Euwe had a scientific approach to chess and was intensively involved with opening and endgame theory. In addition to his career as a player, he was very successful as the author of numerous textbooks. He later enjoyed a good reputation as president of the World Chess Federation. This video course traces the career of the fifth World Chess Champion, which began in the 1920s and lasted a little past his final participation in the Chess Olympiad in 1962 in Varna. In addition to four decades of chess history with all the great players of the time, this video course also teaches many instructive games of the world's best players, not least the famous ‘Pearl of Zandvoort’. In this video course, experts including Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh, examine the games of Max Euwe. Let them show you which openings Euwe chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were, or how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame. Finally, you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities in the Tactics section
- Video running time: 7 hours 43 minutes
- “Euwe Powerbooks”: Euwe’s opening repertoire as a variation tree
- Tactical training with 20 games
