CHESS FACT 30 Max Euwe became World Champion in 1935 after beating Alexander Alekhine. Fourteen years before the event both players met in Den Hague in 1921 playing (probably) the shortest games between two future world champions. [Event "The Hague free game"] [Site "The Hague"] [Date "1921.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C33"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "1921.??.??"] [EventType "game"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "NED"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bb4 4. f4 exf4 5. e5 Qe7 6. Qe2 Ng8 7. Nd5 Qh4+ 8. Kd1 Ba5 9. Nf3 Qh5 10. Nf6+ gxf6 11. exf6+ Kd8 12. Re1 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.
