World Chess Championship 1927
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The 1927 World Chess Championship was played between José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine, in Buenos Aires from September 16 to November 29, 1927. Alekhine, a Russian, became a naturalised French citizen during the match (on November 5[1]).
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Results
The first player to win six games would be World Champion.[1]
| 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Wins | Total | |
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 José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba) |
0 | = | 1 | = | = | = | 1 | = | = | = | 0 | 0 | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | 0 | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | 1 | = | = | 0 | = | 0 | 3 | 15½ |
 Alexander Alekhine (France) |
1 | = | 0 | = | = | = | 0 | = | = | = | 1 | 1 | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | 1 | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | 0 | = | = | 1 | = | 1 | 6 | 18½ |
Alekhine won the Championship.
Notes
- 1.^ It has been suggested that if it reached 5-5 the incumbent (Capablanca) would win, but it is unclear whether this is the case.[2]
References
- ↑ Edward Winter's Chess Notes: 8058. Alekhine’s French citizenship (C.N. 8054)
- ↑ Capablanca v Alekhine, 1927 Edward Winter
External links
- 1927 World Chess Championship at the Internet Archive record of Graeme Cree's Chess Pages
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