{"product_id":"max-euwe-world-champion-the-champions-years-1935-1937-9789083654713","title":"Max Euwe World Champion!: The Champion's Years 1935-1937","description":"\u003cb\u003eA TRUE CHESS WORLD CHAMPION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Max Euwe defeated Alexander Alekhine in 1935, the chess world was stunned. A modest Dutch mathematics teacher had dethroned the most charismatic and feared champion of his time. Almost immediately, doubts arose: Was Euwe truly worthy of the crown? Did he really belong in the lineage of Anderssen, Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca and Alekhine himself?\u003cbr\u003e Nearly a century later, these questions still influence how Euwe is remembered -- and, all too often, how he is underestimated.\u003cbr\u003e This book takes a fresh look at Euwe's years as World Champion and presents solid evidence. It challenges the familiar narrative that portrays his reign as a brief intermezzo, largely created by Alekhine's powerful and enduring self-portrait. Euwe himself never played that game. He analysed his victories soberly, credited his opponents generously and avoided self-glorification, even when it was fully deserved.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on contemporary sources, tournament results, and a close examination of Euwe's games with today's best computers, the authors place his achievements in their proper historical context. The picture that emerges is clear: Euwe did not merely win the title -- he belonged at the very top. In the mid-1930s, he was consistently on par with and at times surpassed the strongest players in the world.\u003cbr\u003e This book offers a balanced reassessment. However, it leads to an unmistakable conclusion: Max Euwe was not a footnote in chess history -- he was a true World Champion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New in Chess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789083654713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Paul Van Der Sterren,Erwin L'Ami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933887787189,"sku":"9789083654713","price":24.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/max-euwe-world-champion-the-champions-years-1935-1937-9789083654713","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}