Max Euwe
5th World Chess Champion · Classical era · Netherlands · 1901–1981
A mathematics teacher who beat Alekhine for the world title in 1935.
Career In The Collection
1000Games
430Wins
399Draws
169Losses
63%Score
1920–1980Active
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Alekhine | 79 | 18 | 34 | 26 | view games |
| Paul Keres | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | view games |
| Geza Maroczy | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 | view games |
| Jose Raul Capablanca | 18 | 1 | 13 | 4 | view games |
| Savielly Tartakower | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | view games |
| Rudolf Spielmann | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | view games |
| Samuel Reshevsky | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | view games |
| Miguel Najdorf | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | view games |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | view games |
| Richard Reti | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | view games |
| Vasily Smyslov | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | view games |
| Reuben Fine | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | view games |
| Akiba Rubinstein | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | view games |
| Svetozar Gligoric | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | view games |
| Aron Nimzowitsch | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | view games |
| Bobby Fischer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | view games |
| David Bronstein | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | view games |
| Emanuel Lasker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | view games |
| Mir Sultan Khan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | view games |
| Siegbert Tarrasch | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | view games |
| Efim Geller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | view games |
| Frank Marshall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | view games |
| Tigran Petrosian | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | view games |
| Bent Larsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
1000 Games · Page 1 of 5
- 1980 vs John Rodgaard White EUCup D35 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs John Rodgaard Black EUCup A12 0-1
- 1975 vs Erik Arnlind White NLD-SWE B42 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Victor Ciocaltea Black Varna olm C84 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Miroslav Filip White Varna olm D27 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Miroslav Filip Black Varna olm E52 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Nikola Padevsky Black Varna olm C80 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Karl Robatsch White Varna olm B06 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Bogdan Sliwa Black Varna olm A17 0-1
- 1962 vs Petar Trifunovic Black Varna olm D94 1/2-1/2
- 1960 vs Manuel Aaron Black Leipzig olm prel E12 1-0
- 1960 vs Alfred Beni Black Leipzig olm prel C68 1/2-1/2
- 1960 vs M. Borja Black Leipzig olm prel E59 0-1
- 1960 vs Ennio Contedini Black Leipzig olm prel C53 0-1
- 1960 vs Joaquim Durao White Leipzig olm prel E72 1/2-1/2
- 1960 vs Fauconnier White Leipzig olm prel E38 1-0
- 1960 vs Bobby Fischer Black Leipzig olm fin-A B13 1-0
- 1960 vs Theodor Ghitescu White Leipzig olm fin-A E72 0-1
- 1960 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Leipzig olm fin-A E59 1-0
- 1960 vs Paul Keres Black Leipzig olm fin-A E57 1/2-1/2
- 1960 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Leipzig olm fin-A D19 1/2-1/2
- 1960 vs Miguel Najdorf White Leipzig olm prel E69 0-1
- 1960 vs Ludek Pachman White Leipzig olm fin-A E32 1/2-1/2
- 1960 vs Jonathan Penrose White Leipzig olm fin-A E64 0-1
- 1960 vs Laszlo Szabo Black Leipzig olm fin-A D11 1/2-1/2
- 1960 vs Wolfgang Uhlmann White Leipzig olm fin-A E60 1/2-1/2
- 1959 vs Jonathan Penrose Black GBR-NLD m B19 1/2-1/2
- 1959 vs Jonathan Penrose White GBR-NLD m E66 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Hans Bouwmeester White Hoogovens E66 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Rafael Cintron White Munich olm prel E69 1-0
- 1958 vs Jan Hein Donner Black Hoogovens E14 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Bent Larsen Black Munich olm prel D41 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Aleksandar Matanovic White Hoogovens E15 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Borislav Milic White Hoogovens A56 1-0
- 1958 vs Oleg Neikirkh Black Munich olm prel D40 0-1
- 1958 vs Kaarle Sakari Ojanen Black Munich olm fin-B E59 0-1
- 1958 vs Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Black Hoogovens E17 1-0
- 1958 vs Gundmundur Palmason White Munich olm fin-B A34 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Herman Pilnik Black Hoogovens B63 0-1
- 1958 vs Vasja Pirc Black Hoogovens A24 0-1
- 1958 vs Yosef Porath Black Munich olm fin-B E59 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Giuseppe Primavera White Munich olm prel E67 1-0
- 1958 vs Maurice Raizman Black Munich olm prel E63 0-1
- 1958 vs Gideon Stahlberg White Hoogovens D36 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Laszlo Szabo White Munich olm fin-B A37 0-1
