CHESS WINS ADHERENTS; Crowning New Champion Arouses Interest in New York Circles
By CHARLES N. LURIE
December 22, 1935, Sunday
Section: RESORTS-STEAMSHIPS TRAVEL-AVIATION AUTOMOBILES-SCIENCE BRIDGE-HOBBIES-RADIO
CHESS has a new world’s champion, and devotees of the game are discussing the upset of Dr. Alexander Alekhine by Dr. Max Euwe, in the recently concluded series of games in the Netherlands. “Surprising” is not too strong a word to apply to the outcome of the match.
Source: NY Times
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This is old news. I think I already heard about this somewhere.
This was the biggest upset ever in world championship chess.