Splitter der Herrschaft: Schach im Generalgouvernement in Polen 1939–1945 by Bernd-Peter Lange

“…Supported by the chess enthusiasm of the Governor General Hans Frank, top players from Germany were attracted to participate in a series of chess tournaments with world class professionals like the World Champion Alexander Alekhine and his rival Efim Bogoljubow. Both were officially employed by the Propaganda Department and, like their fellow-travelling elite compe¬titors, they benefitted from the privileges of a dominant small minority. …”
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