- 1958 vs Theo D Van Scheltinga Black Hoogovens E97 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Chris Walsh White Munich olm prel D94 1-0
- 1958 vs Daniel Abraham Yanofsky White Munich olm fin-B E66 1-0
- 1957 vs Max Blau Black Bern B63 0-1
- 1957 vs Bobby Fischer White New York m3 E30 1-0
- 1957 vs Bobby Fischer Black New York m3 C83 1/2-1/2
- 1957 vs Andre Muffang White Bern D35 1-0
- 1957 vs Giorgio Porrecca Black Bern C51 0-1
- 1957 vs Karl Robatsch White Bern D72 1-0
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner Black NLD-ch m C81 0-1
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner Black NLD-ch m E68 0-1
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner Black NLD-ch m C81 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner White NLD-ch m D35 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner White NLD-ch m D36 1-0
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner Black NLD-ch m D14 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner White NLD-ch m D78 1-0
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner White NLD-ch m A56 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner White NLD-ch m D40 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Jan Hein Donner Black NLD-ch m A11 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs V. Barata da Cruz White Johannesburg E39 1-0
- 1955 vs Miroslav Filip Black NLD-CSR A13 1-0
- 1955 vs Wolfgang Heidenfeld Black Johannesburg C53 1-0
- 1955 vs Willem Jan Muhring White Johannesburg E32 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs M. Pines Black Johannesburg A45 0-1
- 1955 vs B. Rabinowitz Black Johannesburg B80 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs Leon Wilken Black Johannesburg E55 0-1
- 1955 vs J. Wolpert White Johannesburg D37 1-0
- 1954 vs Conel Hughes Alexander Black Amsterdam olm B88 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Alfred Beni White Zuerich D36 1-0
- 1954 vs Edwin Bhend White Zuerich A81 1-0
- 1954 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black Amsterdam olm E59 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs David Bronstein White Amsterdam olm E60 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Esteban Canal Black Zuerich B22 1-0
- 1954 vs Nicolaas Cortlever White NLD-ch D18 0-1
- 1954 vs Henry Grob White Zuerich E32 1-0
- 1954 vs Josef Kupper White Zuerich D37 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Nikolay N Minev White Amsterdam olm D54 1-0
- 1954 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Amsterdam olm A05 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Erwin Nievergelt White Zuerich E34 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Fridrik Olafsson Black Amsterdam olm A17 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Ludek Pachman Black Amsterdam olm E14 1-0
- 1954 vs D. Parliaros White Amsterdam olm A91 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Vasja Pirc Black Amsterdam olm E19 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Yosef Porath White Amsterdam olm D35 1-0
- 1954 vs Lothar Schmid White Zuerich E64 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Gideon Stahlberg White Amsterdam olm D35 1-0
- 1954 vs Eugenio Szabados Black Zuerich E15 0-1
- 1954 vs Laszlo Szabo Black Amsterdam olm E80 1-0
- 1954 vs Petar Trifunovic Black Zuerich A30 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Wolfgang Unzicker White Amsterdam olm E60 1-0
- 1954 vs Theo D Van Scheltinga White NLD-ch D36 1-0
- 1954 vs Edgar Walther Black Zuerich B58 1/2-1/2
- 1954 vs Otto Zimmermann Black Zuerich E67 0-1
- 1953 vs Yuri L Averbakh White Candidats Tournament E58 0-1
- 1953 vs Yuri L Averbakh Black Candidats Tournament E59 1-0
- 1953 vs Isaak Boleslavsky Black Candidats Tournament B59 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Isaak Boleslavsky White Candidats Tournament E67 0-1
- 1953 vs Hans Bouwmeester Black Hoogovens B30 0-1
- 1953 vs David Bronstein White Candidats Tournament A97 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs David Bronstein Black Candidats Tournament E59 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Nicolaas Cortlever White Hoogovens B85 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Jan Hein Donner White Hoogovens D62 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Geza Fuster White Hoogovens D26 1-0
- 1953 vs Efim Geller White Candidats Tournament E67 0-1
- 1953 vs Efim Geller Black Candidats Tournament E28 0-1
- 1953 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Candidats Tournament E69 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Candidats Tournament D32 1-0
- 1953 vs Wolfgang Heidenfeld White Hoogovens A90 1-0
- 1953 vs Paul Keres Black Candidats Tournament E55 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Paul Keres White Candidats Tournament D72 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Alexander Kotov White Candidats Tournament A64 1-0
- 1953 vs Alexander Kotov Black Candidats Tournament A13 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Haije Kramer Black Hoogovens A89 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Candidats Tournament E43 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Miguel Najdorf White Candidats Tournament E61 1-0
- 1953 vs Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Black Hoogovens D13 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Tigran Petrosian White Candidats Tournament A54 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Candidats Tournament A07 1-0
