[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "The Hague NED"]

[Date "1937.10.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 {Notes by Max Euwe} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4

5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5
10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Qc1 Be6 14. Ne4 {!
This new move, introduced by the Estonian master, J. Turn,
throws an entirely new light upon the so-called main variation
of the Slav defence to the Queen�s Gambit. By postponing the
exchange at e5, White succeeds in taking �advantage of the
greater freedom of his pieces and is able at least to deprive
his opponent of one of his bishops. In the further course of
the match I did not succeed in finding a way to meet this
move, and it seems that Alekhine did not find any
either. Therefore we both avoided this variation when we had
the Black pieces. The first thirteen moves of this game are
the same as those in the twentieth and twenty-first games of
the first match.} Bb4 { Black must castle as soon as possible,
otherwise the weakness on the square, d6, would become
dangerous. On the other hand, 14...Bxc4 15 Qxc4 Nxc4 16 Bxc7
Rc8 17 Bf4, would have led to a better endgame for White.}
15. a5 O-O {Best, as 15...a6 would have weakened Black�s
position, in addition to losing a tempo.} 16. a6 {Forceful
enough, but probably not the best. More appropriate, in order
to keep the initiative, would be 16 Ra4 Be7 17 Nxe5 Nxe5 18
Nc5 Bc8 (or ...Bf7 19 Bh3).} bxa6 {? A move which, as a matter
of fact, should not even be taken into consideration, as it
seriously weakens the pawn position without
compensation. Correct was 16...b6; and then if 17 Nxe5 Nxe5 18
Bxe5 Qxe5!, after which White could not play 19 Qxc6 because
of 19...Rc8 20 Qa4 Rc4! The best for White after 16...b6 would
be 17 Nxe5 Nxe5 18 Qe3, still keeping a shade the initiative.}
17. Nxe5 Nxe5 {Forced, since 17...fxe5 would lose after 18
Ng5.} 18. Nc5 Bxc5 {Black cannot play 18...Bc8 because of 19
Bxe5 followed by 20 Qc4+ winning a piece.} 19.Qxc5 g5 {There
is no longer a satisfactory line for Black. After the
plausible 19...Qb6 White would maintain his advantage by
answering 20 Qc3!} 20. Be3 Bd5 {In order to eliminate at least
one of White�s bishops, he had to lose a pawn in any case.}
21. Rxa6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 { Avoiding the pitfall 22 Rxa7 Bxf1 23
Rxc7 Rd1 after which White would get into trouble.} Rf7
23. Rfa1 {And not 23 Rxa7 Qxa7 24 Qxa7 Rxa7 25 Bxa7; allowing
Black to equalize by 23...Rd2.} Qd6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Rxa7
{Perhaps even better�and in any case simpler�was 25 b4.} Rxa7
26. Rxa7 Nc4 { Thus Black obtains some counter chances which,
however, are not quite sufficient to save the game.} 27. Bc5
Re6 {After 27...Rd2 White could play either 28 Be7 with
variations analogous to that in the actual game, or 28 b3 Ne5
29 e4.} 28. Bd4 { Equally good was 28 b3, as after 28...Nd2 29
Be3 Nxb3 30 Ra3, Black would have been obliged to sacrifice
the exchange.} Rxe2 {Obviously his only, though very slight
chance.} 29. Bxf6 g4 {If 29...Nxb2? 30 Ra2. After the pawn
move actually played White would lose a piece if he continued
30 Rg7+ Kf8 31 Rxg4? Ne3+ 32 Kf3 Nxg4 33 Kxe2 Nxf6.} 30. Kf1
{But after this intermediate move all is practically over.}
Rc2 {Or 30...Re6 31 Bc3.} 31. Rg7+ Kf8 32. Rxg4 Nxb2 33. Bxb2
{Clearly foreseeing that the rook and pawn ending is an easy
technical win. There were, of course, other good continuations
here, but in such cases simplification is, in my belief,
always advisable.} Rxb2 34. Rc4 Rb6 { With a pawn to the good,
an active rook�s position, and, above all, the possibility of
obtaining in the near future two connected passed pawns,
White�s game is absolutely won.} 35. Ke2 Kf7 36. Rh4 Kg6
37. Rf4 Rb3 38. Rc4 Rb6 39. Ke3 {By his manoeuvre in moves
36�38 White has forced the Black king to go farther away from
the centre.} Kf5 40. g4+ Ke6 {Or 40...Kg5 41 f3 followed by 42
Rc5+.} 41. f4 {The sealed move.} Kd5 42. Rd4+ Ke6 {Or 42...Kc5
43 f5.} 43. f5+ Ke7 44. Re4+ Kf7 45. h4 Rb1 46. Kf4 Rc1
47. Ra4 {Obtaining possession of the seventh rank.} h6
48. Ra7+ Kg8 49. g5 Rc4+ 50. Ke5 {For if now ...Rxh4, then 51
g6.} 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.10.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 {Notes by Alekhine} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4

