Linder: Max Euwe - Fifth World Chess Champion the big greek Rapid and Blitz

Rapid and Blitz

the Averbakh Variation and many other lines

individual pet topics are highlighted in which the world champions have created particularly outstanding works

numerous illustrations

Second edition includes previously unpublished material and newly recovered exhibition records

Linder: Max Euwe - Fifth World Chess Champion the big greek Rapid and BlitzWorld Chess Champion Series The Gentleman Champion The fifth book in the World Chess Champions series focuses on the life and career of the Dutchman Max Euwe. This soft spoken professor of mathematics rocked the chess world in 1935 when he defeated the seemingly irresistible force, Alexander Alekhine, to become world champion. Many chess players thought this was an upset of the first magnitude. Hardly. Euwe was at his prime and the best in the world