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Welcome, 
innovative viewers, 
to this week’s episode of 
Models of Success. 
On today’s show, 
we will feature 
a world chess champion 
and noted mathematician 
from the Netherlands, 
Dr. Machgielis Euwe. 
Machgielis Euwe, 
internationally known 
as Max Euwe, was born 
in Watergraafsmeer 
near Amsterdam, 
the Netherlands. 
His mother and father 
were avid chess players, 
and taught young Max 
how to play the game 
when he was 
only five years old. 
It did not take long 
for his natural talents 
to show, and 
soon Max was able to 
understand how to 
checkmate his parents 
during their matches.
In school, 
Max Euwe especially 
loved mathematics, 
as it not only strengthened 
his logical thinking 
but also helped him 
advance in chess. 
During the Christmas 
season when 
he was 10 years old, 
Max Euwe took part in 
his first chess tournament 
and won every single game. 
His winning further 
fortified his confidence, 
interest, and ambition 
in the board game. 
He also joined the 
Amsterdam Chess Club, 
which provided him with 
a conducive atmosphere 
for learning 
by practicing with others 
who shared his interest.
Four years 
after having entered 
his first competition, 
Max Euwe began 
to take part in 
the Dutch Chess 
Federation tournaments. 
During his years 
of playing there, 
he was able to learn to 
remain composed and 
contemplative despite 
the challenges of the game. 
After graduating 
from high school, 
Max Euwe made his first 
trip abroad to England, 
where he participated in 
the well-known Hastings 
Chess Tournament and 
came in fourth place among 
notable chess players.
Max Euwe studied at the 
University of Amsterdam 
and majored 
in the subject he loved
– mathematics. 
He connected 
his knowledge in this field 
to his beloved game 
of chess, utilizing 
its logical, precise, 
and algebraic principles 
to fine-tune his skills 
and strategies.
Later, he published 
an interesting paper 
in which he defined 
what is now called 
“Max Euwe’s Sequence.” 
This shows that chess 
can go on continuously, 
even with the existing rule 
which states: 
“A chess game 
ends with a draw 
if a sequence of moves, 
with all pieces in exactly 
the same positions, 
is played three times 
successively.” 
Since this previous rule 
did not take into account 
the length of the sequence, 
Max Euwe 
was able to prove 
that it did not effectively 
bind a chess game 
to being finite. 
To solve the problem 
of games with
an infinite duration, 
the proposed modification 
was to also end a game 
if no pawn is moved and 
no piece is taken after 
50 successive move pairs 
(white-black 
or black-white). 
This improvised regulation 
has been adopted 
by the World Chess 
Federation (FIDE),
which organizes
annual international 
chess tournaments.
By the 1920s, Max Euwe 
was a leading chess player 
in his country, 
winning his first 
Dutch Championship 
in August 1921. 
His academic education 
also developed alongside 
his chess achievements. 
In 1923, he graduated 
with honors from 
Amsterdam University. 
Continuing his studies, 
Max Euwe undertook 
extensive research 
in mathematics. 
He was awarded 
a doctorate degree 
under the thesis 
“Differential variants of 
two co-variant vector fields 
with four variables.” 
Dr. Max Euwe 
was appointed 
as a high school teacher 
of mathematics in Lyceum 
for Girls in Amsterdam, 
where he taught 
for 14 years. 
He still took part in 
worldwide competitions 
whenever he had free time.
In his mid-20s, 
Dr. Max Euwe 
had the opportunity 
to play a match with
Alexander Alekhine, 
to whom he narrowly lost. 
Soon after, 
Alexander Alekhine 
rose to World 
Chess Champion.
This served to enhance 
Dr. Max Euwe’s 
confidence in his abilities, 
as his game 
with Alexander Alekhine 
had been so close. 
 
He then played against 
many renowned chess 
grandmasters such as 
Mr. Efim Bogoljubov 
from Russia, 
Mr. José Raúl Capablanca 
from Cuba, 
Mr. Rudolf Spielmann 
from Austria, 
and Mr. Salo Flohr 
from Czech Republic, 
and obtained 
very optimistic scores 
resulting in mostly draws 
or wins. 
During a tournament 
in Berne, Switzerland, 
Dr. Max Euwe 
took second place 
to Alexander Alekhine.
In the summer of 1935, 
Max Euwe once again 
invited Alexander Alekhine 
to a game of chess. 
When asked the reason, 
he simply replied: 
“First of all, it’s
a very high honor for me 
to play a match for 
the World Championship; 
and second, 
my… country would like 
to have a national hero.” 
This famous playoff 
lasted for months 
and was held 
at 23 different locations. 
Chess Grandmaster 
Mr. Lodewijk Prins 
and International 
Chess Arbiter 
Mr. Baruch Harold Wood 
once described Dr. Euwe’s 
immense abilities: 
“When his genius 
is functioning 
at its smoothest 
he strides confidently 
into some extraordinary 
complex positions: 
he is no disciple 
of simplicity.”
Dr. Max Euwe held 
the most wins against 
Alexander Alekhine, 
making him the new 
World Chess Champion 
of this distinguished 
tournament and 
signifying the peak of 
his overall chess career. 
After this, 
Dr. Euwe still occasionally 
took part in tournaments; 
however, 
he also began to focus 
his interest elsewhere.
When we return after
these brief messages, 
we will take a look at 
some other achievements 
of the Chess Grandmaster 
from the Netherlands, 
Dr. Max Euwe. 