5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 {I considered it vital to find out
immediately what defence my opponent had in mind against the
line he himself adopted in the first game.} e6 {! Played twice
by Bogoljuboff against me in the 1929 match. As the experiment
did not succeed (he only managed to draw one game with great
difficulty and he lost the other game), the move 6...e6
disappeared from master practice. But, as was proved
especially by the eleventh game of this match, it is much
safer than the fashionable Kmoch variation (6...Nbd7 in
conjunction with Qc7 and e5.)} 7. Bg5 {As after 7 f3 Bb4, the
move 8 e4? would provoke the absolutely sound sacrifice
8...Nxe4! (first played by Mikenas against Dr. Vidmar, Prague,
1931), White must not hurry to form a pawn centre. Still,
after the following answer, he had no better move than 8 f3,
which would lead to the position obtained in the fourth and
eleventh games.} Bb4 {Much more logical and better than
7...Be7 , as played by Bogoljuboff in our fifth match game in
1929.} 8. Nxc4 { Very harmless, inasmuch as Black, instead of
the complicated variation actually selected, could simply play
here 8...h6, and if 9 Bh4 then 9...g5 10 Bg3 Ne4 11 Rc1 (or 11
Qb3 Na6) c5,etc., with at least equal prospects.} Qd5 {Also a
good move which leads after a short, sharp intermezzo to an
equally balanced position.} 9. Bxf6 {The alternative, 9 Ne3
Qa5 10 Nxf5 Qxf5 etc., was even less promising. And if 9 Qb3,
then 9...Na6.} Qxc4 {Better than 9...gxf6 10 Ne3 Qa5 11 Qb3
with slightly better prospects for White.} 10. Qd2 {The only
move, as 10 Rc1? would have been refuted by 10...gxf6 11 e4
Qa2, etc.} gxf6 11. e4 Qb3 12. exf5 Nd7 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Be2
O-O-O 15. O-O {These last few moves were practically forced
and the position thus reached offers about equal attacking
possibilities for both sides.} e5 {This logical move�which
brings the knight into a strong position and opens the queen's
file to Black's advantage�has been, in my opinion, unduly
criticized. In any event 15...Nb6, which was recommended
instead, would expose Black to dangerous threats after 16 a5
Na4 17 Qe3 Nxb2 18 Rfc1�and this without offering him any real
winning prospects.} 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Qc1 Bxc3 {As 18 Ne4 was
not really a strong threat, this exchange should have been
postponed till a more appropriate moment. Black should have
played 17...Rhg8; for if 18 Ne4 (18 Qe3 Qxb2) then ...Nf3+ 19
Bxf3 Qxf3 20 Ng3 Qg4, etc., with quite a satisfactory
position. After the move in the text White obtains the better
chances because his bishop will prove superior to the knight
as soon as the Black piece is dislodged from e5.} 18. bxc3
Rhg8 19. Qe3 Kb8 {Not absolutely necessary, as he could
indirectly protect his queen rook's pawn by playing 19...Qd5
20 g3 Qd2; but then after 21 Qxd2 Rxd2 22 Rfe1 (here if ...Nd3
23 Rad1!) White's endgame chances would still be the better.}
20. g3 Rd7 21. Rab1 {!} Qc2 22. Rfe1 {! The most subtle move
of the game, by which White prepares the important f4. The
immediate advance of that pawn would be refuted by 22...Rd2 23
Rfe1 Nd3.} Qd2 23. Qxd2 Rxd2 24. f4 Ng6 25. Bc4 Rgd8 {Or
25...Rg7 26 Re8+ Kc7 27 Kh1! with advantage to White.} 26. Re6
{! In order to exchange one pair of rooks. It must be noted
that Black cannot play 26...Rc2 on account of 27 Ba6 b6 28
Rxc6.} R8d6 27. Rbe1 Kc7 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 {If 28...Kxd6, then 20
Bg8, threatening both 30 Bxh7 and 30 Re6+.} 29. h4 {In order
to play the king to f2 without being disturbed by the rook
check on the second rank.} Kd7 30. Kf2 Ne7 31. Kf3 Nd5 {After
this loss of time Black's position becomes rapidly hopeless,
as the White king will be able to attack and win the pawn on
h7. But it is to be doubted if the game could be saved even by
the best answer, 31 ...f5 Then White would not play
immediately 32 g4 because of 32...fxg4+ 33 Kxg4 Rg6+, followed
by 34...Nf5 with counterattack; but he would play first 32 h5,
after which g4 would free his king bishop's pawn with
disastrous effect for Black since the latter's majority on the
queen side has a nominal value only, owing to the passive
position of his pieces.} 32. Bd3 h6 33. Bf5+ Kd8 34. Kg4 Ne7
{Or 34...Nxc3 35 Kh5 Nxa4 36 Kxh5, followed by the victorious
advance of the passed king rook's pawn.} 35. Bb1 Ke8 {If
35...Rd5 then 36 f5, etc.} 36. Kh5 Kf7 37. Ba2+ Kf8 38. Kxh6
Rd2 {The main variation was 38...Nf5+ 39 Kg6 Nxg3 40 f5
followed by the advance of the rook's pawn.} 39. Be6 Rd3
40. g4 Rxc3 41. g5 {Even simpler than 41 Rd1 Nd5. If
41...fxg5, then fxg5.} 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.10.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bb4

