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Ksawery Tartakower - definition of Ksawery Tartakower in Encyclopedia (627 words) |
 | In 1927 and 1928 he won two tournaments in Hastings and shared the first place with Aron Nimzowitsch at the London contest. |
| At the latter occasion he managed to beat as notable chess players as Frank Marshall, Milan Vidmar and Yefim Bogolubov. |
| In 1930 he won the Liege tournament beating Mir Sultan Khan by two points. |
| History of chess (2361 words) |
| While Alekhine was a fearsome attacking player, his personal problems lead him to refuse Capablanca a return match. |
| He instead challenged the relatively weaker Russian opponent Yefim Bogolubov, whom he defeated in 1929 and 1934. |
| In 1935, Alekhine lost a match to Max Euwe of the Netherlands, 8-9 with 13 draws, probably due to overuse of alcohol. |
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