Aelxander Alekhine during 1937 World Championship Match

Alexander Alekhine in 1937 at the World Championship Match with Max Euwe. During this match he turned 45. Alekhine won 15½-9½ reclaiming the world championship title he had lost in their initial encounter back in 1935. This turned out to be Alekhine’s final match, as World War II disrupted the chess world, and in 1946 Alekhine was found dead in his hotel room.