Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||
Alexander Alekhine | Efim Bogoljubov | |||||
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Born 31 October 1892 36/37 years old |
Born 26 April 1889 40 years old | |||||
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In 1929, a World Chess Championship was played between challenger Efim Bogoljubow and titleholder Alexander Alekhine. The match was held in Wiesbaden, Heidelberg and Berlin in Germany, and the Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, from September 6 to November 12. Alekhine retained his title.