World Chess Championship 1927
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Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||
| José Raúl Capablanca | Alexander Alekhine | |||||
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Born 19 November 1888 38/39 years old |
Born 31 October 1892 34/35 years old | |||||
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).
According to the London rules of 1922 proposed by Capablanca, the challenger had to contribute $10,000 ($175,300 in 2023) to be able to challenge the champion. Alekhine was able to raise that money in 1927. Alekhine demanded that Capablanca fulfill this condition in order to play him in a rematch, but Capablanca was never able to come up with that money.