World Chess Championship 1929

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Opponents of the 1929 World Chess Championship
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Efim Bogoljubov.jpg
Alexander Alekhine Efim Bogolyubov
nation FranceFrance German EmpireGerman Empire
status Defending champion challenger
Age 36 years 40 years

The 1929 World Chess Championship was a duel between the reigning world chess champion Alexander Alekhine and his challenger Efim Bogolyubov . Alekhine successfully defended his title.

Organization and rules

The games 1–8 and 24–25 were played in Wiesbaden , 9–11 in Heidelberg , 12–17 in Berlin , 18–19 and 23 in The Hague , 20 in Rotterdam and 21–22 in Amsterdam . The winner should be the one who first scored 15½ points and won 6 games.

course

The match began on September 6, 1929 and ended on November 12 with Alekhine's victory.

World Chess Championship 1929
01 02 03 04th 05 06th 07th 08th 09 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 24 25th Victories Points
Alekhine 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 11 15½
Bogolyubov 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 5

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