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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