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World Chess Championship 1935

The 1935 World Chess Championship was played between challenger Max Euwe and titleholder Alexander Alekhine. It was played in various cities and towns in the Netherlands from October 3 to December 16. Euwe was the winner by overcoming a three-point deficit as late as the ninth game.

Results

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

World Chess Championship Match 1935
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 Wins Points
Alexander Alekhine (France) 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 8 14½
Max Euwe (Netherlands) 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 9 15½
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