World Chess Championship 1934

Summary

In 1934, a World Chess Championship was played between challenger Efim Bogoljubow and titleholder Alexander Alekhine, marking a rematch of the previous Championship in 1929. The match was held in various cities and towns in Germany from April 1 to June 14, with Alekhine retaining his title.

World Chess Championship 1934
 
Defending champion
Challenger
 
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Efim Bogoljubow
Efim Bogoljubow
  France Alexander Alekhine Nazi Germany Efim Bogoljubov
 
15½Scores10½
  Born 31 October 1892
42 years old
Born 26 April 1889
44/45 years old
← 1929
1935 →

Results edit

The first player to win six games and score more than 15 points would be Champion.

World Chess Championship Match 1934
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Wins Points
  Efim Bogoljubov (Germany) ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 3 10½
  Alexander Alekhine (France) ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 8 15½

Alekhine retained the Championship.

Notes edit

External links edit

  • 1934 World Chess Championship at the Internet Archive record of Graeme Cree's Chess Pages