Макс Эйве

The book tells about the life and work of the outstanding Dutch chess player, fifth world champion, former FIDE President Max Euwe. It contains the best games commented on by M. Euwe. The games from the 1935 World Championship match between M. Euwe and A. Alekhine occupy a central place. I met and became friends with Max Euwe "recently" - just - just 50 years ago. He was already tall then, but he did not live high: he lived in a modest apartment, to which a typical high Dutch staircase led (the house, of course, without an elevator). Every morning, a young mathematics teacher went to the women's lyceum: “First of all, first of all, mathematics; Well, what about chess? And then chess.