World Chess Championship 1934

Defending champion	Challenger
Alexander Alekhine	Efim Bogoljubow
Alexander Alekhine	Efim Bogoljubov
15½	10½
Born 31 October 1892 42 years old	Born 26 April 1889 44/45 years old
← 1929	1935 →

The 1934 World Chess Championship was played between challenger Efim Bogoljubov and titleholder Alexander Alekhine, marking a rematch of the previous Championship in 1929. The match was held in various cities and towns in Germany from April 1 to June 14, with Alekhine retaining his title.

Results

The first player to win six games and score more than 15 points would be champion.

World Chess Championship Match 1934

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	Wins	Points
Efim Bogoljubov (Germany)	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	0	½	3	10½
Alexander Alekhine (France)	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	0	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	0	0	1	½	8	15½

Alekhine retained the Championship.

External links

• 1934 World Chess Championship at the Internet Archive record of Graeme Cree's Chess Pages