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Alexander Alekhine crowned World Champion upon winning 1937 World Championship Match

  • Period

    1937

  • Place

    Netherlands

  • Material

    Paper

  • Location

    FIDE archive

  • Category

    Photos

Alexander Alekhine with a Laurel wreath upon winning the 1937 World Championship match against Max Euwe (on the left) and regaining the chess crown.

1937 World Championship Match between Max Euwe and Alexander Alekhine

Unveiling Alekhine's tomb at Montparnasse cemetery, 1956