Efim bogoljubov vs alexander alekhine biography
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These Alekhine-Bogoljubow matches have a bad reputation — which is undeserved, at least in the case of the first match. The chess world liked the idea of having Capablanca as the world champion and got obsessed with the prospect of a rematch between him and Alekhine. The fact that Alekhine seemed obviously to be dodging Capablanca threw shade on any of his other matches.
But there was no real reason for Alekhine to play Capablanca right away. He had, after all, won the world championship fair and square. There was absolutely no stipulation giving Capablanca the right to a rematch. Bogoljubow, and also Nimzowitsch, had by this time more than deserved a shot at a world championship based on their tournament records. And the truth is that the match with Bogoljubow, a fighting player, was, in chess terms, much more interesting than a rematch with Capablanca would have been — with Alekhine and Capablanca tinkering with small improvements deep in theoretical lines and t
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This chess game is one of the most renowned games of the Russian chess player Alexander Alekhine. The game, which was played against Efim Bogoljubov at the Hastings chess congress, resulted in a win by Alekhine after Bogoljubov's resignation after move Personally, he is one of my favorite chess players, and I really enjoy his playing style.
Alekhine was one of the greatest attacking players and could apparently produce combinations at will. What set him apart from most other attacking players was his ability to see the potential for an attack and prepare for it in positions where others saw nothing. Rudolf Spielmann, a master tactician who produced many brilliancies, said, "I can see the combinations as well as Alekhine, but I cannot get to the same positions." Dr. Max Euwe said, "Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post-card." An explanation offered by Réti was, "he beats his opponents by analys
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World Chess Championship
| &#; | Defending champion |
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| &#; | Alexander Alekhine | Efim Bogoljubov |
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| &#; | Born 31 October 36/37 years old | Born 26 April 40 years old |
In , a World Chess Championship was played between challenger Efim Bogoljubow and titleholder Alexander Alekhine. The match was held in Wiesbaden, Heidelberg and Berlin in Germany, and the Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, from September 6 to November Alekhine retained his title.
Background
[edit]Alekhine had been world champion since his victory over José Raúl Capablanca.
In , Bogoljubov won a major tournament at Bad Kissingen, ahead of Capablanca and most other leading players of the day except for Alekhine.[1] Following this win, he challenged Alekhine for the world title. There was also an alternative offer of a return match against Capablanca in Bradley Beach, New Jersey, U.S.[2]
Under the rules at the time, the cham