- 1953 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Candidats Tournament E59 1-0
- 1953 vs Samuel Reshevsky White Candidats Tournament E28 0-1
- 1953 vs Nicolas Rossolimo Black Hoogovens C50 1-0
- 1953 vs Vasily Smyslov White Candidats Tournament D72 0-1
- 1953 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Candidats Tournament A07 1-0
- 1953 vs Gideon Stahlberg White Candidats Tournament E60 1-0
- 1953 vs Gideon Stahlberg Black Candidats Tournament E12 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Laszlo Szabo White Candidats Tournament E64 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Laszlo Szabo Black Candidats Tournament E14 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Mark E Taimanov White Candidats Tournament D37 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs Mark E Taimanov Black Candidats Tournament E59 0-1
- 1953 vs Roman Toran Albero White Hoogovens D74 1/2-1/2
- 1953 vs AH. Trott Black Hoogovens C73 0-1
- 1953 vs Theo D Van Scheltinga Black Hoogovens E98 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Hans Bouwmeester Black Hoogovens D42 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Jan Hein Donner Black Hoogovens C99 0-1
- 1952 vs Andrija Fuderer Black Hoogovens C84 0-1
- 1952 vs David Vincent Hooper Black GBR-NLD m E28 0-1
- 1952 vs E. Klein White GBR-NLD m E67 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Boris Kostic White Hoogovens D09 1-0
- 1952 vs Haije Kramer White Hoogovens E39 1-0
- 1952 vs Erik Lundin White Zuerich LB E39 0-1
- 1952 vs Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Black Hoogovens D10 1/2-1/2
- 1952 vs Ludwig Sr Rellstab White Hoogovens D22 1-0
- 1952 vs Eugenio Szabados White Zuerich LB E33 1-0
- 1952 vs Mijo Udovcic White Zuerich LB C47 1-0
- 1952 vs Theo D Van Scheltinga White Hoogovens D72 1-0
- 1952 vs Daniel Abraham Yanofsky White Hoogovens D71 1/2-1/2
- 1951 vs Arthur Bernard Bisguier Black Wertheim mem C44 1/2-1/2
- 1951 vs Robert E Byrne White Wertheim mem A81 1-0
- 1951 vs Larry Melvyn Evans White Wertheim mem E19 0-1
- 1951 vs Reuben Fine Black Wertheim mem E01 0-1
- 1951 vs Carlos E Guimard White Wertheim mem D36 1-0
- 1951 vs Israel Albert Horowitz Black Wertheim mem C73 1/2-1/2
- 1951 vs George Mortimer Kramer White Wertheim mem E39 1-0
- 1951 vs Miguel Najdorf White Wertheim mem D28 0-1
- 1951 vs Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Black Wertheim mem E04 1/2-1/2
- 1951 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Wertheim mem D45 0-1
- 1951 vs George Shainswit White Wertheim mem D54 1-0
- 1950 vs Johan Teunis Barendregt White NLD-ch E07 1-0
- 1950 vs Eero Book White Dubrovnik olm D77 0-1
- 1950 vs Esteban Canal Black Dubrovnik olm B28 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Manuel Castillo Black Dubrovnik olm C83 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Nicolaas Cortlever Black NLD-ch C45 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Jan Hein Donner Black Amsterdam C91 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Jan Hein Donner Black The Hague m C65 0-1
- 1950 vs Jan Hein Donner White NLD-ch C89 1-0
- 1950 vs Jan Hein Donner Black The Hague m D35 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Jan Hein Donner Black Hoogovens D50 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Jan Hein Donner White The Hague m E22 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Jan Hein Donner White The Hague m C08 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Jan Foltys White Amsterdam D50 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Amsterdam E68 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Dubrovnik olm E68 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Harry Golombek Black Amsterdam D94 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Gudbjartur Gudmundsson White Amsterdam A05 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Franciscus Henneberke Black NLD-ch C50 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Cenek Kottnauer Black Amsterdam D36 0-1
- 1950 vs Haije Kramer White Hoogovens E22 1-0
- 1950 vs Haije Kramer Black NLD-ch A07 0-1
- 1950 vs Haije Kramer White Amsterdam E38 1-0
- 1950 vs Fotis Mastichiadis Black Dubrovnik olm E28 0-1
- 1950 vs Willem Jan Muhring Black NLD-ch E25 0-1
- 1950 vs Erling Myhre White Dubrovnik olm E23 1-0
- 1950 vs Miguel Najdorf White Amsterdam E19 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Vincenzo Nestler White Dubrovnik olm E60 1-0
- 1950 vs Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Black Dubrovnik olm D35 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Black Amsterdam C54 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Constant Orbaan Black NLD-ch C65 0-1
- 1950 vs Herman Pilnik White Amsterdam D72 0-1
- 1950 vs Vasja Pirc Black Amsterdam D43 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Christian Poulsen White Dubrovnik olm D71 1-0
- 1950 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Dubrovnik olm C84 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Amsterdam E39 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Nicolas Rossolimo Black Amsterdam C47 1/2-1/2
- 1950 vs Kristian Skold White Dubrovnik olm E68 1-0
- 1950 vs Eduard Spanjaard White NLD-ch A14 1-0
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