Max Euwe
Machgielis "Max" Euwe was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 until 1937. He served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Amsterdam
- Educated at
- University of Amsterdam
- Awards
- 🏆 world chess champion
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Roland Weitzenböck🎓 Hendrik de Vries
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Jack P. C. Kleijnen📖 Jan S. Folkers
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1901
Born
Birth1981
Died
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