Max Euwe
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About
Dutch chess Grandmaster and former president of the FIDE who became the fifth player to become World Chess Champion in 1935.
Before Fame
He earned a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Amsterdam.
Trivia
He won every Dutch Chess Championship that he participated in and he has written over 70 chess books, far more than any other World Champion.
Family Life
He was born and raised in the Netherlands near Amsterdam.
Associated With
His career overlapped with that of chess legend Emanuel Lasker.