7. O-O O-O 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Nd2 e5 11. Bb2 e4
12. Be2 b5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. a4 bxa4 15. c4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Nb6
17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rxa4 Bb7 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Qb1 Re8 21. Rc1
Qd6 22. Qc2 h6 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Rxc7 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. f3
Bb7 27. Kf2 Ne8 28. Ba3 Bd5 29. Be7 f5 30. fxe4 fxe4 31. Bd8
Nd6 32. Bxb6 Nc4 33. Bc7 Kf7 34. h4 g5 35. Bh5+ Ke7 36. Bg4
Bb7 37. Be5 Nxe5 38. dxe5 gxh4 39. Kg1 Ba6 40. Kh2 Kf7 41. Kh3
Bf1 42. Bf5 Ke7 43. Kh2 Be2 44. Kh3 Bf1 45. Bxe4 Ke6 46. Kxh4
Kxe5 47. Bf3 Kf6 48. Kh5 Kg7 49. e4 Bd3 50. e5 Bg6+ 51. Kg4
Kf7 52. Bd5+ Ke7 53. Kf4 Bh7 54. g3 Kf8 55. Be4 Bg8 56. Bf3
Ke7 57. Kg4 Ke6 58. Kf4 Ke7 59. Bg4 Bb3 60. Bc8 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.10.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6

7. f3 Bb4 8. Bg5 c5 9. dxc5 Qd5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. e4 dxe4
12. Nxc4 O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O-O exf3 15. Nd5 Nc6 16. gxf3
Bxc5 17. Nxf6+ Kh8 18. Rd5 Nd4 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. fxe4 Rad8
21. Ne5 Rxd5 22. exd5 Re8 23. Nxf7+ Kg7 24. Ng5 h6 25. Ne6+
Nxe6 26. dxe6 Rxe6 27. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1937.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D28"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5

