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World Chess Championship 1934

The 1934 World Chess Championship was played between challenger Efim Bogoljubow and titleholder Alexander Alekhine. The match was held in various cities and towns in Germany from April 1 to June 14, with Alekhine retaining his title.

Results

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

World Chess Championship Match 1934
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 Wins Points
Efim Bogoljubov (Nazi Germany) ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 3 10½
Alexander Alekhine (France) ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 8 15½

Alekhine retained the Championship.

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