Information AboutMax Euwe |
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BIOGRAPHY Dr Max Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam . He studied Mathematics at the University Of Amsterdam and taught mathematics, first in Rotterdam , later at a girls' Lyceum in Amsterdam . He applied his knowledge of mathematics to the question of infinite chess games, using the Thue-Morse Sequence . He won every Dutch Chess Championship that he participated in from 1921 until 1952 , and additionally won the title in 1955 . The only other winners during this period were Salo Landau ( 1936 ) and Hein Donner ( 1954 ). Altogether he won the title a record 12 times. He became amateur chess champion in 1928 . On December 15 , 1935 after 30 games played in 13 different cities over a period of 80 days, he defeated reigning world champion Alexander Alekhine . His title gave a huge boost to chess in The Netherlands. He lost the title to Alekhine in 1937 . After Alekhine's death in 1946 , Euwe was considered by some to have a moral right to position of world champion, but he graciously consented to participate in the five-contestant tournament to select the new world champion held in 1948 , in which he finished last. His final great tournament was Zurich, 1953. Although being more than forty years older than Bobby Fischer , Euwe still had the stamina and endurance to have an equal score (+1-1=1) between the two of them. From 1970 (when he was 69 years old) until 1980 , he was president of FIDE , and played an important role in organising the famous Boris Spassky - Bobby Fischer match. He also wrote many books on chess, of which the most famous are ''Oordeel en Plan'' (Judgement and Planning) and a series about the opening. In Amsterdam there is a Max Euwe Plein (square) (near the Leidseplein ), where the 'Max Euwe Stichting' is located in an old jailhouse. It has a Max Euwe museum and a large collection of chess books. His granddaughter, Esmee Lammers, has written a children's book called ''Lang Leve de Koningin'' (Long live the Queen), which is popular among the youth. NOTABLE CHESS GAMES
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