Letter to the chairman of Dansk Skak Union G. A. K. Nielsen

Øster Farimagsgade 11,2

Copenhagen 19.9.27 

Dear Mr. Director Nielsen.  

The fifth and last instalment (there were 5 in total) of my book was published in February 1927, but due to ever lasting tournament travel, I was unfortunately not able to ship before, enforced by the summer months due to Club holidays could not come into considerations. I hope you will excuse this long delay.

Allow me to use the opportunity to congratulate you with the unique brilliant success in London. It must be a pleasure to be chairman for an association, which are able to raise so many talents.

 It has been a great pleasure for me to see, how very well the Danish players have been doing. Norman-Hansen played in the finest way, you could wish. The other played also well.  

I haven’t been on a tour for a long time. It is – especially with regard to the small salaries you get – very difficult to decide to start one. I will not start on a tour, but on the other hand I would like to visit some specific Clubs, which I know are interested in my evenings and where I have felt well. (Which I haven’t everywhere). 

The price will be 100 Kr. for one evening, travel and accommodation on my own expenses. You are kindly requested to inform me, if you think an arrangement can be made in November in your pleasant Club? 

I will send the 18 instalments no. 5 Monday September 19. 

Looking forward to your kind reply, I remain with kind regards 

Yours sincerely  

Nimzowitsch.

  Answer from G. A. K. Nielsen to Nimzowitsch.

Sønderborg 28.9.1927  

Grandmaster in Chess Mr. A.Nimzowitsch, Øster Farimagsgade 11, København

 Thank you for your letter of September 16, and for your congratulations with regard to the Danish teams fine play in the London tournament.

 With regard to your proposal for coming to Sønderborg to give a lecture and a simul play, it would be a pleasure for us to receive you on a Thursday evening in November, and I am consent to pay you the requested salary of 100 Kr.

 Could you please bring some suggestions on subjects, which you prefer to give in your lecture, so I can forward these for selection in the board?

 With kind regards I remain, yours sincerely