World Chess Championship 1927

Alekhine vs. Capablanca

The 1927 World Chess Championship was played between José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine, in Buenos Aires from September 16 to November 29, 1927. Alekhine, a Russian, became a naturalised French citizen during the match (on November 5[1]).

Results

The first player to win six games would be World Champion.

World Chess Championship Match 1927
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 José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba) 0=1===1===00========0=======1==0=0315½
 Alexander Alekhine (France) 1=0===0===11========1=======0==1=1618½

Alekhine won the Championship.

Notes

1.^ It has been suggested that if it reached 5-5 the incumbent (Capablanca) would retain the title, but it is unclear whether this is the case.[2]

References

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