7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Nc3 b5 9. Bb3 Be7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e4 b4 12. e5
bxc3 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Qc4 Qb6 15. Qxc3 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4
17. Ba4+ Ke7 18. Be3 Bxc3 19. Bxb6 Be5 20. Rad1 Kf8 21. f4
Bxb2 22. Rf3 Bb7 23. Rg3 Ba3 24. Rxa3 Rg8 25. Rg3 Rxg3
26. hxg3 Bd5 27. Bb3 Bxb3 28. axb3 Ke8 29. b4 Rb8 30. Bc5 Rc8
31. Ra1 Rc6 32. Kf2 f5 33. Ke3 f6 34. Kd4 Kf7 35. Kc4 Kg6
36. Rd1 Kh5 37. Rd6 Rxd6 38. Bxd6 Kg4 39. Be7 Kxg3 40. Bxf6
Kxf4 41. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Haarlem NED"]
[Date "1937.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e4 e5 5. Bxc4 exd4 6. Nf3 b5

7. Nxb5 Ba6 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. O-O Bxb5 10. Bxb5 Nf6 11. Bc4 Nbd7
12. Nxd4 Rb8 13. Qc2 Qc5 14. Nf5 Ne5 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bxf7+
Kxf7 17. Qxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxe5 Rb5 19. Bd6 Bb6 20. b4 Rd8
21. Rad1 c5 22. bxc5 Bxc5 23. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6

7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 Bg6
12. e4 Bc7 13. Bb3 O-O 14. f4 Nf6 15. Bc2 Qxd4+ 16. Kh1 Qb4
17. g4 Rad8 18. f5 exf5 19. exf5 Rfe8 20. Qg2 Qxg4 21. fxg6
hxg6 22. Bd1 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rd4 24. Nf3 Rg4+ 25. Kh3 Rd8
26. Bg5 Rb4 27. Bd2 Re4 28. Bb3 Re2 29. Bc3 Rd3 30. Kh4 Rxf3
31. Rxf3 Rxh2+ 32. Rh3 g5+ 33. Kxg5 Rxh3 34. Bd1 Ne4+ 0-1

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Leiden NED"]
[Date "1937.10.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5
7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nbd7 9. f3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb6 11. Ne2 Bd7
12. Nf4 Qd6 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Qb2 Nfd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bb4 Qe6
17. Kf2 Na4 18. Qd2 b6 19. Ba6 Rb8 20. e4 b5 21. Qf4 Rb6
22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Rhe1+ Be6 24. Rac1 f6 25. Rc7 Kd8 26. Rxa7
1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1937.10.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6

7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Bd3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxc3
12. Qc2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd5 14. Ba3 a5 15. Rab1 Nb4 16. Bxb4
axb4 17. Rxb4 O-O 18. Qc2 Qc7 19. Rfb1 Rfb8 20. e4 Ra5 21. e5
h6 22. Nd2 c5 23. Nb3 Raa8 24. Rc4 b6 25. f4 Qc6 26. dxc5 bxc5
27. Ra1 Qb6 28. Ra3 Qa7 29. Qf2 Nb6 30. Rxc5 Nxa4 31. Rc1
Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rb4 33. g3 Rd8 34. Ke2 Nb6 35. Nd2 g5 36. fxg5
hxg5 37. Rd3 Nd5 38. Rc4 Rxc4 39. Nxc4 Ra8 40. Ne3 Nxe3
41. Rxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1937.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5

7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nc6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. c4 Qd6 11. Bb2 cxd4
12. exd4 b6 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Qe2 Qf4 16. Rad1 Rfe8
17. h3 Na5 18. Ne5 Be4 19. Rfe1 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Red8 21. Bc1 Qh4
22. Qe2 Re8 23. g4 Nc6 24. Kg2 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Nh5 26. gxh5 Rxc4
27. Qf3 Rf8 28. h6 f5 29. Qg3 Qxg3+ 30. fxg3 Rfc8 31. hxg7
Rc2+ 32. Kf3 R2c3+ 33. Be3 Rxa3 34. Rd7 Rc4 35. Kf2 Rc2+
36. Re2 Raa2 37. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 38. Kf3 a5 39. Bh6 Rc8 40. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Groningen NED "]
[Date "1937.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6

