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The Hague-Moscow 1948: Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship Paperback – October 1, 2013

by Max Euwe (Author), Hans Ree (Foreword)

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On March 24, 1946, the 4th world chess champion, Alexander Alekhine, passed away. He was the first ― and still the only ― champion to die while holding the title. To select a new champion, a powerful quintuple round-robin was held in The Hague and in Moscow. The 5 strongest players of the era took part in a grueling two-month, 25-round tournament, one of the most important events in the history of chess. It produced a new world champion, Mikhail Botvinnik, and was the start of a new FIDE regulated era.

This splendid account of an epic championship includes a review of all previous encounters between the participants, background information, as well as all the games of the tournament, deeply annotated by Euwe.

You are invited to follow Mikhail Botvinnik, Vassily Smyslov, Sam Reshevsky, Paul Keres and Max Euwe as they battle for the title and the chess world starts its journey through the post-World War II era and the beginning of the Soviet hegemony.

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240 pages
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English
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Russell Enterprises, Inc.
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October 1, 2013
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6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
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1936490692
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978-1936490691
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Max Euwe (1901-1981) was the fifth world chess champion. He won the title from Alekhine in 1935 but was defeated in the rematch two years later. He wrote extensively on chess theory and openings and was one of the most respected playersof his day.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Russell Enterprises, Inc.; Annotated edition (October 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1936490692
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1936490691
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches

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Dr. Jonathan Sarfati

Classic book of a classic tournament

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2015

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This was a historic tournament, starting the FIDE-controlled world championship, replacing the former system where a champion could (and often did) avoid his strongest challengers. Botvinnik deservedly won by a three-point margin, which should have surprised no-one becaus he had won every tournament he played in since 1941, and many were world-class. His domination seemed to herald a dominant reign as world champ, but as we now know, he never won a match as world champion.

This book is a different order from Golombek's, since it was written by one of the five participants. Unfortunately, Euwe had worn himself out and lost confidence by a too-busy chess schedule in 1947, and was way below form in this tournament. Still, the games were well annotated and objectively assessed, as would be expected from a man who was known for his fairness.

Since Fine withdrew, it was a travesty that he wasn't replaced by Najdorf, who had some brilliant results in the few years before the tournament, especially Prague that was meant to be a qualifier.

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One of the great tournament works of all time

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016

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One of the great tournament works of all time. As far as the games are concerned, they are a chess player's dream. A lot can be learned from these games because the top players are the ones who change the assessments of current chess theory by introducing new moves and thereby changing present theory. Personally, I would have preferred a little more history on the developments surrounding the controversy of why Miguel Naidorf was not selected as one of the players. This is especially disconcerting since Fine dropped out. The Soviets, as I understand it, had determined that Botvinnik would become world champion regardless, particularly in view of the political pressure exerted against Keres. Rumor has it that Botvinnik himself exercised so much political influence that he actually disallowed Naidorf to become a participant because Naidorf had defeated him at Gronigen in 1946. Naidorf was a threat to his world title aspirations.

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John Kato

A great book I am happy to own.

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2013

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One of the greatest and most consequential tournaments of all time.

Most great tournaments feature great players playing together. But this one was for the World Chess Championship. Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Samuel Reshevsky, Paul Keres and Max Euwe were considered the best in the world. Although one could argue Reuben Fine (who was invited but chose to pursue his studies in psychology) and David Bronstein should have also played the field was still very credible.

Every one of the players was at some point in time over the past 15 years, before and after, was considered or will be considered to be the best in the world. Euwe was a former World Champion, Botvinnik and Smyslov were to become world champions. Fischer considered Reshevsky to be the best player in the world in the late 50s. Keres would find himself playing the in the next 6 Candidates Tournaments.

Not a lot of draws, mostly wins and losses. Superbly annotated by Euwe, the notes were a revelation and joy to read.

Highly recommended.

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Midwestern guy

A critical moment in chess history

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020

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The tournament that marked the world championship cycle coming under the auspices of FIDE. Possibly the best of the three books that record this seminal event. Instructive games, cogent commentary and analyses. Updated in algebraic notation.

Well worth studying.

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Thomas Braun

A landmark moment in chess history

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016

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A landmark moment in chess history: a tournament fought by five top grandmasters to determine the world champion; and, the establishment of FIDE as the world chess organization. GM Euwe, both a participant and a former world champion, was one of the best chess writers and analysts of all time. Truly, a book that every serious chess student must own and study.

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marnie

He liked the historical background

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2016

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Bought for a chess player. He gives it four stars. He liked the historical background.

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CHEN LAI KEAT

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015

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A good tournament book

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Neil Sullivan

For Fans of Chess History

Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2013

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The death of world champion Alekhine in 1946 left the chess world without a titleholder. After much discussion, this 5-player event was organized to choose a new champ.

Play was split between Holland and Russia as part of the compromise that created the tournament. Altogether, each contestant played 20 games before Botvinnik was crowned. This is significant because it began the era of regularly scheduled matches being held every 3 years for the title.

Max Euwe had won the championship in 1935 before losing it in the return match against Alekhine two years later. He had a reputation as a good chess writer and was known for works on opening theory as well as a famous 2-volume work on the middlegame. This book, written in Dutch, was previously unavailable to English speakers.

I don't think it will add a great deal to your chess education compared to other reading choices. Euwe's annotating style here involves some (now) outdated comments on the opening and notes that rely more on words than variations. This is especially apparent when viewed alongside Golombek's work on the same contest which features more analysis than explanation.

If you're a fan of this era or interested in chess history, the 50 games of this book will largely hold your interest. For chess Improvement, many more titles can be recommended before this one.

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manolo saborit

excellent but 65 years late

Reviewed in Spain on November 30, 2013

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The book was excellent, but only in dutch it was inaccessible to 99,99 % of potential readers.
Now accessible in english we can appreciate the good work made by Euwe. The fighting spirit was high, only 19 draws in 50 games, and many were well fought. The notes are very complete, no doubt Euwe, a participant in the tournament, profited of the discussions and post mortem by the other players. but 65 years later the matter has lost interest. A pity.
We had the excellent book by Golombek about the same tournament. And there is another by Keres, but only in Russian.
Well, better late than never. Mas vale tarde que nunca.

Francisco

Buen libro de un torneo histórico

Reviewed in Spain on August 30, 2015

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Buena traducción de un libro clásico. Interesante introducción al inicio de cada partida. También se incluye algunas fotos del evento.

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