World Chess Championship 1929

World Chess Championship 1929

	Defending champion	Challenger
	Alexander Alekhine	Efim Bogoljubow
	Alexander Alekhine	Efim Bogoljubov
	15½ Scores 9½
	Born 31 October 1892 36/37 years old	Born 26 April 1889 40 years old

In 1929, a World Chess Championship was played between challenger Efim Bogoljubow and titleholder Alexander Alekhine. The match was held in Wiesbaden, Heidelberg and Berlin in Germany, and the Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, from September 6 to November 12. Alekhine retained his title.

Background

Alekhine had been world champion since his 1927 victory over José Raúl Capablanca.

In 1928, Bogoljubov won a major tournament at Bad Kissingen, ahead of Capablanca and most other leading players of the day except for Alekhine. Following this win, he challenged Alekhine for the world title. There was also an alternative offer of a return match against Capablanca in Bradley Beach, New Jersey, USA.

Under the rules at the time, the champion chose the challenger, and Alekhine chose to play a match against Bogoljubov.

Results

The first player to win six games and score more than 15 points would be champion.

World Chess Championship Match 1929

	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	Wins	Points
Alexander Alekhine (France)	1	½	½	0	1	0	1	1	½	1	½	1	0	0	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	1	½	½	½	11	15½
Efim Bogoljubov (Germany)	0	½	½	1	0	1	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	1	½	0	0	1	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	5	9½

External links

• 1929 World Chess Championship at the Internet Archive record of Graeme Cree's Chess Pages