7. Bg5 Bb4 8. f3 h6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Qxd1+
12. Rxd1 Bc2 13. Rc1 Bb3 14. Nd2 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 Bxa4 16. e4 Ke7
17. Bd3 Rd8 18. Ke2 Nc6 19. Ke3 Nb4 20. Bb1 Bb5 21. Nb3 f5
22. Na5 b6 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Nc4 Ra1 25. Na3 Ba6 26. Rb3 Nd3
27. exf5 Nxb2 28. Rxb2 Rxa3+ 29. Kf2 Rd6 30. fxe6 Rxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Amsterdam NED "]
[Date "1937.11.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5

7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. Bc4 Qc6
12. Bd3 Qxc2 13. Bxc2 Ba6 14. Ne5 Nbd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bb2
Rac8 17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. f3 e5 19. Kf2 exd4 20. Bxd4 Nc5 21. Rhd1
Ne6 22. Bb3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nxd4 24. exd4 Rc8 25. Rd1 Rc3 26. d5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.11.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6

7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. Qe2 Ne4 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bd3 Bxc3 11. Bxe4 Bb4
12. Bxf5 exf5 13. d5 cxd5 14. Qb5 Qa5 15. Qxb7 Rb8 16. Qc6 Qc5
17. Nd4 Rb6 18. Qxc5 Nxc5 19. a5 Ra6 20. Nc2 Bxa5 21. b4 Bxb4
22. Bb2 Ba5 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Be5 Nb3 25. Ra4 Rag6 26. Bg3 Bb6
27. Rf4 h5 28. Rh4 a5 29. Rxh5 Rc6 30. Na3 d4 31. exd4 Nxd4
32. Re1+ Kd7 33. Kf1 Rc3 34. Nb1 Rc2 35. Rd1 Kc6 36. Rh6+ Rg6
37. Rh8 Kb7 38. Rf8 Rg7 39. Be5 Nf3 40. Rb8+ Ka7 41. Rd7+ Bc7
42. Rxc7+ Kxb8 43. Rxc2+ Nxe5 44. Rc5 f6 45. Rxa5 Rc7 46. Nd2
Rc2 47. Rd5 Kc7 48. Ke2 Rb2 49. h3 Kc6 50. Rd4 Kc5 51. Ke3 Ng6
52. Rd8 Ne7 53. Kd3 Rb7 54. Ke3 Rb2 55. Rd3 Nd5+ 56. Kf3 Nb4
57. Rc3+ Kd4 58. Rb3 Rxb3+ 59. Nxb3+ Ke5 60. g3 Nc6 61. h4 Nd8
62. Nc5 Nf7 63. Nd3+ Kd4 64. Ne1 Ke5 65. Nd3+ Ke6 66. Kf4 Nd6
67. Nc5+ Kf7 68. Nb3 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Zwolle NED "]
[Date "1937.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4

c5 7. Bg2 Nb6 8. Qd3 cxd4 9. O-O Be7 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 e5
12. Nf5 Bb4 13. Qc2 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Qc7 16. Bh6
Nbd7 17. Qg5 Ne8 18. Rab1 Nc5 19. Qg4 Rd8 20. Bg5 Rd6 21. Qc4
b6 22. f4 Rg6 23. Rbd1 e4 24. Bh4 b5 25. Qb4 a5 26. Qa3 f5
27. Bd8 Qa7 28. Kh1 Ra6 29. Rd5 Ne6 30. Rfd1 Nxd8 31. Rxd8 Qf7
32. R1d5 Rc6 33. Rxb5 Qc4 34. Rxf5 Rcf6 35. Rxf6 gxf6 36. Rd4
Qxe2 37. Qb3+ Kh8 38. Rxe4 Qd2 39. Qb1 Qxc3 40. Qe1 Qxe1+
41. Rxe1 Nd6 42. Bc6 Rb8 43. Re6 Rb1+ 44. Kg2 Rb2+ 45. Kh3 Nf5
46. Rxf6 Ne7 47. Be4 Kg7 48. Re6 Kf7 49. Rh6 Rxa2 50. Rxh7+
Kf6 51. Rh6+ Kf7 52. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.11.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6

