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Machgielis " Max " Euwe ( Dutch: [ˈøːʋə]; [1] May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 until 1937. He served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.
Max Euwe was the fifth world chess champion, holding the title from 1935-37. The first grandmaster from the Netherlands, he won a total of 12 Dutch championships in his lifetime, a record that still stands today.
Machgielis “Max” Euwe (May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess grandmaster, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He is best remembered for being the fifth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1935 to 1937.
Jul 19, 1998 · Max Euwe (born May 20, 1901, Watergrafsmeer, near Amsterdam, Neth.—died November 26, 1981, Amsterdam) was a Dutch chess master who won the world championship (1935) from Alexander Alekhine and lost it to Alekhine in a return match (1937).
Machgielis “Max” Euwe is one of the most esteemed figures in chess history. A teacher and a professed chess amateur, he did the unthinkable when he became world champion in 1935, defeating an all-time great in Alexander Alekhine.
Max Euwe, a Dutch chess player and mathematician, became the fifth World Chess Champion in 1935. Known for his precise calculations, Euwe's skillful play in ...
Sep 1, 2023 · Max Euwe, a name that reverberates through the annals of chess history, holds a special place as a Dutch chess prodigy who became a World Chess Champion. With his exceptional skills, strategic brilliance, and unwavering dedication, Euwe etched his name in the pantheon of chess greats.
May 20, 2021 · The fifth World Champion Max Euwe was born on May 20, 1901, precisely 120 years ago. A champion, whom many call accidental, a champion whose games are somewhat understudied, a champion who, in fact, has never even been a professional chess player. How did this happen?
Max Euwe was a Dutch chess player who was the fifth world chess champion. He was also a mathematician who used math to play chess. Euwe saw mathematics as providing him with a logical, precise, and even algebraic approach to the game.
Nov 28, 1981 · Dr. Max Euwe, the world chess champion from 1935 to 1937 and former president of the Netherlands-based International Chess Federation, died of a heart attack Thursday at a...
