Scoresheet of Game 7 of 1927 World Championship Match Capablanca - Alekhine, Capablanca's handwriting
Period
1927Place
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Material
Paper
Language
Spanish
Category
DocumentsSubcategory
Scoresheets
Curious fact
Interesting fact: In 1922, Capablanca proposed the London Rules, which required the challenger to contribute $10,000 to challenge the champion. This amount is equivalent to $175,300 in 2023. Alekhine was able to raise the required amount in 1927 and went on to win the World Chess Championship
Scoresheet of Game 7 of the 1927 World Championship Match in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The handwriting is of the defending World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca who won this game to lead the match 2-1 after seven games. However, challenger Alexander Alekhine went on to win five more games and claim the title with the score of 18½-15½ (6-3 and 25 draws).