7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O
12. Rd1 Qe7 13. e4 e5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. d5 Rfd8
17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Na2 Be7 19. b4 a5 20. Qc3 axb4 21. Nxb4 Nc5
22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qc4 Nxe4 24. Nxc6 Nd2 25. Nxd2 Rxd2
26. Nxe7+ Qxe7 27. a5 Qf6 28. Rf1 Qd8 29. a6 Rd4 30. Qa2 Rd5
31. Qc4 Ra5 32. Rb1 Qa8 33. Qc7 Qxa6 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. h3 Ra1+
36. Kh2 Qf6 37. Qc2+ g6 38. Rb3 Qf4+ 39. g3 Qa4 40. Qd3 Ra2
41. Kg2 Qa7 42. Qe3 Qc7 43. Qf3 Kg7 44. Qd5 Ra5 45. Rb5 Rxb5
46. Qxb5 Qc3 47. Qe8 Qd4 48. Qc6 Qd3 49. Qc5 Qe4+ 50. Kg1 g5
51. g4 Qd4 52. Qc2 Qf4 53. Kg2 h5 54. gxh5 e4 55. Qd1 Kh6
56. Qd4 Qf3+ 57. Kg1 Kxh5 58. Qh8+ Kg6 59. Qg8+ Kf6 60. Qd8+
Kf5 61. Qc8+ Ke5 62. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.11.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "E02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nf3 c5

7. Nc3 a6 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxc4 b5 11. Qh4 Bb7
12. Bg5 O-O 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. b4 Be7 16. Rfd1 Bc6
17. Be3 Qb7 18. Rxd7 Bxd7 19. Ng5 Qb8 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Nxh7
Rc8 22. Ng5 Rc4 23. Nce4 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Qd5 25. Nc3 Qe5
26. Bb2 Bc6 27. a3 Bd6 28. e3 Qf5 29. e4 Qg6 30. f3 Nd7
31. Nh3 f6 32. Nf4 Qf7 33. Qg4 Ne5 34. Qxe6 Nxf3+ 35. Kf2 Qxe6
36. Nxe6 Nd2 37. Nd4 Nxe4+ 38. Nxe4 Bxe4 39. Ke3 Bb7 40. Nf5
Bc7 41. Bd4 Kf7 42. Bc5 Kg6 43. Bd6 Bd8 44. Nd4 Bd5 45. h3 Bb6
46. Bc5 Bc7 47. Ne2 Bc4 48. Nf4+ Kf7 49. h4 g5 50. hxg5 fxg5
51. Nh3 Kf6 52. Nf2 Kf5 53. g4+ Ke6 54. Nh3 Kf6 55. Bd4+ Kg6
56. Ke4 Bf1 57. Nf2 Bg2+ 58. Kd3 Bd5 59. Nd1 Bf3 60. Nf2 Bf4
61. Be3 Bg3 62. Kd4 Bb8 63. Kd3 Be5 64. Bd4 Bf4 65. Be3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1937.11.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6

7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Bd3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxc3
12. Qc2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd5 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Rab1 b6 16. Rfc1 a5
17. Ne5 Nb4 18. Bxb4 axb4 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Rxc6 e5 21. Rxb4
exd4 22. Rxd4 Qb8 23. Qb5 Rc8 24. g3 Rxc6 25. Qxc6 h6 26. Rb4
Ra6 27. Qb5 Qa8 28. Rd4 Qc8 29. Re4 Kh7 30. Re7 Ra5 31. Qxb6
Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Rf5 33. Qd4 Qc2 34. e4 Rf6 35. Re5 Rc6 36. a5 Qe2
37. Qd5 Rc1 38. Qxf7 Qf1+ 39. Kf3 Qd1+ 40. Kf4 Qd2+ 41. Kg4
1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1937.11.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4
Nc6 12. O-O b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Qf4 Rc8 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5
Qe7 17. Ng5 Ne5 18. Bxb7 Ng6 19. Qf5 Qxb7 20. Rd7 Qa6 21. h4
Rc5 22. Rd5 Rxd5 23. exd5 Qc8 24. Qe4 Re8 25. Qa4 Re7 26. d6
Rd7 27. Rd1 Nf8 28. Qf4 Qc6 29. Ne4 Qc2 30. Rc1 Qxa2 31. h5 h6
32. Ng3 Ne6 33. Qe5 Qa6 34. Nf5 Qd3 35. Kh2 Kh7 36. Rc3 Qd1
37. f3 Qd2 38. Rc4 Qg5 39. Rh4 Qf6 40. Qe4 Nc5 41. Qc2 a5
42. g3 a4 43. Rg4 g6 44. Nh4 Qxd6 45. hxg6+ fxg6 46. Rd4 Qe6
47. Rxd7+ Nxd7 48. Qxa4 h5 49. Qc2 Ne5 50. Kg2 Nc4 51. Nxg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "1937.11.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. Qc2 d5 6. e3 c5

