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Max Euwe Biography

Mathematician

Max Euwe, a renowned Dutch mathematician and chess grandmaster, was born on May 20, 1901, and passed away on November 26, 1981. He made significant contributions to both mathematics and chess.

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“I honestly feel very humble when I study Capablanca's games.”

Feels Games Study Humble Honestly Capablanca

Author:Max Euwe

“Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of end-games and other simple positions which respond to technique rather than to imagination.”

Ends Games Imagination Simple Study Position Theory Technique Chess Opening Capablanca

Author:Max Euwe

“Poor Capablanca! Thou wert a brilliant technician, but no philosopher. Thou wert not capable of believing that in chess, another style could be victorious than the absolutely correct one.”

Believe Poor Style Capable Philosopher Brilliant Chess Technicians Capablanca

Author:Max Euwe

“The essence of Capablanca's greatness is his rare talent for avoiding all that can complicate or confuse the conflict.”

Talent Greatness Conflict Essence Chess Avoiding Capablanca

Author:Max Euwe

“He can be regarded as the great master of simplification. The art of resolving the tension at the critical moment and in the most effacious way so as to clarify the position as desired is Capablanca's own.”

Way Art Moments Position Masters Critical Chess Tension Simplification Critical Moments Capablanca

Author:Max Euwe

“The 'chess machine', by which admiring title he had been known, revealed the great drawback of a machine: it had not sufficient flexibility to adapt itself to altered circumstances.”

Known Circumstances Machines Chess Titles Sufficient Flexibility Altered Admiring Drawbacks

Author:Max Euwe

“Capablanca plays very superficially sometimes, in a way that can only be ascribed to lack of concentration. This is an integral weakness of his make-up and can only be partially compensated by his employing his time allowance to the full.”

Way Sometimes Play Weakness Chess Concentration Allowance Employing Capablanca

Author:Max Euwe

“Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation”

Thinking Strategy Chess Observation Mathematician Requirements Tactics Enlightening Playing Chess Tactics And Strategy

Author:Max Euwe

“Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post card.”

Men Art Home Inspire Poet Chess Cards Posts Works Of Art Another Man Alekhine

Author:Max Euwe

“Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player”

Giving Games Player Aim Strategy Chess Opponents Chess Game Chess Players World Champions Checkmate

Author:Max Euwe

“Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.”

Games Sports Objects Victory Achievement Remains Chess

Author:Max Euwe

“Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at all.”

Long Real Position Genius Chess Preparation Combination Consideration Construction Mating Real Genius Alekhine

Author:Max Euwe

About the Author

Born: May 20, 1901
Died: November 26, 1981
Known for: Mathematician
Quotes: 12

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