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Max Euwe's Best Games
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Max Euwe's Best Games, by Jan Timman, New In Chess 2023

game 1, Chapter 1, The 1920s
Euwe vs Reti, 1920 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0

game 2
P Johner vs Euwe, 1920 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 0-1

game 3
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1921 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 36 moves, 1-0

game 4
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1921 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 1-0

game 5
Tarrasch vs Euwe, 1922 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 39 moves, 0-1

game 6
G Marco vs Euwe, 1922
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1

game 7, exceptionally interesting and instructive middle game
Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1923 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

game 8, a positional queen sacrifice
H Wolf vs Euwe, 1923 
(B83) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1

game 9, tough struggle with tactical tricks
Euwe vs Colle, 1924
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

game 10, a model game
Euwe vs Colle, 1924 
(A15) English, 32 moves, 1-0

game 11
Spielmann vs Euwe, 1925 
(C28) Vienna Game, 56 moves, 0-1

game 12, a text book example of superior strategy
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1927 
(A09) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

game 13, sacrificing a piece on a vacant square
Euwe vs Colle, 1928 
(E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

game 14
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1928 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 1-0

game 15
Reti vs Euwe, 1928 
(D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 54 moves, 0-1

game 16, Bogoljubov was skillfully outplayed
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1928 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

game 17, deeply calculated combination
P Johner vs Euwe, 1929
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 57 moves, 0-1

game 18
Euwe vs Capablanca, 1929 
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

game 19
G Thomas vs Euwe, 1929 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 37 moves, 0-1

game 20, Chapter 2, World Champion
S Khan vs Euwe, 1931 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

game 21, The win was for graps
Capablanca vs Euwe, 1931 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

game 22
Spielmann vs Euwe, 1932 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

game 23
Euwe vs Spielmann, 1932 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 51 moves, 1-0

game 24, white outplayed his adversary on both wings
Euwe vs Flohr, 1932
(E16) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0

game 25, one of Euwe's most famous games
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1934 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0

game 26
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1934 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 65 moves, 1-0

game 27
H Johner vs Euwe, 1934 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 45 moves, 0-1

game 28
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1934 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 56 moves, 0-1

game 29
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 45 moves, 1-0

game 30
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 69 moves, 1-0

game 31
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

game 32
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

game 33
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 0-1

game 34, The Pearl of Zandvoort
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0

game 35
Keres vs Euwe, 1936 
(C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1

game 36
Euwe vs Gruenfeld, 1936
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0

game 37
Fine vs Euwe, 1936 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

game 38, The second Pearl of Zandvoort
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1936 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

game 39
Euwe vs Reshevsky, 1936 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0

game 40
Vidmar vs Euwe, 1936 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

game 41
Euwe vs Botvinnik, 1936 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

game 42
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1936 
(C49) Four Knights, 60 moves, 0-1

game 43
Saemisch vs Euwe, 1937 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 46 moves, 0-1

game 44
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937 
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0

game 45
Keres vs Euwe, 1937 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 0-1

game 46, Chapter 3, Dethroned
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937  
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0

game 47
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0

game 48
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 68 moves, 1-0

game 49
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0

game 50
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

game 51
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1

game 52
Fine vs Euwe, 1938 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

game 53
Euwe vs Capablanca, 1938 
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 39 moves, 1-0

game 54
Euwe vs Flohr, 1939 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

game 55
Euwe vs S Landau, 1939 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0

game 56
Euwe vs Keres, 1939 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 42 moves, 1-0

game 57
Keres vs Euwe, 1939 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 0-1

game 58
Keres vs Euwe, 1940 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 61 moves, 0-1

game 59
Bogoljubov vs Euwe, 1941 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 81 moves, 0-1

game 60
Bogoljubov vs Euwe, 1941 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 35 moves, 0-1

game 60
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1941 
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 39 moves, 1-0

game 61
Bogoljubov vs Euwe, 1941 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 0-1

game 62, Chapter 4, After the war
Euwe vs Yanofsky, 1946 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 46 moves, 1-0

game 63
C Guimard vs Euwe, 1946 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 35 moves, 0-1

game 64
Szabo vs Euwe, 1946 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1

game 65
J Bolbochan vs Euwe, 1947 
(E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 35 moves, 0-1

game 66
Euwe vs Smyslov, 1948 
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 42 moves, 1-0

game 67
Euwe vs Pirc, 1949 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 46 moves, 1-0

game 68
A Dunkelblum vs Euwe, 1950 
(E03) Catalan, Open, 52 moves, 0-1

game 69
A Fuderer vs Euwe, 1952 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 35 moves, 0-1

game 70
A Beni vs Euwe, 1953
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 40 moves, 0-1

games 71, Euwe's most famous move
Geller vs Euwe, 1953 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1

game 72
Taimanov vs Euwe, 1953 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 41 moves, 0-1

game 73, one of Euwe's best attacking games
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

game 74
Euwe vs J H Donner, 1955 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

game 75, one of Euwe's best known victories
J H Donner vs Euwe, 1956 
(A15) English, 22 moves, 0-1

game 76
Euwe vs Fischer, 1957 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

game 77
Pilnik vs Euwe, 1958
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

game 78
Sliwa vs Euwe, 1962
(A17) English, 56 moves, 0-1

game 79
H Ree vs Euwe, 1973 
(A17) English, 39 moves, 0-1

game 80
Euwe vs Sosonko, 1975 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

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