World Chess Championship 1934

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess match
gptkbp:chessOpening Part of chess history
Influenced chess culture
Influenced many players
Post-match analysis conducted
Strengthened the chess community
Games available in databases
Several books published about the match
Showcased different styles of play
Algebraic_notation
gptkbp:famousQuote "Chess is a war over the board."
gptkbp:finaleDate 1934-10-30
gptkbp:finalScore 18.5 - 15.5
gptkbp:golfingEvents Inspired future tournaments
gptkbp:heldIn 1934
gptkbp:highestPoint 18.5
gptkbp:historicalContext Interwar period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World Chess Championship 1934
gptkbp:impact Increased popularity of chess
gptkbp:isActiveIn 1.e4
Aggressive play
gptkbp:isAttendedBy World_Chess_Champion
gptkbp:isTargetedAt Defensive play
gptkbp:isTrainedIn 1.c4
gptkbp:launchDate 1934-09-15
gptkbp:legacy Set the stage for future championships
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nuremberg
gptkbp:majorRivers 10
14
gptkbp:matchType Best of 34 games
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive
gptkbp:membership Standard chess clock
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Alexander_Alekhine
gptkbp:notableFeature 6 weeks
gptkbp:notableGames Game 12
Game 20
Game 24
Game 10
Game 22
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Ruy_Lopez
gptkbp:organizer Fédération_Internationale_des_Échecs_(FIDE)
gptkbp:precededBy World_Chess_Championship_1931
gptkbp:previousName 34
gptkbp:publicAccess High
gptkbp:racingSeries gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkbp:result Alekhine_won
gptkbp:schoolType Not applicable
gptkbp:significance First championship match after Alekhine's return to chess
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1935
gptkbp:timePeriod Classical
gptkbp:title Challenger
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Nuremberg_Castle