7. Bd3 Nf6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. e4 Be7
12. e5 Ng4 13. Re1 Nb4 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Qe2 Bc5 16. Nd1 Bf5
17. h3 h5 18. Bg5 Qb6 19. Nh4 Be4 20. hxg4 Nc2 21. Nc3 Nd4
22. Qf1 hxg4 23. Na4 Qc7 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Qc4 Rc8 26. Rc1 b6
27. Nxc5 bxc5 28. Ba6 Qxe5 29. Bxc8 Qxg5 30. Qxc5+ Qxc5
31. Rxc5 Rxh4 32. Rc4 Ne2+ 33. Kf1 Nf4 34. Kg1 g3 35. Ba6
gxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Rh6 37. Rxe4 Rxa6 38. Rxf4 Rxa2 39. Rb4 g6
40. Rb7 Kg7 41. Kf3 g5 42. b4 Kg6 43. b5 f5 44. b6 Ra3+
45. Kf2 a6 46. Rb8 Rb3 47. b7 Kg7 48. Ra8 Rxb7 49. Rxa6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.11.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "20"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5

7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. c4 Qd6 11. dxc5 Qxc5
12. Rb1 e5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Rd8 16. Rb5 Qe7
17. Be2 b6 18. Bf3 Bb7 19. Qc2 Rac8 20. O-O Ba6 21. Rd5 Nb4
22. Bxb4 Qxb4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rc1 Rd2 25. Qb3 Qa5 26. a3 g6
27. h4 e4 28. Bxe4 Qh5 29. Qc3 Qe2 30. Qf6 Bxc4 31. Bxg6 Rd1+
32. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 33. Kh2 fxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Qxh6+ Kg8
36. Qg6+ Kf8 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. Qf4+ Bf7 40. Qb8+
Kg7 41. Qxa7 1/2-1/2
[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED "]
[Date "1937.11.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7

7. Nc3 Ne4 8. O-O O-O 9. d5 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Bf6 11. Rad1 d6
12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc8 15. Qe3 Bxd4 16. Rxd4
Nc6 17. Re4 Rf6 18. f4 Qd7 19. g4 Raf8 20. g5 Rf5 21. h4 Qf7
22. Rf3 Kh8 23. Qd3 d5 24. Rxe6 Nb4 25. Qe3 Nc2 26. Qd2 Qxe6
27. cxd5 Qf7 28. Qxc2 Rxf4 29. Qd3 Qh5 30. Rxf4 Rxf4 31. Qh3
Rg4+ 32. Kf2 h6 0-1

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Delft NED"]
[Date "1937.11.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 Nc6 4. exd4 Nxd4 5. Nxd4 Qxd4 6. Nc3

