The Hague-Moscow 1948: Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship

by Max Euwe

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936490692
• ISBN13: 9781936490691
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Russell Enterprises
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"