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.
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Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||
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 Alexander Alekhine |
 Efim Bogoljubov | |||||
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Born 31 October 1892 42 years old |
Born 26 April 1889 44/45 years old | |||||
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Results
editThe first player to win six games and score more than 15 points would be Champion.
| 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 | |
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| Efim Bogoljubov (Germany)
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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)
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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
editExternal links
edit- 1934 World Chess Championship at the Internet Archive record of Graeme Cree's Chess Pages