Nf6 7. d3 c6 8. Be3 Qd7 9. d4 g6 10. Be2 Bg7 11. h3 O-O
12. O-O b6 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. a4 Rad8 15. a5 Qc7 16. Qb3 Nd7
17. axb6 axb6 18. Ra7 Ra8 19. Rfa1 e6 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. d5
cxd5 22. cxd5 Nc5 23. Qc4 exd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Qe5
26. Rb1 Na4 27. b3 Nb2 28. Qc6 b5 29. Bf4 Qe6 30. Qxb5 Qe4
31. Rc1 Nd3 32. Qc4 Qe2 33. Rf1 Nxf4 34. Qxf4 Qb5 35. Qf3 Rb8
36. Rb1 Qa6 37. Rd1 Qa3 38. Rb1 Qa2 39. Qd3 Bd4 40. Rf1 Qb2
41. Ne7+ Kf8 42. Nc6 Bxf2+ 43. Kh2 Re8 44. Qf3 Re2 45. Nd4 Rd2
46. Ne6+ Ke7 47. Nf4 Qd4 48. Kh1 Ra2 49. Ne2 Ra1 50. Qb7+ Kf6
51. Nxd4 Rxf1+ 52. Kh2 Bg1+ 53. Kg3 Bf2+ 54. Kf3 Bxd4+ 55. Ke4
Rd1 56. Qd5 Ke7 57. g4 h5 58. gxh5 f5+ 59. Kf3 Rd3+ 60. Ke2
Re3+ 61. Kd2 Re4 62. hxg6 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.11.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O

7. b3 d5 8. Ne5 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Nbd7
12. Nd3 Nb6 13. a4 a5 14. Ba3 Rc8 15. Nb5 Ne4 16. Qe1 Nd7
17. Rd1 Nd6 18. Nf4 Nxb5 19. axb5 Nf6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. e4 c4
22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. exd5 Qxe1 24. Rfxe1 cxb3 25. d6 Bxg2
26. Kxg2 Rb8 27. d7 g6 28. Ra1 Rxb5 29. Re8 Rd5 30. Rxa5 Rxd7
31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Rb5 Rd3 33. Rb7 Kg7 34. Rb6 g5 35. h3 h5
36. h4 g4 37. Rb5 Kg6 38. Rg5+ Kh6 39. Rb5 f6 40. Kf1 Kg6
41. Ke2 Rf3 42. Ke1 f5 43. Rb6+ Kf7 44. Rh6 f4 45. Rxh5 Rc3
46. Rb5 f3 47. Kd2 Rc2+ 48. Ke3 b2 49. Kf4 Rc4+ 50. Ke3 Rc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.12.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Max Euwe"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 cxd4

7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Kxd2
Ke7 12. Bg2 Rd8 13. Ke3 Na6 14. Rac1 Rb8 15. a3 Bd7 16. f4 f6
17. Be4 Be8 18. b4 Rd7 19. f5 Nc7 20. fxe6 Nxe6 21. Nxe6 Kxe6
22. Bxh7 f5 23. Rc5 g6 24. Bg8+ Kf6 25. Rhc1 Re7+ 26. Kf2 Bc6
27. Bd5 Rbe8 28. Re1 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 g5 30. Rd6+ Ke5 31. Red1 g4
32. R1d5+ Ke4 33. Rd4+ Ke5 34. Ke3 Re6 35. R4d5+ Kf6+ 36. Kf4
Kg6 37. Rxe6+ Rxe6 38. Re5 Ra6 39. Rxf5 Rxa3 40. Rb5 b6
41. Kxg4 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]

[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1937.12.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "25"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Max Euwe"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7

7. cxd5 exd5 8. Ng3 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 d4 11. bxc5 dxc3
12. Qc2 Qa5 13. Rb1 Bd7 14. Rb3 Ba4 15. Qxc3 Qd8 16. Bc4 Na6
17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. O-O Bxb3 19. Qxb3 Rb8 20. Qc2 Qd5 21. e4 Qb3
22. Qe2 Qb5 23. Qf3 Qxc5 24. Nf5 Rb1 25. Qf4 Nxe4 26. h4 Re8
27. Re1 Qc3 28. Rd1 Nd2 29. Rxd2 Rxc1+ 30. Kh2 Qc7 31. Rd6 Rc5
32. g3 Rf8 33. g4 f6 34. Kh3 h5 35. Qd2 hxg4+ 36. Kxg4 Qf7
37. h5 Rxf5 38. Kxf5 Qxh5+ 39. Kf4 Qh4+ 40. Kf3 Qh3+ 41. Ke4
Re8+ 42. Kd5 Qb3+ 43. Kd4 Qxa3 0-1