1929 World Chess Championship

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1929 World Chess Championship
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★★★ INTRO ★★★

The 1929 World Chess Championship was between 36 year old defending champion Alexander Alekhine of France and 40 year old challenger Efim Bogoljubov.

★★★ BACKGROUND ★★★

After beating Capablanca, Alekhine allowed a re-match, but Capablanca had to fund it, and Alekhine would receive the majority of it, regardless of what happened. An Alekhine-Capablanca re-match didn't happened. Instead, Bogoljubov challenged Alekhine. He seemed like a very aggressive player, often risking the game for a win. Bogoljubov was the clear underdog, but was still up for the task.

★★★ CONDITIONS ★★★

The winner would be the first to achieve 6 wins AND have more than 15 points. The match was played in Germany and the Netherlands. Round 1 was played on September 6th, 1929. Note: The match is measured in the amount of wins, with the total amount of points are measured in brackets.

★★★ NOTABLE GAMES ★★★

Game 1:

Game 8:

Game 18:

★★★ FINAL ★★★

The match concluded with Game 25 on November 12th, 1929. Alekhine won with a score of 11-5 in wins and 15 1/2-9 1/2 points in total.

★★★ MINI TABLE ★★★

Alekhine 1 1/2 1/2 0 1 0 1 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1/2 1 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 (11 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses) <62% score>

Bogoljubov 0 1/2 1/2 1 0 1 0 0 1/2 0 1/2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1/2 0 0 1/2 1/2 1/2 (5 wins, 9 draws, 11 losses) <38% score>

★★★ OTHER LINKS ★★★

Head to Head Record Prior to 1929: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... (9 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses in favour of Alehkine)

Previous World Championship: Game Collection: 1927 World Chess Championship

Next World Championship: Game Collection: 1934 World Chess Championship

Game 1, Alekhine leads 1-0 (1-0)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0
Game 2, Alekhine leads 1-0 (1 1/2-1/2)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 3, Alekhine leads 1-0 (2-1)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 4, Match tied 1-1 (2-2)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Game 5, Alekhine leads 2-1 (3-2)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
Game 6, Match tied 2-2 (3-3)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 48 moves, 1-0
Game 7, Alekhine leads 3-2 (4-3)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 35 moves, 1-0
Game 8, Alekhine leads 4-2 (5-3)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 9, Alekhine leads 4-2 (5 1/2-3 1/2)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 10, Alekhine leads 5-2 (6 1/2-3 1/2)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1
Game 11, Alekhine leads 5-2 (7-4)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 12, Alekhine leads 6-2 (8-4)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1
Game 13, Alekhine leads 6-3 (8-5)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 0-1
Game 14, Alekhine leads 6-4 (8-6)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 1-0
Game 15, Alekhine leads 6-4 (8 1/2-6 1/2)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 16, Alekhine leads 7-4 (9 1/2-6 1/2)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 60 moves, 0-1
Game 17, Alekhine leads 8-4 (10 1/2-6 1/2)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 18, Alekhine 8-5 (10 1/2-7 1/2)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(C11) French, 51 moves, 1-0
Game 19, Alekhine leads 9-5 (11 1/2-7 1/2)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 77 moves, 1-0
Game 20, Alekhine leads 9-5 (12-8)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 21, Alekhine leads 10-5 (13-8)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 49 moves, 1-0
Game 22, Alekhine leads 11-5 (14-8)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
Game 23, Alekhine leads 11-5 (14 1/2-8 1/2)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 24, Alekhine leads 11-5 (15-9)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929
(C11) French, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 25, Alekhine wins 11-5 (15 1/2-9 1/2)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
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