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to Supreme Master 
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Illuminating viewers, 
welcome back to 
Models of Success. 
On today’s episode, 
we are featuring 
Dr. Max Euwe, the fifth 
World Chess Champion 
and distinguished 
mathematician 
from the Netherlands.
Since learning 
the ways of chess 
at the tender age of five, 
Max Euwe had been 
fascinated by 
the complex mindset 
of the game and 
continued to advance to 
playing and triumphing 
in matches with 
world famous players. 
He was also very proficient 
in mathematics, a field 
in which he conducted 
intensive research. 
Mathematics 
not only helped him 
develop his logic but also 
led him to approach the 
board game algebraically.
Some of his 
most notable games 
were the Max Euwe 
versus Efim Bogolyubov 
in Budapest, Hungary, 
and Max Euwe 
versus Geza Maroczy 
in Bad Aussee, Austria 
matches in 1921, 
as well as 
the Siegbert Tarrasch 
versus Max Euwe game 
in Amsterdam, 
the Netherlands in 1923, 
to name some of his 
many beautiful matches.
Dr. Max Euwe often used 
very scientific and 
methodical strategies 
in his chess games. 
He would record 
every possible variation 
he could think for
the opening and ending 
of a game and 
try each of them out 
during his tournaments. 
In addition to 
mind preparation, 
Dr. Euwe also physically 
conditioned his body 
with such activities as 
swimming and gymnastics 
before each game. 
After months 
of competing with 
Alexander Alekhine, 
which finally concluded 
in Berne, Switzerland, 
Dr. Max Euwe 
earned the title of 
World Chess Champion, 
which he held 
for two years. 
Because he was 
an amateur player, 
Dr. Max Euwe 
did not receive 
any financial reward 
in his world tournaments. 
However, 
his victory garnered 
much honor and respect 
for his home country. 
In addition, it helped 
make chess more popular 
in the Netherlands, 
and chess clubs 
began to bear his name. 
Indeed, the love of chess 
was most important 
to Dr. Euwe, 
and his underlying reason 
for participating 
in competitions. 
In the 1940s, Dr. Max Euwe 
led a chain store 
food company, 
and through this
he organized underground 
food delivery services 
to people in less fortunate 
parts of Europe. 
A decade later, 
Dr. Euwe’s 
inquisitive nature led him 
to become interested in 
a technological domain 
– computers. 
He first became 
a scientific advisor to 
the computer department 
of the early American 
business machines 
manufacturer 
Remington Rand. 
Dr. Euwe later moved on 
to being the Director 
of the Research Center 
for Automatic 
Data Processing 
in the Netherlands. 
His research group 
focused on areas such as 
telecommunications, 
Dutch language 
computer dictionary, 
and a universal 
programming language. 
As Dr. Max Euwe 
was one of few 
who were proficient 
in computer informatics 
at that time, he was 
appointed professor of 
the field of Informatics 
and Cybernetics at the 
University of Rotterdam, 
the University of Tilburg, 
and the University 
of Mantach. 
Dr. Euwe also 
chaired a research which 
studied the possibility of 
running a chess program 
on a computer in order to 
test arrays of 
artificial intelligence. 
Though computer chess 
was still a dream 
in those days, the 
widespread technological 
chess programs today 
are attributed to 
Dr. Max Euwe’s 
original research.
In 1970, Dr. Max Euwe 
was appointed 
the President of the 
World Chess Federation 
(FIDE), a position 
he held for eight years. 
Dr. Euwe travelled 
around the world 
at his personal expense 
in order to 
seek prominent players. 
During this time, 
FIDE also opened 
its membership to 
many additional countries. 
Perhaps one of the most
harmonious events which
Dr. Euwe supported 
was the 
“Match of the Century,” 
a chess tournament between 
Mr. Bobby Fischer 
and Mr. Boris Spassky. 
Through Dr. Max Euwe’s 
tireless negotiations 
and determination, 
this tournament 
eventually took place 
and symbolized the first 
diplomatic communication 
between the West 
and the East 
during that period.
During his lifetime, 
Dr. Max Euwe wrote 
over 70 chess books, 
far more than any other 
world chess champion. 
The most popular 
of these works are 
“The Road 
to Chess Mastery,” 
“Judgment and Planning 
in Chess,” 
“The Logical Approach 
to Chess,” 
“Strategy and Tactics 
in Chess Play,” and 
“Practical Chess Lessons.” 
Through all of 
his achievements, 
Dr. Max Euwe approached 
everything he did 
with great care. 
Dutch chess Grandmaster 
Gennadi Sosonko recalls 
his experience 
with Dr. Max Euwe 
when he was reviewing 
his fan mail: 
“These letters were 
all very similar, 
and almost always 
included requests – 
for autographs, photos, 
or books. 
‘Do you think 
this will be enough?’ 
he would usually ask me, 
as he signed 
a piece of paper 
or autographed a photo. 
‘More than enough,’ 
I would reply. 
‘Do you really think 
it’s enough?’ 
he would say, doubtfully.”
Dr. Max Euwe’s 
determination, 
intellectual curiosity, 
and willingness 
to learn from others 
helped him excel 
in numerous fields, 
from chess to mathematics 
to technology. 
He did not seek honor 
for himself but
always for his country. 
His wholehearted dedication 
to everything he did 
made him an enduring 
role model for many.
Thank you 
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