and Alekhine gets White in game 1 and after the drawing of lot, the ceremony ends. (a footnote explains that Meester means lawyer).

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October 1935, pp. 289-290
Amsterdam, October 3
Same location as yesterday, a small room is connected to the large hall and in this small room, the players are seated, two glassdoors were removed so that they are visible. In order to not disturb the players, there is a deaf zone (<taube Zone>) in between playing room and spectator's room. There are <Wandbretter> (wand = wall, brett = board) to show the moves to the audience. Playing time between 17:30 and 22:30 and the first game begins shortly after 17:30 (small delay). Ring of the bell, dead silence, 500 spectators.

1st match game, October 3, Hotel Carlton, Amsterdam. After conclusion: White 1 h 35 min, Black 2 h 25 min. According to the game description, Euwe used up a lot of time following move 11 (problem is not which moves, but sequence of moves).

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October 1935, pp. 291-292
Amsterdam, October 6
Two days per game, so October 4 was free. The committe did not want to pass over the opportunity to start game 2 on a Sunday, so October 5 was also a free day. Game 2 now in Militiezaal, Amsterdam, October 6.

Adjourned after 40...Qe7, resumed October 7 in Militiezaal, 19-23 pm. Time: White 2 h 43 min, Black 1 h 58 min. After move 26, Alekhine erroneously thought Euwe had only 1 min left and offered a draw (in game one, the clock was set on 12, in game 2 on 11:30 so it can be checked if the flag fell). Euwe explained it and they played on.

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October 1935, p. 293
Amsterdam, October 8
Play back again in Hotel Carlton. The game began on time. Game 3 played on October 8 (adjourned after 40...Qxd4) - White 1 h 45 min, Black 2 h 28 min - and resumed on October 9 with 41.Qxd4 and Black resigned.

Thanks so much for research on <Alekhine-Euwe 1935>!

I'm looking for anything to help corroborate the insanely detailed account of the match in <Munninghoff>. You already found one corroboration earlier in this thread. The information from <Kmoch> you give above is exciting and detailed. I think you were right to defend him as a strong chess journalist.

On Game Collection: WCC: Lasker-Tarrasch 1908 I did all your suggestions, and also I put the word "lengthy" in to replace "long."

Sounds better without "long" being repeated, as <Ohio> says.

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October 1935, p. 294
The Hague, October 10
Of the 30 match games, Amsterdam took 19, 's Gravenhave 4, Delft, Rotterdam, Gonda, Utrecht, Groningen, Ermelo and Eindhoven 1 game each. Kmoch calls this arrangement very strange (<höchst eigenartig>), assuming financial reasons. (btw, 's Gravenhave = The Hague) Game 4, October 10, Hotel "De Witte Brug", The Hague

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October 1935, p. 295
The Hague, October 11
Game 4 was adjourned after Euwe had sealed his 41st move and he soon found out that his game was lost. He wanted to resign without resumption but this would have troubled <die Regie> (probably the people organizing the match), so he made 4 additional moves.

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October 1935, p. 296
Delft, October 12
Game 5 played in the <Studentengesellschaft> Phönix (possibly a fraternity). There was a short welcoming, the <Unterrichtsminister> (probably again Slotemaker de Bruine), an <Altminister> (old minister, possibly retired?)and a <Kommissar der Königin> (königin = queen) were also present. But Alekhine's wife was absent because of an illness (<leichte Erkrankung>) and his cat <Chess> - his <Glückskater> (cat bringing him luck, like a lucky charm) was also absent (Siamese, not white). Game 5, October 12, "Studenten Societeit Phönix", Delft. White 1 h 55 min, Black 2 h 17 min.

Page 297: Game 5 was followed by 2 rest days, game 6 ended drawn.

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October-November 1935, pp. 305-306 Hans Kmoch, Rotterdam, October 15, Hotel Coomans. No welcoming this time. Game 6, October 15, Hotel Bristol, Rotterdam. Adjourned after move 40, White 2 h 52 min, Black 2 h 18 min. Rotterdam, October 16
This time, they resumed the game already at 2 pm (6 hours playing time is set for <Hängetage> with 2 hours rest between play hours 4 and 5 so they have to start earlier. I guess <Hängetage> means the days reserved for resumption of adjourned games (also called in German <Hängepartie>, think also of the english expression hung jury).

Page 307: Resumption on October 16, Hotel Bristol, Rotterdam. Complete time consumption: White 4 h 15 min, Black 4 h 30 min. Dr. Lasker came from Moscow as correspondet for Russian press and <Chess> got a lovely bride (cost 20 Gulden, but Kmoch says that <Chess> didn't have to pay them himself).

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October-November 1935, pp. 309-310 Amsterdam, October 20
Game 8, again in Militiezaal (planned was October 19, changed <den Zuschauen zuliebe> for the spectators but the audience was a bit smaller nonetheless. Euwe's fans were pessimistic, some believed that Euwe would eventually crack completely. Game started at 18:30.
Game 8, October 20, Militiezaal, Amsterdam. Adjourned after move 40, White 2 h 22 min, Black 2 h 5 min. Page 311: Amsterdam, October 21, resumption of the adjourned game. Game began at 16 o'clock (on 1st day 40 moves in 2 h 30 min, then 32 moves in 2 h and 16 moves per h for the rest). Euwe won and the Netherlands gain new courage, except for Euwe who hadn't lost his old one. Page 312: The Dutch do not necessarily expect Euwe to win, they hope for exciting games and Euwe to put up strong resistance. They just don't want him to fail completely. Resumption October 21, Militiezaal, Amsterdam. White 4 h 13 min, Black 4 h 5 min.

Neue Wiener Schachzeitung, October-November 1935, pp. 312-313 Amsterdam, October 13
The playing venue was this time the school (<Mädchen-Mittelschule>, middle school for girls) where Euwe works as a teacher. The audience was mostly young peple, especially female youth. Game 9, October 22, Amsterdam. The atmosphere had become hostile to 3...Bb4 in the French.

<On January 23, 1920 Lasker and Capablanca agreed to a title match for 1921.>

I don't care for "for" there. "to be held in" or "scheduled in" or "scheduled for" would be better IMO.

<The match was held in Havana in from March 15 to April 27, 1921.>

<Instead he sent a congratulatory resignation note.>

I'd like a comma after "instead".

<Neither did the ex-champion show up for the closing ceremony on 8 December. >